ASTM E2351-04a

Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings-Functionality

SCOPE
1.1 This guide provides examples of performance statements for functional and operable, spaces, products, components, and subsystems for single family attached and detached dwellings. These include the location, relationships, and dimensions of Spaces and Fittings, Furnishings and Equipment, and the operability and other parameters of Functionality of the Exterior Enclosure, Interior Space Division, Plumbing, HVAC, Fire Protection Subsystems, Electrical Network, Communication and Security Networks, Fuel Networks and Fittings, and Furnishings and Equipment that are not covered by the performance statements of the other attributes. See , Matrix of Parameters of Functionality.
1.2 The SI units of measurement system is provided with the English units parenthetically listed throughout this standard guide.
1.3 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 requirements prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2004
• ICS: 91.040.30 - Residential buildings
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.25 - Whole Buildings and Facilities

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E2351-04 - Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings-Functionality
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004

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Designation: E2351 − 04a AnAmerican National Standard
Standard Guide for
Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family
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Attached and Detached Dwellings—Functionality
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2351; 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.
INTRODUCTION
Thisstandardguide,L-Functionalityispartofasetwhichtogetherpresentsacompleteperformance
standard guide for specifying and evaluating single family attached and detached dwellings. The
complete set in the series, when finished, is to include the attributes given in Table 1.
The series provides a framework for specifying and evaluating qualities of building products and
systems to meet user needs without limiting ways and means. The format for this standard guide
includes performance statements that consist of four components (Objectives-Criteria-Evaluation-
Commentary) which together provide a systematic performance based approach for the intended
purpose.TheseperformancestatementsarepresentedinAppendixX2againstaHierarchyofBuilding
Elements as tabulated in Table 2.
To some extent, the Hierarchy of Building Elements reflects the structure of the housing industry,
and therefore, the organization of the provider teams. For example, a homebuilder or developer is
likely to be the systems integrator responsible for “0. Whole Building System.” The provider teams
may include separate subcontractors for “2.1 Foundation,” “2.2 Superstructure,” “5. Plumbing,” “6.
HVAC,” and so forth, and separate suppliers for components such as “3.2.2 Windows,” “4.1.2 Doors,
“3.4 Joint Sealants,” “5.1 Plumbing Fixtures,” and so forth.
The purpose of these standard guides is to provide a standardized methodology for describing
performance parameters of single family attached or detached dwellings. This methodology
standardizes the descriptions of performance of a single family dwelling, attached or detached, that
canbeexpressedasperformancestatements(O-C-E-C)foraparticularattribute,agent,anduserneed.
These standard guides are intended for use by those who need to prescribe required levels of
performance and those who need to rate a product which forms a single family dwelling or part
thereof. The standard guides include examples of performance statements which may be used for the
specification and evaluation of design, materials, products, components, subsystems, and systems.
1. Scope Equipment, and the operability and other parameters of Func-
tionality of the Exterior Enclosure, Interior Space Division,
1.1 This guide provides examples of performance state-
Plumbing, HVAC, Fire Protection Subsystems, Electrical
ments for functional and operable, spaces, products,
Network, Communication and Security Networks, Fuel Net-
components, and subsystems for single family attached and
worksandFittings,andFurnishingsandEquipmentthatarenot
detached dwellings. These include the location, relationships,
covered by the performance statements of the other attributes.
and dimensions of Spaces and Fittings, Furnishings and
See Fig. 1, Matrix of Parameters of Functionality.
1.2 The SI units of measurement system is provided with
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This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E06 on Performance
theEnglishunitsparentheticallylistedthroughoutthisstandard
of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on Whole
Buildings and Facilities.
guide.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E2351 – 04. DOI:
10.1520/E2351-04A. safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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E2351 − 04a
TABLE 1 Attributes Addressed in the Series of TABLE 2 Hierarchy of Building Elements Included in the Series
Performance Standards of Performance Standards for Single Family Attached
and Detached Dwellings
A— Structural Safety and Serviceability
B— Fire Safety
0. Whole Building System
C— Accident Safety
0.1 All Building Subsystems
D— Health and Hygiene
0.2 Groups of Buildings Subsystems
E— Indoor Air Quality 1. Spaces
F— Light
1.1 Entries
G— Acoustics
1.2 Living Spaces
H— Durability
1.3 Dining Spaces
I— Accessibility
1.4 Kitchens
J— Security
1.5 Sleeping Spaces
K— Economics
1.6 Bathrooms
L— Functionality
1.7 Water Closets
M— Aesthetics
1.8 Outdoor Living Spaces
N— Adaptability
1.9 Storage Spaces
O— Maintainability
1.10 Other
P—
...