ASTM E1836/E1836M-09e1

Standard Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice can be used to facilitate comparison of areas that have been measured but it does not specify what measurements must be conducted.
This practice can be used in space programming and forecasting of space requirements.
This practice can be used to classify areas for internal cost accounting purposes.
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.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2009
• ICS: 17.040.01 - Linear and angular measurements in general
• ICS: 91.010.99 - Other aspects
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.25 - Whole Buildings and Facilities

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1836-08 - Standard Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Replaced By: ASTM E1836/E1836M-09(2016) - Standard Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2016
• Referred By: ASTM E1694-22 - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Special Facilities and Technologies
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E1664-19 - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Layout and Building Factors<rangeref></rangeref >
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E2619/E2619M-17 - Standard Practice for Measuring and Calculating Building Loss Features That Take Up Floor Area in Buildings
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E2514-15(2020) - Standard Practice for Presentation Format of Elemental Cost Estimates, Summaries, and Analyses
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009
• Referred By: ASTM E2166-16(2023) - Standard Practice for Organizing and Managing Building Data
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E1836/E1836M − 09 AnAmerican National Standard
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.
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ε NOTE—Units information and designation was corrected editorially in April 2009.
1. Scope 1.9 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
1.1 This practice provides a definitive procedure for mea-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
suring and classifying floor area in buildings for use in facility
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
management, specifying occupant requirements, space
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
planning, and for strategic facility planning.
1.2 Thispracticespecifiesthesequenceinwhichtomeasure
2. Referenced Documents
floor area.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.3 This practice is applicable to owned, rented, and leased
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
buildings.
E2619/E2619M Practice for Measuring and Calculating
Building Loss Features That Take Up Floor Area in
1.4 Use Annex A1 to measure floor area in office facilities.
Buildings
The measurement practice in Annex A1 may also be suitable
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for use in other functional types of building which include
2.2 ANSI Standard:
offices, such as research, laboratory, or manufacturing build- ANSI/BOMA Z65.1–1996 Standard Method for Measuring
ings and building-related facilities.
Floor Area in Office Buildings
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2.3 ISO Standards:
1.5 ThepracticeinAnnexA1isnotintendedforuseinlease
ISO 9836 Performance Standards in Building—Definition
negotiations with owners of commercial office buildings or
and Calculation of Area and Space Indicators
related properties. For that purpose, refer to the American
National Standard published by the American National Stan-
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3. Terminology
dards Institute under the designation ANSI/BOMA
Z65.1–1996 and commonly known as the ANSI-BOMA stan-
3.1 Definitions:
dard.
3.1.1 floor, n—in a building, supporting structure (generally
horizontal) and constituting the bottom level of each story.
1.6 This practice is not intended for and not suitable for use
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E631
for regulatory purposes, fire hazard assessment, and fire risk
assessment.
1.7 This practice was developed for use within North
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
America and includes some rules comparable to ISO 9836
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Performance Standards in Building—Definition and Calcula- Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
tion of Area and Space Indicators.
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Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
1.8 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in
la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each
www.iso.ch.
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system shall be used independently of the other. Combining
Certain definitions of terms in this practice were agreed in 2007 by a Working
Group established jointly by the Building Owners and Managers Association
values from the two systems may result in non-conformance
(BOMA) International and the International Facility Management Association
with the standard.
(IFMA). Certain terms were derived from referenced ASTM standards or from
referenced ANSI standard, or from published IFMA documents. Ownership of
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor- copyright to specific terms is indicated by footnotes. Certain terms are quoted from
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on other ASTM standards, in which case the ASTM source is identified at the end of
Whole Buildings and Facilities. the definition.
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Current edition approved April 1, 2009. Published October 2009. Originally Information such as this, inserted at the end of a definition, gives the number
approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E1836 – 08. DOI: of a standard from which this definition was quoted or derived. If a number follows
10.1520/E1836_E1836M-09E01. adashattheendofthisinformation,itindicatestheyearofapprovalofthestandard.
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
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An American National Standard
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Designation:E1836–08 Designation:E1836/E1836M–09
Standard Practice for
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Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1836/E 1836M; 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.
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´ NOTE—Units information and designation was corrected editorially in April 2009.
1. 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 UseAnnexA1 to measure floor area in office facilities.The measurement practice inAnnexA1 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 inAnnexA1 is not intended for use in lease negotiations with owners of commercial office buildings or related
properties.Forthatpurpose,refertotheAmericanNationalStandardpublishedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituteunder
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
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.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions Terminology of Building Constructions
E 2619/E 2619M Standard Practice for Measuring and Calculating Building Loss Features That Take Up Floor Area in
Buildings
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2.2 ANSI Standard:
ANSI/BOMA Z65.1–1996 Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings
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2.3 ISO Standards:
ISO 9836 Performance Standards in Building—Definition and Calculation of Area and Space Indicators
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ThispracticeisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE06onPerformanceofBuildingsandisthedirectresponsibilityofSubcommitteeE06.25onWholeBuildings
and Facilities.
Current edition approved April 1, 2008.2009. Published July 2008.October 2009. Originally approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 20012008 as
E 1836 – 018.
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For referencedASTM standards, visit theASTM website, www.astm.org, or contactASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.ch.
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3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 floor, n—in a building, supporting structure (generally horizontal) and constituting the bottom level of each story.
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E 631
3.1.2 For standard definitions of additional terms applicable to this practice, see Terminology E 631.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 amenity area, n—portion of a building that provides a convenience to an occupant or occupants of a building or group
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of buildings.
3.2.1.1 Discussion—In general, occupancy
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