(September 11, 2025 @ 6pm ET) 40 Minutes of Competence PDD Study Session: Problem Solving - An Expert’s Process for Answering ARE Questions

Join us for our interactive quiz-style 40 Minutes of Competence, where you'll compete against one of our team members to see who can answer the most ARE questions correctly. You may come away with helpful insights about these exams whether your answers are right or wrong.

Relevant Exam Division: Project Development & Documentation (PDD)

These study sessions are free and open to all, not just Amber Book subscribers, so join us this Thursday at 6pm ET: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83922907346

You’ll take the first five minutes of class to answer this week's question alone, but if you would like to get a head-start on that, here is the assignment:

An AE firm is designing an addition to an acute care hospital. When specifying the new door hardware, the owner informs the firm that all new cylinders must be keyed into the existing Sargent KESO security key system used throughout the existing facility.

 

Which type of specifications should be used for the door hardware?

 

A. Descriptive specifications

B. Performance specifications

C. Reference specifications

D. Proprietary specifications