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+# Gold Plating
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+Gold plating, also overengineering, is the frustratingly common design practice
+of arbitrarily requiring components or methods far more stringent than typical.
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+Such cases quickly reveal every error of assumption made by the estimator.
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+## Example: Aluminum Feeders ILO Copper
+
+The typical value engineering option for electrical installations
+is to use aluminum wiring in lieu of copper above a certain size.
+Assuming competent installation, such an option is strictly functionally equal to the design.
+There is _no_ difference to capacity, future expansion, or long-term maintenance.
+Moreover, the substitution is invisible to the client,
+such that they would have to employ an electrician
+to determine whether it had been taken.
+Despite this, copper wiring is still a common specification default
+because clients care about that sort of thing for some reason.