Uniclass

Uniclass (Unified Classification for the Construction Industry), published in 1997 in UK by the Construction Project Information Committee (CPIC).

This is fast becoming Uniclass2 as of 2013. A change that sees the 15 original Uniclass tables reduced to 7 (although more may be added). Uniclass2 features increased scope, depth and consistency of information covering all aspects and disciplines of the built environment, including infrastructure and process engineering.

What follows is the original entry for the initial Uniclass system (note that Uniclass2 should be used instead, see the "External links" section):

Uniclass is a new classification scheme for the construction industry. It is intended for organising library materials and for structuring product literature and project information. It incorporates both CAWS (Common Arrangement of Work Sections for building works) and EPIC (Electronic Product Information Co-operation), a new system for structuring product data and product literature.