ASTM E1334-95(1999)

Standard Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility

SCOPE
1.1 This practice is a definitive procedure for rating the serviceability of a building or building-related facility, that is, for ascertaining its capability to perform the functions for which it is designed, used, or required to be used. A separate scale is used for each topic of serviceability. For each topic, a serviceability level is ascertained. Overall serviceability is expressed as a profile of levels (that is, not as a single number), and may be presented as a bar chart.  
1.2 This practice is not intended to be used for regulatory purposes.  
1.3 This practice can be used to rate the serviceability of a building or building-related facility that has been planned but not yet built, or which is about to be remodelled or rehabilitated, for example, for which single-line drawings and outline specifications have been prepared.  
1.4 This practice specifies how to ascertain serviceability levels for a specific building, but not what would cause a building to be rated at a given level. That information is found in standard classifications for specific topics of serviceability that contain a set of requirement and rating scales. This practice and one or more such standard classifications are mutually dependent. Each requires the other. The format of such standard classifications, and of related information, is described in Appendix X1. An example of the scales written for such classifications is given in Appendix X3.  
1.5 This practice does not cover building evaluation, building condition reports, nor diagnosis of performance; nor does it cover instruments, tools or quality of measurements for evaluation, condition reports, or diagnosis of performance.  
1.6 This practice applies only to facilities that are building constructions, parts thereof, or building-related. While this practice may be useful in rating the serviceability of facilities that are not building constructions, such facilities are outside the scope of this practice.  
1.7 The process for creating or adapting a set of classifications for a specific facility type or category is outside the scope of this practice.  
1.8 This practice contains the following information:  Section Introduction Scope 1 Referenced Documents 2 Terminology 3 Summary of Practice 4 Significance and Use 5 Procedure 6 Keywords 7 Flow Chart for Rating Serviceability of a Building or Building- Fig. 1 Related Facility for a Specific Purpose Format of a Classification for the Serviceability of a Facility X1 Type or Category Example: Checklist for Tour of a Building X2 Example: Part of a Pair of Serviceability Scales for One Topic X3 Example: Part of a Pair of Matching Serviceability Profiles Pres- X4 ented as Barcharts Example: Titles of Aspects, Topics, and Features X5 Example: List of Common Generic Types of Facility X6

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Oct-1999
• ICS: 91.040.01 - Buildings in general
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.25 - Whole Buildings and Facilities

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM E1334-95(2005) - Standard Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Referred By: ASTM E2166-16(2023) - Standard Practice for Organizing and Managing Building Data
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1662-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Sound and Visual Environment
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1692-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn by Occupants
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1660-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Support for Office Work
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1661-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Meetings and Group Effectiveness
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E631-15 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1670-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Management of Operations and Maintenance
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1668-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Amenities to Attract and Retain Staff
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1665-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Facility Protection
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1667-95a(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Image to the Public and Occupants
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1701-95(2018) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Manageability
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1480-92(2022) - Standard Terminology of Facility Management (Building-Related)
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1679-13(2019) - Standard Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility, and for Determining What Serviceability is Provided or Proposed
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E2320-19 - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 1334 – 95 (Reapproved 1999)
Standard Practice for
Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related
,
1 2
Facility
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1334; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This is a definitive procedure for rating the serviceability of a specific building or building-related
facility,thatis,itscapabilitytoperformtoanyoneofarangeoflevelsofserviceability.Thisprocedure
takes into account factors such as location, mechanical systems, age, and building shape. It can also
be used to compare how well different buildings or building-related facilities can meet any given set
of occupant requirements, despite differences in any or all of those factors. Many parts of the
procedure can also be used to rate the serviceability of a proposed building, that has been designed but
not yet built, remodelled, or rehabilitated.
For each generic type or category of building or building-related facility, many topics of
serviceability are rated. For each topic a rating scale is obtained, or prepared. A rating scale contains
descriptions of combinations of features, such as materials and design, which may be found in a
building or building-related facility. Each combination of features described in the scale is indicative
of a certain level of serviceability on that topic, within a predetermined range.
For each topic, the combination of features found in the building, building-related facility, or design
are compared with those described in the appropriate rating scale. The combination of features that
most closely matches what is physically present in the building, building-related facility, or design,
indicates the serviceability level for that topic.
In comparing ratings prepared for one building with ratings for another building, it is essential that
the same set of rating scales be used for both buildings. Organizations may use a generic, standardized
set of scales.An organization may also adapt the scales for specialized, internal application, or create
its own, in which case, it forgoes the possibility of external comparison.
1. Scope 1.2 This practice is not intended to be used for regulatory
purposes.
