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Employ a Standardized Database for Consistent Work Management
To organize information, MasterLink IWM uses standardized classification systems. All domains have a standardized classification system, ranging from formal to informal. MasterLink has adopted the Construction Specifications Institute's Master FormatT as the basis for asset classification within IWM. Clear descriptions and item relationships ensure that the same piece of equipment is consistently classified for all facilities. For example, an indoor air-handler unit is part of the mechanical system. This unit is also part of the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment subsystem, as well as part of the air handling units subsystem group. Regardless of this unit's location, it will always be described as a component called "indoor air-handler."
The IWM database includes these established standards and by using this standardized data foundation, IWM saves you the time and expense of developing and maintaining another unique system. Once the equipment has been described, its attributes are depicted generically. Information about a piece of equipment's expected performance and make and model, as well as OSHA requirements, is included in the IWM database. For example, an indoor air-handler will include design information such as CFM, coil type/size, motor type/size, etc.
You will realize additional savings because information for each type of equipment needs to be entered only once. Data entry is thus more accurate and efficient. Specific and very detailed data about each particular item is also maintained in the IWM database. For example, you can specify that air-handler #20 is located in Building One, Floor 10, Room 1015; and it should produce 10,000 CFM, has a two-pass chilled water coil, a 15-horsepower motor, a GE Motor Model number 15 CCM, and is 230 volts, three-phase.
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