ASTM E1480-92(2004)

Standard Terminology of Facility Management (Building-Related)

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology consists of terms and definitions pertaining to the description, measurement, prediction, improvement, and management of buildings and building-related facilities, and, in particular, terms related to the standards generated by ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings.
1.2 The purpose of this terminology is to provide meanings and explanations of technical terms, written for both the technical expert and the non-expert user.
1.3 This terminology is one of a group of special terminologies, subsidiary to the comprehensive terminology E 631.
1.4 Terms are listed in alphabetical sequence. Compound terms appear in the natural spoken order. Where definitions herein are adopted from other sources, they are copied exactly. The source is identified at the right margin following the definition and is listed in Section 2. The equivalent term in French is listed in parentheses after the English term.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2004
• ICS: 01.040.91 - Construction materials and building (Vocabularies)
• 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 E1480-92(1998)e1 - Standard Terminology of Facility Management (Building-Related)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E2129-18 - Standard Practice for Data Collection for Sustainability Assessment of Building Products
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E631-15 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E2271/E2271M-22 - Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Multifamily Dwellings
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E2320-19 - Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E1679-13(2019) - 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-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E3074/E3074M-20 - Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Single Family Dwellings, in Individual Units of Multifamily Dwellings, and in Other Child-Occupied Facilities
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004
• 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-Oct-2004
• Referred By: ASTM E3035-15(2020) - Standard Classification for Facility Asset Component Tracking System (FACTS)
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2004

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E1480 − 92(Reapproved 2004) An American National Standard
Standard Terminology of
Facility Management (Building-Related)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1480; 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 ambient light—See lighting.
architectural program— See facility program.
1.1 This terminology consists of terms and definitions
area—See space categories.
pertaining to the description, measurement, prediction,
as-built drawing—See drawing.
improvement, and management of buildings and building-
related facilities, and, in particular, terms related to the stan- assignable area—See space categories.
dards generated by ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of
base building, n (immeuble de base)—a general-purpose
Buildings. office building intended, but not yet adapted, to suit the
operational requirements of a specific tenant.
1.2 The purpose of this terminology is to provide meanings
DISCUSSION—Facility management is concerned primarily with the
and explanations of technical terms, written for both the
use of office buildings as facilities.When other than office buildings are
technical expert and the non-expert user.
meant, the term would be modified to, for example, warehouse base
building.
1.3 This terminology is one of a group of special
terminologies, subsidiary to the comprehensive terminology
basement—See space categories.
E631.
brief (of a facility)— See facility program.
1.4 Terms are listed in alphabetical sequence. Compound
building, n (bâtiment) —a shelter comprising a partially or
terms appear in the natural spoken order. Where definitions
totally enclosed space, erected by means of a planned
herein are adopted from other sources, they are copied exactly.
process of forming and combining materials. Compare
The source is identified at the right margin following the
building construction. E631
definition and is listed in Section 2. The equivalent term in
building component, n (composant de bâtiment)—a building
French is listed in parentheses after the English term.
element using industrial products that are manufactured as
2. Referenced Documents
independent units capable of being joined with other
elements. E631
2.1 ASTM Standards:
DISCUSSION—Examples include an air handling unit; a cooling tower;
E344 Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrom-
an electrical transformer; a door.
etry
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
building construction, n (construire de bâtiment)—(1) the act
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
or process of making or forming a building by assembly or
E1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or
combining elements, components or systems. (2) the struc-
Building-Related Facility
ture or part thereof so formed. Compare building. E631
3. Terminology
building core and service area—See space categories.
building envelope, n (enveloppe d’un immeuble)—perimeter
3.1 Definitions:
elements of a building, both above and below ground, that
active hours—See hours of operation.
divide the external from the internal environment.
adjusted serviceability score—See serviceability score.
DISCUSSION—Commonly included are exterior walls, windows,
doors, roofs, and subfloors.
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
building gross area—See space categories.
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25
on Whole Buildings and Facilities.
building occupant—See occupant.
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2004. Published October 2004. Originally
building performance, n (rendement d’édifice)—the behavior
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approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 1998 as E1480 – 92 (1998) .
in service of a construction as a whole, or of the building
DOI: 10.1520/E1480-92R04.
