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NYCSCA Standards
A searchable, filterable index of the NYC School Construction Authority’s public Standard Details, Standard Specifications and Standard Room Layouts: one catalogue, cross-referenced by CSI section.
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Details and specifications are numbered on the same system. NYCSCA uses CSI MasterFormat 1995
(five digits, divisions 01-16), and a detail’s first five digits are its
governing specification section, which is what the cross-links on each card follow. Only
119 of 394 sections actually have standard details drawn, so most specifications show none;
that is normal, not missing data. 219 of 1,414 details have no confirmed PDF on file and link
out to a search of the official NYCSCA site instead. Specifications are published as Word documents
rather than PDFs, so they open in the Office viewer and carry no revision date. Eleven section
numbers carry more than one document. Check the document itself before relying on it.
Room layouts are numbered on a different scheme entirely, not CSI. The first digit is the use group and the second the school level, so 1-10 is a pre-kindergarten classroom and 1-20 a high-school classroom. They are grouped by use rather than by division. 368 of 427 are CAD drawings with no PDF, so most offer a DWG download rather than a preview, and NYCSCA publishes no titles for them: the number and group are the whole identity.
Room layouts are numbered on a different scheme entirely, not CSI. The first digit is the use group and the second the school level, so 1-10 is a pre-kindergarten classroom and 1-20 a high-school classroom. They are grouped by use rather than by division. 368 of 427 are CAD drawings with no PDF, so most offer a DWG download rather than a preview, and NYCSCA publishes no titles for them: the number and group are the whole identity.
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Sources: New York City School Construction Authority public Design Standards: Standard Details and Standard Specifications catalogues. Documents are reproduced as published by NYCSCA and may lag NYCSCA’s current issue. BPD Consultants is not affiliated with or endorsed by the New York City School Construction Authority. This tool is a reference index and does not constitute a legal or code determination. © BPD Consultants.
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