ASTM E1825-06(2012)
(Guide)Standard Guide for Evaluation of Exterior Building Wall Materials, Products, and Systems
Standard Guide for Evaluation of Exterior Building Wall Materials, Products, and Systems
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This guide may be used by design professionals and others in the building construction industry to provide factual support for professional judgment of materials, products, or systems during the design development of new and remedial exterior building wall construction.
This guide is intended to provide guidance to the user of this standard in the evaluation and qualification of materials, products, or systems with which they do not have substantial, long-term experience or that are intended to be employed in a new or different manner. The standard may be used to investigate and assess the probable performance of such materials, products, or systems in relation to the proposed use on or as part of an exterior building wall.
The procedures outlined in Section 5 will help guide the user in making informed selections based on the materials, products, or systems performance history on constructed projects and provide information on limitations of use, the manufacturer's performance history, and current status. The use of this guide will reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of in-service performance problems with materials, products, or systems.
The procedures listed in this standard are intended for use in selecting materials, products, or systems that are critical to the safety, function, or serviceability of a building, or where they constitute substantial components of the work. The recommendations in this guide are not applicable to all materials, products, or systems that can be incorporated in buildings. The user must exercise appropriate judgment and care regarding the need when applying the various procedures included in this guide, including the use of the form included in Appendix X1, with regard to particular materials, products, or systems, and specific buildings. Materials, products, or systems that will be used for a noncritical or incidental use usually do not require an exhaustive evaluation. Materials, products, or systems with which the user has f...
SCOPE
1.1 This guide covers guidance to design professionals in the evaluation of materials, products, or systems with which they are not familiar and to help determine that the selected materials, products, or systems are suitable for use on or as a part of an exterior building wall.
1.2 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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Designation: E1825 − 06 (Reapproved 2012)
Standard Guide for
Evaluation of Exterior Building Wall Materials, Products, and
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Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1825; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope materials, products, or systems in relation to the proposed use
on or as part of an exterior building wall.
1.1 This guide covers guidance to design professionals in
the evaluation of materials, products, or systems with which 4.3 The procedures outlined in Section 5 will help guide the
they are not familiar and to help determine that the selected user in making informed selections based on the materials,
materials, products, or systems are suitable for use on or as a products, or systems performance history on constructed proj-
part of an exterior building wall. ects and provide information on limitations of use, the manu-
facturer’s performance history, and current status. The use of
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
this guide will reduce, but not eliminate, the risk of in-service
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
performance problems with materials, products, or systems.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4.4 The procedures listed in this standard are intended for
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
use in selecting materials, products, or systems that are critical
to the safety, function, or serviceability of a building, or where
2. Referenced Documents
they constitute substantial components of the work. The
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2.1 ASTM Standards: recommendations in this guide are not applicable to all
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions materials, products, or systems that can be incorporated in
buildings. The user must exercise appropriate judgment and
3. Terminology
care regarding the need when applying the various procedures
included in this guide, including the use of the form included
3.1 There are no terms in this standard that require defini-
in Appendix X1, with regard to particular materials, products,
tion other than as provided by Terminology E631.
or systems, and specific buildings. Materials, products, or
4. Significance and Use
systems that will be used for a noncritical or incidental use
usually do not require an exhaustive evaluation. Materials,
4.1 This guide may be used by design professionals and
products, or systems with which the user has first-hand
others in the building construction industry to provide factual
experience do not generally require an exhaustive evaluation
support for professional judgment of materials, products, or
since many of the evaluation tasks listed herein should have
systems during the design development of new and remedial
been performed previously.
exterior building wall construction.
4.5 Appendix X1 is provided for the user of this guide as a
4.2 This guide is intended to provide guidance to the user of
tool in organizing their thoughts and approach to application of
this standard in the evaluation and qualification of materials,
the guide. It may also provide useful documentation to the user
products, or systems with which they do not have substantial,
for both the building under current consideration and as a
long-term experience or that are intended to be employed in a
future reference for other buildings. Other forms of documen-
new or different manner. The standard may be used to
tation may be developed by contract agreements or require-
investigate and assess the probable performance of such
ments of authorities having jurisdiction.
NOTE 1—Often components of exterior building wall construction are
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tested in the laboratory to help assure adequate performance. Laboratory
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Performance
of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.55 on Exterior evaluationofmaterials,products,orsystemsisnotdescribedinthisguide.
Building Wall Systems.
Current edition approved April 1, 2012. Published May 2012. Originally
5. Investigation
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as E1825 – 06. DOI:
10.1520/E1825-06R12.
5.1 Technical information from sellers, manufacturers, or
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distributors.
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
5.1.1 Obtain a list of projects where the materials, products,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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