Pinpointing a need and outlining an aim are part of the sponsor's role, when approaching any industrial partners likely to supply an innovatory solution. The need to codify the solution is then met through specifications. The forceful partnership of "innovation-specification" is then created and is the trigger for progress. Innovation where roads are concerned generally involves specifications, which on the one hand, provide an outline of the new product and on the other, define which tests will identify and check it. Moreover, the new product or range of products can also create the need, in return, for an innovation which will measure the new product's efficiency and which will in its own way, create a need for specifications regarding a method for carrying out measurements. This has been the case for innovation concerning low noise pavings. The City of Paris, insufficiently satisfied with the solution provided by porous, bituminous concretes, has approached firms, seeking some innovation regarding those solutions most suitable to the urban milieu. The City of Paris has sought out the LREP in order to come up with a method which involves the profession at every stage of the authentication process. Today, a standardised method for measurement in proximity is being focused on. This latest stage allows the use of acoustic specifications to be introduced within the CCTP of the markets in order to outline the performance levels expected of these materials. This example illustrates that innovation and specification are linked and interact, bringing about even more technical advances and in the present case, meeting the demands of local inhabitants.The partnership between the City of Paris, the firms and the State Technical Network, has triggered the emergence of innovatory products and a method for assessing their performances, as well as the emergence of specifications defining products and methods. For the covering abstract see ITRD E135448.
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