Create a Project

As an author or administrator, enter general project information to begin creating a project specification.

To create a project:

1. On the top menu, click .
2. On the Projects Home page, click Add New Project.
   If your A/E firm does not have any existing projects, click + Add A Project.
3. In the New Project Details pane, enter general information about the project:
   1. Select the Project Group in which the project belongs.
      Note: As an administrator or author, you can create a new project group.
   2. Enter a Project Number.
   3. Enter a Project Name.
   4. In the Construction Budget field, select the budget range for the project's construction.
      See Construction Budget.
   5. In the Gross Building Area field, enter the project's gross floor area.
4. Under Project Location, enter information about the project's location:
   1. In the Address field, enter the first line of the project's address.
   2. In the Address 2 field, enter the second line of the project's address if applicable.
   3. In the City field, enter the city where your project is located.
   4. In the State/Province field, select the state or province where your project is located.
   5. In the Zip field, enter the zip code for your project's location.
   6. In the Country field, select the country where your project is located.
5. Under Project Parameters, enter information about the project's design and construction:
   1. To open the UpCodes resource for industry compliance codes, which you can use to specify your project's parameters, click UpCodes.
      For projects in the United States, clicking this button opens a compliance code resource based on your select State.
   2. In the Building Type field, select the type or purpose of the building for your project.
      See Building Type.
   3. In the Contract Type field, select one or multiple construction contract types for parties involved in the project design and construction.
      See Contract Type.
   4. In the Construction Type field, select the types of materials used in the project's construction and structure's resistance to fire.
      See Construction Type.
   5. In the Sustainability field, select the environmental code to which the project adheres.
      See Sustainability.
   6. In the Owner field, select the individual, organization, or authority that owns the project's building or facility.
      See Owner.

      Note: You can create a new owner.
   7. In the Geographic Region field, select the climate of the project's location.

      See Geographic Region.

   8. In the Seismic Zone field, select the seismic design category of the project's location.

      See Seismic Zone.

   9. In the Wind Zone field, select the NIST wind zone for the project's location.

      See Wind Zone.

6. Under Initial Project Milestone, enter information about your project's progress:
   1. In the Design Phase field, select the architectural design phase in which the project currently is.
      See Design Phase.
   2. In the Level of Specification field, select a default project-wide level of specification (LOS) to automate a baseline for your current project phase.

      The platform assigns a default LOS based on your selected Design Phase but you can select any LOS for any given phase.

      See Level of Specification and LOS-Associated Content.

   3. In the Phase Start Date field, select the date when your A/E firm starts work on the project for the selected Design Phase.
      You can select a date that is earlier than the Specpoint project creation date.
   4. In the Planned Phase Completion field, select the date when your A/E firm targets to complete work on the project for the selected Design Phase.
7. Click Create.