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Research

4specs commissioned Verified Audit Circulation to phone every CCS-certified specifier and SCIP member (independent specifier). They were able complete interviews with 285 specifiers.

2006 Phone Survey - Verified Audit Report

Comparing only industry-specific Internet resources (4specs, ARCAT, First Source, and Sweets), 72.7% of respondents named 4specs as their most frequently utilized product research tool.

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Among all construction-product research tools, 4specs was ahead of Google, Sweets, ARCAT and First Source.

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Among the full time specifiers,

  • 41.7% of the Independent Specifiers used 4specs daily.
  • 66.7% of the Independent Specifiers used 4specs weekly.
  • 32.9% of the Specifiers employed by design firms used 4specs daily.
  • 53.9% of the Specifiers employed by design firms used 4specs weekly

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We know of no other specifier-specific survey of this number of specifiers at one time. Our 2005 user survey had similar results.

2005 User Survey