{"id":94943,"date":"2019-08-23T11:54:44","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=94943"},"modified":"2019-08-23T11:54:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T15:54:44","slug":"descriptive-specifying-in-proprietary-specifications-a-csi-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/descriptive-specifying-in-proprietary-specifications-a-csi-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Descriptive specifying in proprietary specifications: A CSI exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this exclusive blog, Kevin O\u2019Beirne, PE, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, offers guidelines on using descriptive specifying along with proprietary specifying.<\/span>
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Many specifications sections include more than one method of specifying: descriptive, proprietary, performance, and reference standard specifying. Proprietary specifying\u2014indicating manufacturers and products by name in the specifications (i.e.<\/em> \u201cProvide Model A by Manufacturer X, or Model B by Manufacturer Y\u201d)\u2014can be very useful and powerful. However, it also poses special challenges for the specifier.<\/p>\n

In his blog on the CSI website<\/a>, Kevin O\u2019Beirne, PE, FCSI, CCS, CCCA, addresses how much descriptive specifying is appropriate in conjunction with proprietary specifying.<\/p>\n

If you have an idea or opinion you would like to share with your colleagues in the construction industry, please contact CSI content strategist Peter Kray at pkray@csinet.org. He would love to help publish your thoughts.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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