For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or components. Compare facility performance. E631
contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
durability, n (durée) —the capability of a building, assembly,
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. component, product, or construction to maintain serviceability
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for at least a specified period of time. Compare facility evaluate, v (évaluer (installations))—(a facility) to assess the
durability. E631 capability of a facility to perform the function(s) for which
it is designed, used, or required to be used.
serviceability, n (fonctionnalité) —the capability of a
DISCUSSION—Facility evaluation includes the assessment of facility
building, assembly, component, product, or construction to
performance in use. Facility evaluation is a general term, which
perform the function(s) for which it is designed or used, or
incorporates a range of methods and levels of precision.
both. Compare facility serviceability. E1334
evaluation—See facility evaluation.
building projection, n (saillie d’un immeuble)—pilaster,
fabric, n (édifice) —of a building, all the elements,
convector, baseboard heating unit, radiator, or other building
components, parts, and materials of a building, at any scale
element located in the interior of a building wall that
and of any age. E1334
prevents the use of that space for furniture, equipment,
historic fabric, n (édifice historique)—those portions of the
circulation, or other functions.
building fabric that have historic significance. E1334
building service area—Preferred term is building core and
facility,n (facilité) —a physical setting used to serve a specific
service area. See space categories.
purpose. E1334
DISCUSSION—A facility may be within a building, or a whole
building space—See space categories.
building, or a building plus its site and surrounding environment; or it
building subsystem, n (sous-système d’immeuble)—
maybeaconstructionthatisnotabuilding.Thetermencompassesboth
the physical object and its use. Compare building.
complete, integrated set of parts that functions as a unit
within the finished building. E631
facility durability , n—(durée de facilité)— of a facility, the
capability of a facility to maintain serviceability for at least
building system, n (système d’immeuble)—collection of
a specified period of time. Compare durability—of a
equipment, facilities, and software designated to perform a
building. E1334
specific function. E833
facility evaluation, n—comparison of the qualitative and
capital cost, n (coût en capital (frais d’immobilisations))—
quantitative results of judgments, observations,
costs of acquiring, substantially improving, expanding,
measurements, analyses, or other tests against performance
changing the functional use of, or replacing, a building or
criteria established for a specified purpose, and to a specified
building system. E833
precision and reliability. (See also requirement statement.)
Compare rating process. E1334
cellar—See space categories.
circulation space— See space categories.
facility-in-service, n (installation en service)—facility as com-
classes of buildings, adj (catégories d’immeubles)—buildings
pletedandoperational;forexample,anoccupied buildingor
categorized by selected attributes concerning facility ser-
a road in service.
viceability and performance.
facility operator, n (exploitant d’installations)—organization
combination of features, n—See feature—of a facility.
or agency having a contract with the owner or investor to
operate a facility.
component—See building component.
DISCUSSION—The facility operator assumes responsibility after
criterion—See requirement statement.
completion of the implementation phase and during and after the
design program—See facility performance.
commissioning phase.
drawing, n (dessin)—
facility performance, n (rendement d’installations)—behavior
record set drawing (as-built drawing), n(dessindel’ouvrage
in service of a facility for a specified use.
fini (dessin d’après exécution))—construction drawing revised
DISCUSSION—The scope of this performance is of the facility as a
to show changes made during the construction process, usually
system, including its subsystems, components, and materials and their
based on marked-up prints, drawings, and other data furnished
interactions such as acoustical, hydrothermal, air purity, and economic,
by the contractor.
and the relative importance of each performance requirement. E631
working drawing, n (dessin d’exécution)—detail drawing,
facility program, n (programme d’installations)—
usually produced by a draftsperson under direction of an
design program, n (programme de conception)—(design
architect, engineer, or other designer showing the form,
brief) document specifying what facilities will be provided to
quantity, and relationship of construction elements and mate-
the occupants, and confirming to the owner the requirements
rials and indicating their location, identification, grades,
for the facility.
dimensions, and connections. E631
functional program, n (programme fonctionnel—document
that specifies functional facility servicability requirements of
durability—See building performance.
occupants and owner.
dwelling, n(logement) —buildingdesignedoroccupiedasthe
DISCUSSION—It is normally prepared by the occupants or owner, or
living quarters for one or more families or households. E631
their consultant.
engineering economics, n (économie du génie)—application project brief, n (exposé de projet)—document describing the
of engineering, mathematical, and economic techniques to required facility serviceability in detail sufficient for the
the economic evaluation of engineering alternatives. E833 project to proceed.
