Specsources’ FF&E spec writing software uses a variety of icons to inform the interior design professional what the status of sections of their project are – all at a glance.

These icons appear on the Spec Schedule, Spec Sheet, Client Approvals and Vendor Bids sections.

Each icon has a tooltip associated with it that informs the interior designer what it represents.

For an overall overview, below is a breakdown of each Specsources’ icon and what it means.

ITEMS	BIDS	CLIENT APPROVALS
No Messages	Bid Packages Pending to Send	Client Approval Pending
Messages	Bid Packages Sent	Client Approves
Uph / Attached Items	Bids Received	Client Rejects
PDFs Attached	Bid Approved	Approved with comments
Generated from the Catalog	Bid Not Approved
	Bidder 1’s Bid Received
	Bidder 2’s Bid Received
	Bidder 3’s Bid Received

FF&E specification software with Revit integration is essential in the field of interior design.

As the world of interior design continues to evolve, integrating advanced FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment) design software solutions with other industry standard software is becoming increasingly vital. BIM Modeling, primarily Revt, is one such software. Utilized by thousands of interior designers and architects, These tools streamline the design process to make the overall interior design workflow more efficient. By employing FF&E specification software that integrates with Revit, the interior design firm can efficiently manage the entire design process from a schematic budgeting phase through procurement, ensuring that each component aligns with industry standards and client expectations.

Specsources’ SpecWeb spec writing application integrates seamlessly with Revit allowing the user to pass FF&E data from the Revit model directly to SpecWeb, thus creating a workflow that reduces redundancy and saves time for the interior designer.

The use of Specsources’ FF&E spec writing software for specification sheets in interior design facilitates meticulous planning and documentation, allowing designers to clearly communicate their vision and maintain consistency across projects. This level of detail is particularly beneficial in large-scale hospitality and commercial projects, where coordination between various stakeholders is crucial.

Manufacturers can now place their products in front of Specsources software’s thousands of interior designers – the moment they source products and write their specifications.

It’s a budget friendly and effective alternative to market their products.

Company information, along with products, can be added so that designers can see and spec manufacturer’s latest offerings.

Interior designers can search for manufacturer’s products 365 days a year.

A metrics dashboard allows interior design manufacturers to see the number of views and clicks for each item – by the day, month and year.

Interior designers can message manufacturers directly through SpecWeb for product details and pricing.

Specsources is the leading FF&E software used by workplace, healthcare and hospitality interior designers – to name just a few.

Now, manufacturers can be the source in Specsources.

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Twenty-four years ago, the idea of Specsources began as a conversation in New York between Wade Ballance and Barri Studerus. It was 1999 and the world was on the cusp of Y2K. It was a time of emerging technology, digital renaissance and people were looking for innovative ways to harness the power of this new thing called “the internet”.

Wade had a successful background in tech and Barri was a seasoned commercial interior designer. When Barri expressed the need to make the FF&E spec writing workflow process more efficient, it quickly turned into a brainstorming session. It was clear that a program with an easy-to-use interface to streamline the process of how specs were written and shared was needed. Thus Specsources, a design technology company, was born.

Years of development and partnering with the industry’s leading firms led to Specsources’ FF&E Spec Writing Software.

It is still humbling that our software company serves designers all over the world. We are so thankful we’ve had the opportunity to be part of the interior design commmunity all these years as a tool you can rely on to bring so many projects to fruition.

When the pandemic happened, the Specsources team saw how the coronavirus affected the world almost overnight. The timing was right to evolve Specsources from desktop software to a web-based platform to help the design industry move forward while working from home.

And now SpecWeb is a reality.

These past few years have been a reminder that even in unpredictable times, we are capable of being adaptive and innovative.

With Specsources we have grown a remarkable, expansive network that transcends local design communities. We are always looking for ways to share thoughts and ideas that help us all connect and flourish.

Our blogs will be a resource for all designers, whether you’ve been in the game or newly learning the ropes. We welcome everyone and want to hear from you about the problems you’re trying to solve, lessons learned, what inspires you and how we can inspire each other.

We want to know, ‘How can we help?’

Let’s move forward together.

-Wade, Barri & the Specsources Team