ASTM E1692-95a(2012)
(Classification)Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn by Occupants
Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn by Occupants
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Each Facility Rating Scale in this classification provides a means for estimating the level of serviceability of a building or facility for one topic of serviceability, and for comparing that level against the level of any other building or facility.
This classification can be used for comparing how well different buildings or facilities meet a particular requirement for serviceability. It is applicable despite differences such as location, structure, mechanical systems, age, and building shape.
This classification can be used to estimate the amount of variance of serviceability from target or from requirement for a single office facility or within a group of office facilities.
This classification can be used to estimate the following: (1) the serviceability of an existing facility for uses other than its present use; (2) the serviceability (potential) of a facility that has been planned but not yet built; and (3) the serviceability (potential) of a facility for which a remodelling has been planned.
The use of this classification does not result in building evaluation or diagnosis. Building evaluation or diagnosis generally requires special expertise in building engineering or technology and the use of instruments, tools, or measurements.
This classification applies only to facilities that are building constructions or parts thereof. (While this classification may be useful in rating the serviceability of facilities that are not building constructions, such facilities are outside the scope of this classification.)
This classification is not intended for, and is not suitable for, use for regulatory purposes, nor for fire hazard assessment or fire risk assessment.
SCOPE
1.1 This classification covers pairs of scales for classifying an aspect of the serviceability of an office facility, that is, the capability of an office facility to meet certain possible requirements to accommodate changes in working method, and frequent relocations of staff, and realignment of workstations.
1.2 Each pair of scales shown in Figs. 1-5, printed side by side on a page, are for classifying one topic of serviceability within that aspect of serviceability. Each paragraph in an Occupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1-5) summarizes one level of serviceability on that topic that occupants might require. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale (see) is a translation of the requirement into a description of certain features of a facility that, taken in combination, indicate that the facility is likely to meet that level of required serviceability.
1.3 The entries in the Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1-5) are indicative and not comprehensive. They are for quick scanning, to estimate approximately, quickly, and economically how well an office facility is likely to meet the needs of one or another type of occupant group over time. The entries are not for measuring, knowing, and evaluating how an office facility is performing.
1.4 This classification can be used to estimate the level of serviceability of an existing facility. It can also be used to estimate the serviceability of a facility that has been planned but not yet built, such as one for which single-line drawings and outline specifications have been prepared.
1.5 This classification indicates what would cause a facility to be rated at a certain level of serviceability, but it does not state how to conduct a serviceability rating or how to assign a serviceability score. That information is found in Practice E1334. The scales in this classification are complementary to and compatible with Practice E1334. Each requires the other.
FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change
FIG. 1Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change (continued)
FIG. 2 Scale A.6.2 for Illumination, HVAC, and Sprinklers
FIG. 2Scale A.6.2 for Illumination, HVAC, and Sprinklers (continued)
FIG. 3 Scale A.6.3 for Minor Changes to L...
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Designation:E1692 −95a (Reapproved 2012) An American National Standard
Standard Classification for
Serviceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn by
Occupants
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1692; 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
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.1 This classification covers pairs of scales for classifying
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
an aspect of the serviceability of an office facility, that is, the
E1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or
capability of an office facility to meet certain possible require-
Building-Related Facility (Withdrawn 2013)
ments to accommodate changes in working method, and
E1679 Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Service-
frequent relocations of staff, and realignment of workstations.
ability of a Building or Building-Related Facility, and for
1.2 Each pair of scales shown in Figs. 1-5, printed side by
Determining What Serviceability is Provided or Proposed
side on a page, are for classifying one topic of serviceability 4
2.2 ISO Documents:
within that aspect of serviceability. Each paragraph in an
ISO 6240 International Standard, PerformancemStandards
Occupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1-5) summarizes one
in Building—Contents and Presentation
level of serviceability on that topic that occupants might
ISO/DIS 7162 Draft International Standard, Performance
require. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale (see)
Standards in Building—Contents and Format of Standards
is a translation of the requirement into a description of certain
for Evaluation of Performance
features of a facility that, taken in combination, indicate that
ISO/DIS 7164 Draft International Standard, Performance
thefacilityislikelytomeetthatlevelofrequiredserviceability.
Standards in Building—Definitions and Means of Expres-
sion for the Performance of a Whole Building
1.3 The entries in the Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1-5)
are indicative and not comprehensive. They are for quick
3. Terminology
scanning, to estimate approximately, quickly, and economi-
3.1 Definitions:
cally how well an office facility is likely to meet the needs of
3.1.1 For standard definitions of additional terms applicable
one or another type of occupant group over time. The entries
to this classification, see Terminology E631.
are not for measuring, knowing, and evaluating how an office
3.1.2 facility, n—physical setting used to serve a specific
facility is performing.
purpose. E631
1.4 This classification can be used to estimate the level of
3.1.2.1 Discussion—A facility may be within a building, or
serviceability of an existing facility. It can also be used to
a whole building, or a building with its site and surrounding
estimate the serviceability of a facility that has been planned
environment; or it may be a construction that is not a building.
but not yet built, such as one for which single-line drawings
The term encompasses both the physical object and its use.
and outline specifications have been prepared.
3.1.3 facility serviceability—the capability of a facility to
1.5 This classification indicates what would cause a facility
perform the function(s) for which it is designed, used, or
to be rated at a certain level of serviceability, but it does not
required to be used. E631
state how to conduct a serviceability rating or how to assign a
3.1.3.1 Discussion—The scope of this performance is of the
serviceability score. That information is found in Practice
facility as a system, including its subsystems, components, and
E1334. The scales in this classification are complementary to
materials and their interactions, such as acoustical,
and compatible with Practice E1334. Each requires the other.
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on Whole Buildings and Facilities. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
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approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1692 – 95a (2005). Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
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FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change
hydrothermal, air purity, and economic; and of the relative 3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
importance of each performance requirement.
3.2.1 churn rate—the rate at which changes in the layout or
3.1.4 offıce—a place, such as a room, suite, or building, in location of individual workstations occur in an organization,
calculated as the number of occasions during the year in which
which business, clerical, or professional activities are
conducted. E631 the location at which an individual works is changed, or a
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FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change (continued)
workstation was relocated, including realignments or moves 3.2.5.1 Discussion—Two or three standard sizes are estab-
within the building, and moves in or out of the facility, with the lished in typical applications of this method. If larger sizes are
total being divided by the total number of occupants at the end needed, they are two of the initial footprint modules, without a
of the year and expressed as a percentage. dividing partit
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