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facility project brief (statement of work), n (exposé de projet functional, adj (fonctionnel) —performing or able to perform
d’installations (exposé de travaux))—document describing a regular function; designed or developed chiefly from the
services to be provided by the design consultant (architect, point of view of use. E1334; Webster’s New Collegiate
engineer, or interior designer) for a facility, in detail suffi- Dictionary (1980)
cient for the design to proceed.
functionality, adj (fonctionnalité) —being suitable for a par-
DISCUSSION—Included is general project information specifically
ticular use or function.
related to the project, such as functional, technical, and design
requirements; time plan; cost plan; and technical design data. E631
functional program— See facility program.
facility servicability, n (fonctionnalité d’installations)—
functional requirement, n—See serviceability requirement.
capability of a facility to perform the function(s) for which
function performance, n—See facility serviceability.
it is designed, used, or required to be used. E631
glare—See lighting.
facility serviceability profile, n (profil de fonctionnalité
gross floor area—See floor area.
d’installations)—graphic display, usually as a bar chart, of
guide for rating, n (guide d’évaluation)—a document which
the set of rating scores for aspects of the serviceability of a
explains how to rate the serviceability of an existing or
facility.
planned facility for a specific purpose. A guide identifies
DISCUSSION—Used to summarize the functional capability of a
typical requirements and provides a rating scale for com-
facility for selected aspects of serviceability.
parison with the relevant combinations of features present in
facility use, n (utilisation d’installations)—functions and ac-
the facility. E1334
tivities that take place in a facility. E631
historic fabric—See fabric.
feasibility study, n (étude de faisabilité)—study of a planned
hours of operation, n (heures d’exploitation)—
scheme or development, the practicality of its achievement,
active hours, n (heures d’activité)—times when a facility is
and its projected financial outcome.
normally fully occupied and operational.
feature, n (élément caractéristique)—of a facility, a building
silent hours, n (heures d’inactivité)—period when a facility
element, building component, building subsystem, unit of
is essentially unoccupied and only security and building
furnishing or equipment, or aspects of design, arrangement,
operations staff are present.
form of color, which helps or hinders the satisfaction of a
requirement for serviceability. E1334 transitional hours, n (heures de transition)—times in the
DISCUSSION—Afeaturemaybeaphysicalfeatureordesignfeature,or
morning after the first workers normally arrive, until a facility
both. It may only have effect on meeting a requirement when some
is fully operational, and in the evening from the end of normal
other feature is also present; for example, a wall with a specified sound
work until the occupants have left.
transmission coefficient may only have effect on meeting a requirement
when sound above a specified level is produced in an adjacent space.
house, n (maison)—building intended in its entirety as a
combination of features, n (éléments caractéristiques
dwelling. E631
combiné) —of a facility, features which, when present together
importance factor, n (coefficient d’importance)— of a facility
in a facility, affect satisfying a requirement for serviceability.
requirement, a numerical indication of the relative impor-
E1334
tance of a requirement for serviceability, expressed on a
fit-up, n(aménagement) —alterationsandimprovementstothe
scale of 0 to 9, with 0 being not related, 1 being relevant but
base building and to the building systems including
least important, and 9 being most important.
demolition, where required, to prepare the accommodation
DISCUSSION—The scale of 0 to 9 has been selected for rating relative
for occupancy.
importance of requirements and for rating each combination of fea-
tures. This does not imply that a scale of 0 to 9 should necessarily be
floor, n (plancher)—(in a building) supporting structure (gen-
used for purposes other than preparing a rating of serviceability of
erally horizontal) and constituting the bottom level of each
facilities. For example, this would not necessarily apply to question-
story. E631
naires used in general survey research about the built environment.
floor area, n (superficie de plancher)—
lease (bail)—contract between the owner of real property
gross floor area (superficie brute de plancher)—entire area
(lessor) and another party (lessee) for the possession and use
within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls.
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