1.1 This practice is a definitive procedure for rating the
1.3 This practice can be used to rate the serviceability of a
serviceability of a building or building-related facility, that is,
building or building-related facility that has been planned but
for ascertaining its capability to perform the functions for
not yet built, or which is about to be remodelled or rehabili-
which it is designed, used, or required to be used. A separate
tated, for example, for which single-line drawings and outline
scale is used for each topic of serviceability. For each topic, a
specifications have been prepared.
serviceability level is ascertained. Overall serviceability is
1.4 This practice specifies how to ascertain serviceability
expressed as a profile of levels (that is, not as a single number),
levels for a specific building, but not what would cause a
and may be presented as a bar chart.
building to be rated at a given level. That information is found
in standard classifications for specific topics of serviceability
This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E6 on Performance thatcontainasetofrequirementandratingscales.Thispractice
of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on Whole
and one or more such standard classifications are mutually
Buildings and Facilities.
dependent. Each requires the other. The format of such
Current edition approved Feb. 15, 1995. Published July 1995. Originally
standard classifications, and of related information, is de-
published as E 1334 – 90. Last previous edition E 1334 – 90.
Portions of this document are based on material originally prepared by the
scribed in Appendix X1. An example of the scales written for
International Centre for Facilities (ICF) and r 1993 by ICF and Minister of Public
such classifications is given in Appendix X3.
Works and Government Services Canada. Their cooperation in the development of
this standard is acknowledged.
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E 1334 – 95 (1999)
1.5 This practice does not cover building evaluation, build- 3. Terminology
ingconditionreports,nordiagnosisofperformance;nordoesit
3.1 Definitions—For standard definitions of additional
cover instruments, tools or quality of measurements for evalu-
terms applicable to this practice, see Terminologies E 631 and
ation, condition reports, or diagnosis of performance.
E 1480.
1.6 This practice applies only to facilities that are building
3.1.1 aspect, n—of serviceability, a broad component of
constructions, parts thereof, or building-related. While this
serviceability, comprising several related topics of serviceabil-
practice may be useful in rating the serviceability of facilities
ity.
that are not building constructions, such facilities are outside
3.1.1.1 Discussion—The serviceability of a building or
the scope of this practice.
building-related facility can be rated on each topic for which a
1.7 The process for creating or adapting a set of classifica- scale has been prepared, but not for an aspect.
tions for a specific facility type or category is outside the scope 3.1.2 building, n—a shelter comprising a partially or totally
of this practice. enclosed space, erected by means of a planned process of
forming and combining materials. Compare facility. (E 631)
1.8 This practice contains the following information:
3.1.3 facility, n—a physical setting used to serve a specific
Section
purpose. Compare building.
Introduction
3.1.3.1 Discussion—Afacility may be within a building, or
Scope 1
a whole building, or a building with its site and surrounding
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3 environment; or it may be a construction that is not a building.
Summary of Practice 4
The term encompasses both the physical object and its use.
Significance and Use 5
(E 631)
Procedure 6
Keywords 7 3.1.4 facility performance—the behavior in service of a
Flow Chart for Rating Serviceability of a Building or Building- Fig. 1
facility for a specified use.
Related
3.1.4.1 Discussion—The scope of this performance is of the
Facility for a Specific Purpose
Format of a Classification for the Serviceability of a Facility Type or Appendix X1 facility as a system, including its subsystems, components, and
Category
materials and their interactions, such as acoustical, hydrother-
Example: Checklist for Tour of a Building Appendix X2
mal, air purity, and economic; and of the relative importance of
Example: Part of a Pair of Serviceability Scales for One Topic Appendix X3
Example: Part of a Pair of Matching Serviceability Profiles Pre- Appendix X4
each performance requirement. (E 631)
sented as
3.1.5 facility serviceability—capability of a facility to per-
Barcharts
form the function(s) for which it is designed, used, or required
Example: Titles of Aspects, Topics, and Features Appendix X5
Example: List of Common Generic Types of Facility Appendix X6
to be used. (E 631)
3.1.6 facility serviceability profile, n—a graphic representa-
tion, usually as a bar chart, of the level of serviceability for
each topic of serviceability.
2. Referenced Documents
3.1.7 feature, n—of a facility, a physical element of a
2.1 ASTM Standards:
building, building component, building subsystem, unit of
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions furnishing or equipment, or of a location, or of an aspect of
design, arrangement, form or color, which helps or hinders the
E 632 Practice for Developing Accelerated Tests to Aid
satisfaction of a requirement for serviceability.
Prediction of the Service Life of Building Components and
3.1.7.1 Discussion—A feature may be a physical feature or
Materials
design feature, or both. For example, a particular sound
E 917 PracticeforMeasuringLife-CycleCostsofBuildings
3 absorbency in a ceiling may be adequate in a carpeted space
and Building Systems
but may be inadequate in a space with a hard floor covering.
