ASTM E1692-95a(2018)

Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn by Occupants

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
4.1 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.  
4.2 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.  
4.3 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.  
4.4 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.  
4.5 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.  
4.6 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.)  
4.7 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.
FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change  
FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change (continued)  
FIG. 2 Scale A.6.2 for Illumination, HVAC, and Sprinklers  
FIG. 2 Scale A.6.2 for Illumination, HVAC, and Sprinklers (continued)  
FIG. 3 Scale A.6.3 for Minor Changes to Layout  
FIG. 3 Scale A.6.3 for Minor Changes to Layout (continued)  
FIG. 4 Scale A.6.4 for Partition Wall Relocations  
FIG. 4 Scale A.6.4 for Partition Wall Relocations (continued)  
FIG. 5 Scale A.6.5 for Lead Time for Facilities Group  
FIG. 5 Scale A.6.5 for Lead Time for Facilities Group (continued)  
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 indi...

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 28-Feb-2018
• ICS: 35.260 - Office machines
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.25 - Whole Buildings and Facilities

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1692-95a(2012) - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn by Occupants
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2018
• Refers: ASTM E631-15 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2015
• Refers: ASTM E631-14 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 01-Nov-2014
• Refers: ASTM E1679-13 - Standard Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility, and for Determining What Serviceability is Provided or Proposed
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2013
• Refers: ASTM E1679-95(2012) - Standard Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
• Effective Date: 01-Apr-2012
• Refers: ASTM E631-06 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2006
• Refers: ASTM E1334-95(2005) - Standard Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Refers: ASTM E1679-95(2005) - Standard Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
• Effective Date: 01-May-2005
• Refers: ASTM E631-93a(1998)e1 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 28-Jul-2000
• Refers: ASTM E1334-95(1999) - Standard Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Refers: ASTM E1679-95(1999) - Standard Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
• Effective Date: 10-Oct-1999
• Referred By: ASTM E1765-16(2023) - Standard Practice for Applying Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to Multiattribute Decision Analysis of Investments Related to Projects, Products, and Processes
• Effective Date: 01-Mar-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:E1692 −95a (Reapproved 2018)
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 ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
1.1 This classification covers pairs of scales for classifying
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
an aspect of the serviceability of an office facility, that is, the
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
capability of an office facility to meet certain possible require-
ments to accommodate changes in working method, and
2. Referenced Documents
frequent relocations of staff, and realignment of workstations.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.2 Each pair of scales shown in Figs. 1-5, printed side by
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
side on a page, are for classifying one topic of serviceability
E1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or
within that aspect of serviceability. Each paragraph in an
Building-Related Facility (Withdrawn 2013)
Occupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1-5) summarizes one
E1679 Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Service-
level of serviceability on that topic that occupants might
ability of a Building or Building-Related Facility, and for
require. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale (see)
Determining What Serviceability is Provided or Proposed
is a translation of the requirement into a description of certain
features of a facility that, taken in combination, indicate that 2.2 ISO Documents:
thefacilityislikelytomeetthatlevelofrequiredserviceability. ISO 6240 International Standard, PerformancemStandards
in Building—Contents and Presentation
1.3 The entries in the Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1-5)
ISO/DIS 7162 Draft International Standard, Performance
are indicative and not comprehensive. They are for quick
Standards in Building—Contents and Format of Standards
scanning, to estimate approximately, quickly, and economi-
for Evaluation of Performance
cally how well an office facility is likely to meet the needs of
ISO/DIS 7164 Draft International Standard, Performance
one or another type of occupant group over time. The entries
Standards in Building—Definitions and Means of Expres-
are not for measuring, knowing, and evaluating how an office
sion for the Performance of a Whole Building
facility is performing.
1.4 This classification can be used to estimate the level of
3. Terminology
serviceability of an existing facility. It can also be used to
3.1 Definitions:
estimate the serviceability of a facility that has been planned
3.1.1 For standard definitions of additional terms applicable
but not yet built, such as one for which single-line drawings
to this classification, see Terminology E631.
and outline specifications have been prepared.
3.1.2 facility, n—physical setting used to serve a specific
1.5 This classification indicates what would cause a facility
purpose. E631
to be rated at a certain level of serviceability, but it does not
3.1.2.1 Discussion—A facility may be within a building, or
state how to conduct a serviceability rating or how to assign a
a whole building, or a building with its site and surrounding
serviceability score. That information is found in Practice
environment; or it may be a construction that is not a building.
E1334. The scales in this classification are complementary to
The term encompasses both the physical object and its use.
and compatible with Practice E1334. Each requires the other.
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
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This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
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on Whole Buildings and Facilities. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
Current edition approved March 1, 2018. Published April 2018. Originally www.astm.org.
approved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2012 as E1692 – 95a (2012). Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
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E1692−95a (2018)
FIG. 1Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change
3.1.3 facility serviceability—the capability of a facility to 3.1.3.1 Discussion—The scope of this performance is of the
perform the function(s) for which it is designed, used, or facility as a system, including its subsystems, components, and
required to be used. E631 materials and their interactions, such as acoustical,
E1692−95a (2018)
FIG. 1Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change (continued)
hydrothermal, air purity, and economic; and of the relative 3.2.4 minor changes—changes in layout that do not require
importance of each performance requirement. the occupants to leave their work area. Instead, the tradesmen
can work around the occupants.
3.1.4 offıce—a place, such as a room, suite, or building, in
3.2.4.1 Discussion—Minor changes normally involve only a
which business, clerical, or professional activities are
few workstations in open plan, or one or two rooms, with no
conducted. E631
affect on nearby workstations and no affect on heating,
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
ventilating, or air conditioning systems.
3.2.1 churn rate—the rate at which changes in the layout or
3.2.5 universal footprin
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