ASTM E1836-08

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 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-2008
• ICS: 35.240.67 - IT applications in building and construction industry
• ICS: 91.140.01 - Installations in buildings in general
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.25 - Whole Buildings and Facilities

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1836-01 - Standard Classification for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2008
• Replaced By: ASTM E1836/E1836M-09e1 - Standard Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2009

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation:E1836–08
Standard Practice for
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Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1836; 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 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This practice provides a definitive procedure for mea- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
suring and classifying floor area in buildings for use in facility E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions
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management, specifying occupant requirements, space plan- 2.2 ANSI Standard:
ning, and for strategic facility planning. ANSI/BOMA Z65.1–1996 Standard Method for Measuring
1.2 Thispracticespecifiesthesequenceinwhichtomeasure Floor Area in Office Buildings
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floor area. 2.3 ISO Standards:
1.3 This practice is applicable to owned, rented, and leased ISO 9836 Performance Standards in Building—Definition
buildings. and Calculation of Area and Space Indicators
1.4 Use Annex A1 to measure floor area in office facilities.
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3. Terminology
The measurement practice in Annex A1 may also be suitable
for use in other functional types of building which include 3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 floor, n—in a building,supportingstructure(generally
offices, such as research, laboratory, or manufacturing build-
ings and building-related facilities. horizontal) and constituting the bottom level of each story.
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E 631
1.5 ThepracticeinAnnexA1isnotintendedforuseinlease
negotiations with owners of commercial office buildings or 3.1.2 For standard definitions of additional terms applicable
to this practice, see Terminology E 631.
related properties. For that purpose, refer to the American
National Standard published by the American National Stan- 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 amenity area, n—portion of a building that provides a
dards Institute under the designation ANSI/BOMA
Z65.1–1996 and commonly known as the ANSI-BOMA stan- conveniencetoanoccupantoroccupantsofabuildingorgroup
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of buildings.
dard.
3.2.1.1 Discussion—In general, occupancy codes and regu-
1.6 This practice is not intended for and not suitable for use
for regulatory purposes, fire hazard assessment, and fire risk lations do not govern these areas, although there may be codes
and regulations that relate to their specific uses.
assessment.
1.7 This practice was developed for use within North
America and includes some rules comparable to ISO 9836
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Performance Standards in Building—Definition and Calcula-
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
tion of Area and Space Indicators. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website.
1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of the
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safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
www.iso.ch.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Certain definitions of terms in this practice were agreed in 2007 by a Working
Group established jointly by the Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA) International and the International Facility Management Association
(IFMA). Certain terms were derived from referenced ASTM standards or from
referenced ANSI standard, or from published IFMA documents. Ownership of
copyright to specific terms is indicated by footnotes. Certain terms are quoted from
other ASTM standards, in which case the ASTM source is identified at the end of
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor- the definition.
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mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on Information such as this, inserted at the end of a definition, gives the number
Whole Buildings and Facilities . of a standard from which this definition was quoted or derived. If a number follows
Current edition approved April 1, 2008. Published July 2008. Originally adashattheendofthisinformation,itindicatestheyearofapprovalofthestandard.
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approved in 1996. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as E 1836 – 01. Copyright is shared with BOMA International.
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An American National Standard
Designation:E1836–01 Designation: E 1836 – 08
StandardStandard ClassificationPractice for for
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Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1836; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1This classification provides a systematic basis for categorising how floor area in buildings is measured for certain specified
purposes, such as facility management, occupant requirements, space planning, or strategic facility planning.
1.2This classification does not specify what measurements must be conducted.
1.3
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 may be used to classify floor area in one or more specific functional types of building, such as offices,
laboratory, or manufacturing buildings and building-related facilities.
1.4This classification can be applied to owned, rented and leased buildings.
1.5The classification in to measure floor area in office facilities. The measurement practice inAnnexA1 is not intended for use
in lease negotiations with owners of commercial office buildings or related properties. For that purpose, users are referred to the
American National Standard published by theAmerican National Standards Institute under the designationANSI Z65.1 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 ThepracticeinAnnexA1isnotintendedforuseinleasenegotiationswithownersofcommercialofficebuildingsorrelated
properties.Forthatpurpose,refertotheAmericanNationalStandardpublishedbytheAmericanNationalStandardsInstituteunder
the designation ANSI/BOMA Z65.1–1996 and commonly known as the ANSI-BOMA standard.
1.6This classification is not intended for, and is not suitable for, use for regulatory purposes, nor for fire hazard assessment nor
for fire risk assessment.
1.7This classification, developed for use within North America, is similar to the ISO 9836 Performance standards in
building—Definition and calculation of area and space indicators.
1.8This classification contains the following information in the sections indicated:
Section
Scope 1
Referenced Documents 2
Terminology 3
Significance and Use 4
Basis for Classification 5
Report 6
Keywords 7
Annex A1
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 NorthAmerica and includes some rules comparable to ISO 9836 Performance
Standards in Building—Definition and Calculation of Area and Space Indicators.
1.8 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 classificationpractice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on
Whole Buildings and Facilities.
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2001.April 1, 2008. Published March 2002.July 2008. Originally published as E1836–96.approved in 1996. Last previous edition
E1836–98.approved in 2001 as E1836–01.
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E1836–08
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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E631Terminology of Building Constructions
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E1480Terminology of Facility Management (Building-Related)
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E1664Classification for the Serviceability of an Office Facility for Layout and Building Factors 631 Terminology of Building
Constructions
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2.2 ANSI Standard:
ANSIZ65.1–96StandardMethodforMeasuringFloorAreainOfficeBuildingsANSI/BOMAZ65.1–1996 StandardMethodfor
Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings
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