ASTM E1699-10

Standard Practice for Performing Value Analysis (VA) of Buildings and Building Systems and Other Constructed Projects <a href="#fn00002"></a>

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Perform VA during the planning, design, and construction phases of a project.
The most effective application of value analysis is early in the design phase of a project. Changes or redirection in the design can be accommodated without extensive redesign at this point, thereby saving the owner/user/stakeholder's time and money.
During the earliest stages of design, refer to value analysis as value planning. Use the procedure to analyze predesign documents, for example, program documents and space planning documents. At the predesign stage, perform VA to define the project's functions, and to achieve consensus on the project's direction and approach by the project team, for example, the owner, the design professional, the user, and the construction manager. By participating in this early VA exercise, members of the project team communicate their needs to the other team members and identify those needs in the common language of functions. By expressing the project in these terms early in the design process, the project team minimizes miscommunication and redesign, which are costly in both labor expenditures and schedule delays.
Also perform value analysis during schematic design (up to 15 % design completion), design development (up to 45 % design completion), and construction documents (up to 100 % design completion). Conduct VA studies at several stages of design completion to define or confirm project functions, to verify technical and management approaches, to analyze selection of equipment and materials, and to assess the project's economics and technical feasibility. Perform VA studies concurrently with the user/owner's design review schedules to maintain the project schedule. Through the schematic design and design development stages, the VA team analyzes the drawings and specifications from each technical discipline. During the construction documents stage, the VA team analyzes the design drawings and specifications, as well as the details, and equipment ...
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers a procedure for defining and satisfying the functions of a project.
1.2 A multidisciplinary team uses the procedure to convert stakeholder constraints, needs, and desires into descriptions of project functions and then relates these functions to revenues and cost.
1.3 Examples of costs are all relevant costs over a designated study period, including the costs of obtaining funds, designing, purchasing/leasing, constructing/installing, operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing and disposing of the particular building design or system (see Terminologies E631 and E833). While not the only criteria, cost is an important basis for comparison in a value analysis study of a project. Therefore, accurate and comprehensive cost data is an important element of the analysis.
1.4 is a procedure to develop alternatives that meet the project's functions. Estimate the costs for each alternative. Provide the owner/user/stakeholder with specific, technically accurate alternatives, appropriate to the stage of project development, which can be implemented. The owner/user/stakeholder selects the alternative(s) that best satisfies their constraints, needs and desires.  
1.5 this practice to an entire project or to any subsystem. The user/owner/stakeholder can utilize the VA procedure to select the element or scope of the project to be studied.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Mar-2010
• ICS: 91.040.01 - Buildings in general
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.81 - Building Economics

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1699-00(2005) - Standard Practice for Performing Value Analysis (VA) of Buildings and Building Systems
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Replaced By: ASTM E1699-13 - Standard Practice for Performing Value Engineering (VE)/Value Analysis (VA) of Projects, Products and Processes
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2013
• Referred By: ASTM E2204-15(2020)e1 - Standard Guide for Summarizing the Economic Impacts of Building-Related Projects
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E2103/E2103M-19 - Standard Classification for Bridge Elements&#x2014;UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E2013-20 - Standard Practice for Developing Functions, Constructing FAST Diagrams, and Performing Function Analysis During Value Engineering (VE)/Value Analysis (VA) Study
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E2166-16(2023) - Standard Practice for Organizing and Managing Building Data
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E3008/E3008M-16(2023) - Standard Classification for Transportation Surface Elements—UNIFORMAT II
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E3035-15(2020) - Standard Classification for Facility Asset Component Tracking System (FACTS)
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E833-14(2021) - Standard Terminology of Building Economics
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E2506-15(2020)e1 - Standard Guide for Developing a Cost-Effective Risk Mitigation Plan for New and Existing Constructed Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010
• Referred By: ASTM E3130-21 - Standard Guide for Developing Cost-Effective Community Resilience Strategies
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2010

