ASTM E1836/E1836M-09(2016)
(Practice)Standard Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
Standard Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 This practice can be used to facilitate comparison of areas that have been measured but it does not specify what measurements must be conducted.
4.2 This practice can be used in space programming and forecasting of space requirements.
4.3 This practice can be used to classify areas for internal cost accounting purposes.
4.4 This practice can be used to compare space use between organizations.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice provides a definitive procedure for measuring and classifying floor area in buildings for use in facility management, specifying occupant requirements, space planning, and for strategic facility planning.
1.2 This practice specifies the sequence in which to measure floor area.
1.3 This practice is applicable to owned, rented, and leased buildings.
1.4 Use Annex A1 to measure floor area in office facilities. The measurement practice in Annex A1 may also be suitable for use in other functional types of building which include offices, such as research, laboratory, or manufacturing buildings and building-related facilities.
1.5 The practice in Annex A1 is not intended for use in lease negotiations with owners of commercial office buildings or related properties. For that purpose, refer to the American National Standard published by the American National Standards Institute under the designation ANSI/BOMA Z65.1–1996 and commonly known as the ANSI-BOMA standard.
1.6 This practice is not intended for and not suitable for use for regulatory purposes, fire hazard assessment, and fire risk assessment.
1.7 This practice was developed for use within North America and includes some rules comparable to ISO 9836 Performance Standards in Building—Definition and Calculation of Area and Space Indicators.
1.8 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: E1836/E1836M − 09 (Reapproved 2016)
Standard Practice for
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Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1836/E1836M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyear
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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
1.1 This practice provides a definitive procedure for mea-
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
suring and classifying floor area in buildings for use in facility
with the standard.
management, specifying occupant requirements, space
1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
planning, and for strategic facility planning.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.2 Thispracticespecifiesthesequenceinwhichtomeasure
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
floor area.
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.3 This practice is applicable to owned, rented, and leased
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
buildings.
1.10 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
1.4 Use Annex A1 to measure floor area in office facilities.
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
The measurement practice in Annex A1 may also be suitable
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
for use in other functional types of building which include
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
offices, such as research, laboratory, or manufacturing build-
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ings and building-related facilities.
1.5 ThepracticeinAnnexA1isnotintendedforuseinlease
2. Referenced Documents
negotiations with owners of commercial office buildings or
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
related properties. For that purpose, refer to the American
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
National Standard published by the American National Stan-
E2619/E2619M Practice for Measuring and Calculating
dards Institute under the designation ANSI/BOMA
Building Loss Features That Take Up Floor Area in
Z65.1–1996 and commonly known as the ANSI-BOMA stan-
Buildings
dard.
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2.2 ANSI Standard:
1.6 This practice is not intended for and not suitable for use
ANSI/BOMA Z65.1–1996 Standard Method for Measuring
for regulatory purposes, fire hazard assessment, and fire risk
Floor Area in Office Buildings
assessment.
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2.3 ISO Standards:
1.7 This practice was developed for use within North
ISO 9836 Performance Standards in Building—Definition
America and includes some rules comparable to ISO 9836
and Calculation of Area and Space Indicators
Performance Standards in Building—Definition and Calcula-
tion of Area and Space Indicators.
1.8 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor- the ASTM website.
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mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
Whole Buildings and Facilities. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Current edition approved March 1, 2016. Published June 2016. Originally Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO
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approvedin1996.Lastpreviouseditionapprovedin2009asE1836/E1836M – 09 . Central Secretariat, BIBC II, Chemin de Blandonnet 8, CP 401, 1214 Vernier,
DOI: 10.1520/E1836_E1836M-09R16. Geneva, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.
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3. Terminology 3.2.6.1 Discussion—Areas which are not enclosed, such as
patios and balconies, are not part of exterior gross area.
3.1 Definitions:
Cornices, pilasters, buttresses, and so forth that extend beyond
3.1.1 floor, n—in a building, supporting structure (generally
the wall face are disregarded. The exterior gross area of a
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