ASTM E2151-01

Standard Terminology of Guides for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings

SCOPE
1.1 This terminology relates to a set of Standard Guides for Specifying and evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings. It does not necessarily correspond to the terminology used in other areas of building regulation and housing research.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-May-2001
• ICS: 01.040.91 - Construction materials and building (Vocabularies)
• ICS: 91.020 - Physical planning. Town planning
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings
• Drafting Committee: E06.25 - Whole Buildings and Facilities

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM E2151-02 - Standard Terminology of Guides for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E 2151 – 01
Standard Terminology of
Guides for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single
Family Attached and Detached Dwellings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2151; 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 (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope living facilities for one or more persons, including perma-
nent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and
1.1 This terminology relates to a set of Standard Guides for
sanitation.
Specifying and evaluating Performance of Single Family
objective, n—the first part of a performance statement, con-
Attached and Detached Dwellings under the jurisdiction of
sisting of a qualitative statement of the performance to be
ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings. It does
provided by the built element being addressed in order to
not necessarily correspond to the terminology used in other
satisfy a particular user need.
areas of building regulation and housing research.
performance statement, n—an essential part of a perfor-
DEFINITIONS mance standard that addresses a specific attribute in terms of
an element in a hierarchy of built elements, and consists of
attached dwelling, n—two or more dwelling units, each with
four related parts: objective, criteria, evaluation, and com-
an independent means of entry and means of egress, that are
mentary.
connected to each other at a common wall, but not by a
provider, n—the individual or organization providing specific
common floor/ceiling.
dwelling designs, materials, products, components, sub-
dwelling unit, n—a unit providing complete independent
systems, or buildings for acceptance by the specifier.
systems integra
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