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E1699 − 10
StandardPractice for
Performing Value Analysis (VA) of Buildings and Building
1,2
Systems and Other Constructed Projects
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1699; 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 E833 Terminology of Building Economics
E917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings
1.1 This practice covers a procedure for defining and
and Building Systems
satisfying the functions of a project.
E1369 Guide for Selecting Techniques for Treating Uncer-
1.2 A multidisciplinary team uses the procedure to convert
tainty and Risk in the Economic Evaluation of Buildings
stakeholder constraints, needs, and desires into descriptions of
and Building Systems
project functions and then relates these functions to revenues
E1557 Classification for Building Elements and Related
and cost.
Sitework—UNIFORMAT II
1.3 Examples of costs are all relevant costs over a desig- E2013 Practice for Constructing FAST Diagrams and Per-
forming Function Analysis During Value Analysis Study
nated study period, including the costs of obtaining funds,
designing, purchasing/leasing, constructing/installing,
3. Summary of Practice
operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing and disposing of
the particular building design or system (see Terminologies
3.1 This practice outlines the procedures for developing
E631 and E833). While not the only criteria, cost is an alternatives to a proposed design that best fulfill the needs and
important basis for comparison in a value analysis study of a
requirements of the owner/user/stakeholder of the building or
project. Therefore, accurate and comprehensive cost data is an building system. The practice shows how to identify the
important element of the analysis.
functions of the project and its systems; develop alternatives to
fulfill the project’s functions; and evaluate the alternatives in
1.4 This is a procedure to develop alternatives that meet the
their ability to satisfy defined criteria.
project’s functions. Estimate the costs for each alternative.
Provide the owner/user/stakeholder with specific, technically
4. Significance and Use
accurate alternatives, appropriate to the stage of project
4.1 Perform VA during the planning, design, and construc-
development, which can be implemented. The owner/user/
tion phases of a project.
stakeholder selects the alternative(s) that best satisfies their
constraints, needs and desires.
4.2 The most effective application of value analysis is early
in the design phase of a project. Changes or redirection in the
1.5 Apply this practice to an entire project or to any
designcanbeaccommodatedwithoutextensiveredesignatthis
subsystem. The user/owner/stakeholder can utilize the VA
point, thereby saving the owner/user/stakeholder’s time and
procedure to select the element or scope of the project to be
money.
studied.
4.3 During the earliest stages of design, refer to value
2. Referenced Documents
analysis as value planning. Use the procedure to analyze
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
predesign documents, for example, program documents and
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
space planning documents.At the predesign stage, performVA
to define the project’s functions, and to achieve consensus on
1 the project’s direction and approach by the project team, for
This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81 on
example, the owner, the design professional, the user, and the
Building Economics.
construction manager. By participating in this early VA
Current edition approved April 1, 2010. Published August 2010. Originally
exercise, members of the project team communicate their
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1699 – 00 (2005).
needs to the other team members and identify those needs in
DOI: 10.1520/E1699-10.
2
Value analysis (VA) is also referred to as value engineering.
the common language of functions. By expressing the project
3
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
in these terms early in the design process, the project team
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
minimizes miscommunication and redesign, which are costly
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. in both labor expenditures and schedule delays.
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Designation:E1699–00 (Reapproved 2005) Designation: E1699 – 10
Standard Practice for
Performing Value Analysis (VA) of Buildings and Building
,
1 2
Systems and Other Constructed Projects
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1699; 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
1.1 This practice covers a procedure for defining and satisfying the requirementsfunctions of the user’s/owner’s a project.
1.2 A multidisciplinary team uses the procedure to convert design criteria stakeholder constraints, needs, and specifications-
desires into descriptions of project functions and then relates these functions to revenues and cost.
1.3 Examples of costs are all revelantrelevant costs over a designated study period, including the costs of obtaining funds,
designing, purchasing/leasing, constructing/installing, operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing and disposing of the particular
building design or system (see Terminologies E631 and E833). While not the only criteria, cost is an important basis for
comparison in a value analysis study of a building.project. Therefore, accurate and comprehensive cost data is an important
element of the analysis.
1.4This is 1.4 is a procedure to develop alternatives that meet the building’s required project’s functions. Estimate the costs for
each alternative. Provide the user/ownerowner/user/stakeholder with specific, technically accurate alternatives, appropriate to the
stageofprojectdevelopment,whichcanbeimplemented.Theuser/ownerowner/user/stakeholderselectsthealternative(s)thatbest
satisfies their constraints, needs and requirements.desires.
1.5Applythis1.5 thispracticetoanentireprojectortoanysubsystem.Theuser/owner/stakeholdercanutilizetheVAprocedure
to select the element or scope of the project to be studied.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
E917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems
E1369 GuideforSelectingTechniquesforTreatingUncertaintyandRiskintheEconomicEvaluationofBuildingsandBuilding
Systems
E1557 Classification for Building Elements and Related SiteworkUNIFORMAT II
E2013 Practice for Constructing FAST Diagrams and Performing Function Analysis During Value Analysis Study
3. Summary of Practice
3.1 This practice outlines the procedures for developing alternatives to a proposed design that best fulfill the needs and
requirements of the user/ownerowner/user/stakeholder of the building or building system. The practice shows how to identify the
functions of the buildingproject and its systems; develop alternatives to fulfill the user’s/owner’s needsproject’s functions; and
requirements; and evaluate the alternatives in their ability to meetsatisfy defined criteria.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 Perform VA during the planning, design, and construction phases of a building.project.
4.2 Themosteffectiveapplicationofvalueanalysisisearlyinthedesignphaseofaproject.Changesorredirectioninthedesign
can be accommodated without extensive redesign at this point, thereby saving the user/ownerowner/user/stakeholder’s time and
money.
4.3 During the earliest stages of design, refer to value analysis as value planning. Use the procedure to analyze predesign
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81 on Building
Economics.
Current edition approved Oct.April 1, 2005.2010. Published October 2005.August 2010. Originally approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 20002005 as
E1699 – 00 (2005). DOI: 10.1520/E1699-00R05.10.1520/E1699-10.
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Value analysis (VA) is also referred to as value engineering.
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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.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.
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documents, for example, program documents and space planning documents. At the predesign stage, perform VA to define the
project’s functions,
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