I’m confused by the correct answer to this question. Based on the Construction Documents Standards Part 2 video, I understood that the correct answer should be the ConDoc system, but none of the answer choices include ConDoc.
Instead, the answer given is keynotes, which I understand to be a different material labeling system.
Could someone clarify why keynotes is considered the correct answer here?
@ema.markovska Great question! ConDoc and keynotes serve related but different purposes. ConDoc is a broader system for organizing and coordinating construction documents, while a keynote system specifically links drawing references to corresponding specification sections.
Since the question asks what can be used to link information in the specifications directly to the drawing set, keynotes are the best answer among the choices provided.
Hope this helps!
Kiara Galicinao, AIA, NCARB
Product Coordinator
Black Spectacles
Hi Kiara,
Thank you for the clarification. The keynote system makes sense if you think about it in a broader sense, although it is not specific to linking drawing references to corresponding specification sections, but rather to referencing any project information.
What I found confusing was that the video content seemed to make a clear distinction between referencing specification sections and using the keynote system, presenting them as two different approaches. For example, the video describes the ConDoc approach as labeling a building component, such as roofing, directly with its corresponding specification section number and then using that same reference throughout the drawings wherever the component appears. In contrast, the keynote system assigns a number to the note or component and provides a corresponding legend on each sheet, so that changes to the information can be made within the legend rather than updating multiple drawing references.
The distinction suggests that the keynote system is intended as an alternative to referencing specification sections, rather than incorporating specification section numbers into the keynote system.
@ema.markovska Thank you for the further clarification. I see what you mean and you are correct in the way we’ve outlined the distinction between these two systems. I’ll pass this along to the team for review and we will adjust as necessary. Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
Kiara