- Author
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Achenbach, P. R.
- Title
- Performance Testing of Sanitary Plumbing Fixtures.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS BSS 001,
January 1970,
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Performance of Buildings - Concept and Measurement. Proceedings of the 1st Conference in a Series of Conferences on Man and His Shelter. September 23-25, 1968,
Gaithersburg, MD,
Walton, W. W.; Cadoff, B. C., Editors,
65-73 p.,
1970
- Keywords
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building design
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housing
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planning
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performance evaluation
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plumbing
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codes
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standards
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specifications
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tests
- Abstract
- Much emphasis has been placed on performance requirements and performance criteria during recent years, in seeking to describe the future course of the building industry. Performance is defined only as a noun in the dictionary, and has several different meanings. It may refer to a theatrical program, the mechanical attributes of an automobile such as acceleration, power, speed, etc., or in a more abstract sense, the ability to achieve a desired results. It is in this latter connotation that it is currently being used by leaders in the building industry; as an adjective modifier in terms such as performance requirements, performance criteria, or performance codes. More specifically the concept of performance of a building material, component, or system is the ability of that building element to fulfill the important requirements of the user, without regard to the materials employed in its construction. The adequacy of performance of the built element would typically be determined in the laboratory by simulated usage tests.