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Performance Specifications

Performance Specifications

What are Performance Specifications?

These typically refer to the minimum acceptable standards and results.

More In-Depth Definition of Performance Specifications

They define what is required for the project in terms of functionality, durability, and compliance with applicable regulations, allowing contractors and manufacturers flexibility in how they achieve those results. Performance specifications are critical in ensuring that the final construction meets the project owner's requirements while also promoting innovation and efficiency in construction practices.

Example of Performance Specifications

May stipulate certain things and methods that meet those proposed standards.

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