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Find what you need
Start with a product, a manufacturer or a specification question. Add the requirements that matter to your project.
EVIDENCE FOR COMMERCIAL INTERIORS
See the evidence,
not just the claim.
Research products. Compare published information.
Inspect the sources and see what still needs checking.
THE TRACE WORKFLOW
From requirements to clearer evidence.
Start with your brief. Bring the relevant information together. Follow the evidence back to its source.
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Compare the detail
Bring up to five products together. Examine published information, evidence findings and the differences that need attention.
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Inspect the evidence
Read the supporting source. Check the product, configuration, conditions and dates before relying on a claim.
REQUIREMENT EVIDENCE DECISION
Explore the evidence viewTHE EVIDENCE VIEW
A clearer view of what is known.
Keep published claims, supporting sources and unanswered questions in view. Look closely before you decide.
A document for a product range may not cover your chosen finish, component or installed assembly.
ANATOMY OF AN EVIDENCE CHECKIllustrative view
Follow a finding to its source.
Select a part of the check to see why it matters.
- Published by
- Identify the issuing organisation.
- Document date
- Check when it was issued.
- Product reference
- Look for the exact item or range.
Does the source support the specific claim?
An explanatory illustration, not a product assessment.
How to read the evidence headings
TRACE helps you examine the available information and its stated scope. Where a connected assessment is available, follow the finding to its supporting source.
- Transparency
- How sound is the evidence?
- Track Record
- What technical performance is demonstrated?
- Trust
- What is the outcome against the selected external requirement?
These describe individual evidence checks, not an overall product score or approval.
WHO THE EVIDENCE SERVES
One evidence trail.
Different decisions.
From the first specification question to procurement and handover, each team needs to understand what the information covers.
CONCEPT & SPECIFICATION
Make the brief
the starting point.
Research products against your requirements. Compare the published detail and identify the evidence that needs a closer look.
The question to ask
“What supports this choice for my project?”
SELECTION & TENDER
Make the product information
easier to inspect.
Bring published product information and its supporting sources into the conversation. Make scope differences and outstanding questions clear.
The question to ask
“Which source supports the information we are sharing?”
PROCUREMENT & INSTALLATION
Check the chosen item
and its conditions.
Look beyond the product name. Examine the configuration, installation conditions and information that still needs clarification.
The question to ask
“Does this evidence cover the item and assembly we intend to use?”
PROJECT REVIEW & HANDOVER
Understand the basis
of the decision.
Examine the available sources and outstanding questions with your project team, so the reasons for a product choice are easier to understand.
The question to ask
“What do we know, and what remains unresolved?”
ABOUT REMNANT8
Built around the realities
of specification.
Specifying commercial interiors involves more than finding a product.
Remnant8 built TRACE to help project teams examine published information, supporting sources and unanswered questions together, so they can make better-informed decisions.
Your brief may include fire performance, acoustics, materials, emissions, carbon or product provenance. Start with the question. Inspect what the information actually covers.
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