E 1480 Terminology of Facility Management (Building-
3.1.8 combination of features, n—of a facility, two or more
Related)
features which, when present together in a facility, affect a
E 1679 Practice for Setting Requirements for Serviceability
level of serviceability of that facility.
of a Building or Building-Related Facility
3.1.9 functionality, adj—of a building, being suitable for a
2.2 ISO Document:
particular use or function. (E 1480)
ISO 6240 International Standard, Performance Standards in
3.1.10 knowledgeable person, n—an individual who has
Building—Contents and Presentation
technicalknowledgeaboutthebuildingorfacility,forexample,
about occupant requirements, building design, mechanical
systems, operation and maintenance.
3.1.10.1 Discussion—In larger facilities, the senior person
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11.
who is at a facility full time to manage its operation may be
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
5 best qualified to participate, as knowledgeable person, in the
Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th
Floor, New York, NY 10036. process of rating that facility.
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FIG. 1 Summary Diagram of Procedure for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
3.1.11 level, n—of serviceability, a number indicating the 3.1.16 rating scale, n—for a topic of facility serviceability,
relative serviceability of a building for one topic on a prede- a set of descriptions of combinations of features, in which each
termined range, for example, a range from 1 to 9.
combination has been selected to indicate a specific level of
3.1.12 occupant, n—of a facility, a group, department, serviceability on a scale from the lowest to the highest level
agency or corporation, or other organization, or a part thereof,
likely to be encountered. (E 1480)
or an individual or individuals thereof, that is or will be
3.1.17 serviceability—see facility serviceability.
occupying space in a particular facility.
3.1.18 topic, n—of serviceability,apartoftheserviceability
3.1.12.1 Discussion—Persons who are authorized to be
of a facility, for which a paired set of requirement and rating
present only temporarily, or in special circumstances as those
scales can be prepared.
permitted to pass through during an emergency, are visitors.
3.1.18.1 Discussion—At any level of serviceability, a topic
3.1.13 offıce, n—a place, such as an open workspace, room,
can be expressed in two ways: (1) a statement of requirement
suite, or building, in which business, clerical, or professional
in the normal language of occupants or owners and (2)a
activities are conducted.
statement in technical performance language describing the
3.1.14 rater, n—a person having primary responsibility for
combination of features which meet that requirement. Each
organizing and conducting the rating process for a building or
statement is a translation of the other. Several related topics,
building-related facility.
taken together, typically comprise one aspect of serviceability.
3.1.15 rating process, n—the process of determining the
serviceability of a facility for a specified purpose. (E 1480) 3.2 Description Of Term Specific to This Standard:
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3.2.1 In this practice, unless otherwise indicated, the term 5.9 Use of this practice will help the user understand how
building is used to encompass, building, building-related various subsystems and materials used in a building interact to
facility, and proposed design for a building.The term facility is provide an overall level of serviceability, and how various
used to mean building-related facility. Use of the singular in combination of features interact to determine the overall
this practice does not exclude the plural (and vice versa) when serviceability of the building.
the sense allows. 5.10 Examples of Potential Applications:
5.10.1 Project Feasibility:
4. Summary of Practice
for example, when the owner of an older building considers
remodelling it into apartments, or needs to rehabilitate it to
4.1 This practice is summarized in Fig. 1, which provides a
bring it up to current market demand.
flow chart for rating the serviceability of a building for a
5.10.2 Select Option Before Leasing:
specific purpose.
for example, a corporate real estate and facility manager
4.2 For rating its own buildings, an organization may
compares ratings of several office facilities before selecting
choose among these options:
which to lease.
4.2.1 The organization may use an existingASTM standard
5.10.3 Compare Serviceability of Design Options:
set of classifications for the type(s) of facility used by the
for example, an architect rates various designs to select the
organization.
most effective way of achieving design objectives within a
4.2.2 It may prepare a set of classifications containing
fixed construction budget.
requirement and rating scales, and rules for adjustment, all
5.10.4 Marketing:
consistent with its own internal standards for facilities.
for example, an owner rates a building for several potential
NOTE 1—Serviceability ratings prepared with such internal standards
uses to identify target markets that would find the building
would not be directly comparable to ratings prepared using an ASTM
most serviceable in its present condition, or when remodelled
standard set of classifications.
for another use.
4.2.3 It may support the development of a new set of
5.10.5 Suitability of Existing or Proposed Use:
standard classifications through the ASTM voluntary consen-
for example, a poential buyer assesses the suitability of a
susprocess.Therecommendedformatofsuchclassificationsis
facility for multi-tenant office use.
described in Appendix X1.
5.10.6 Cost Reduction:
for example, the owner rates various design options to select
5. Significance and Use
the most cost-effective means for achieving a target service-
5.1 This practice provides a means of rating the serviceabil-
ability profile.
ity levels of any building.
5.10.7 Financial Analysis:
5.2 Thispracticeprovidesamethodforcomparinghowwell
for example, the owner or potential buyer assesses likely
different buildings meet a particular set of requirements for
benefits of a proposed remodel and conversion
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