Designation: E 1700 95 (Reapproved 1999) An American National Standard

Standard Classification forServiceability of an Office Facility for Structure and BuildingEnvelope1,2

This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1700; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope1.1 This classification contains pairs of scales (see Figs. 1-6)

for classifying an aspect of the serviceability of an officefacility, that is, the capability of an office facility to meetcertain possible requirements for structure and building enve-lope.

1.2 Within that aspect of serviceability, each pair of scales(see Figs. 1-6) are for classifying one topic of serviceability.Each paragraph in an Occupant Requirement Scale summarizesone level of serviceability on that topic, which occupants mightrequire. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale is atranslation of the requirement into a description of certainfeatures of a facility which, taken in combination, indicate thatthe facility is likely to meet that level of required serviceability.

1.3 The entries in the Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1-6)are indicative and not comprehensive. They are for quickscanning, to estimate approximately, quickly, and economi-cally, how well an office facility is likely to meet the needs ofone or another type of occupant group, over time. The entriesare not for measuring, knowing, or evaluating how an officefacility is performing.

1.4 This classification can be used to estimate the level ofserviceability of an existing facility. It can also be used toestimate the serviceability of a facility that has been plannedbut not yet built, such as one for which single-line drawingsand outline specifications have been prepared.

1.5 This classification indicates what would cause a facilityto be rated at a certain level of serviceability, but does not statehow to conduct a serviceability rating nor how to assign aserviceability score. That information is found in PracticeE 1334. The scales in Figs. 1-6 are complimentary to andcompatible with Practice E 1334. Each requires the other.

2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:E 631 Terminology of Building Constructions3E 1334 Practice for Rating Serviceability of a Building or

Building-Related Facility3E 1679 Practice for Setting Requirements for Serviceability

of a Building or Building-Related Facility32.2 ISO Documents:4ISO 6240 International Standard, Performance Standards in

BuildingContents and PresentationISO/DIS 7162 Draft International Standard, Performance

Standards in BuildingContents and Format of Standardsfor Evaluation of Performance

ISO/DIS 7164 Draft International Standard, PerformanceStandards in BuildingDefinitions and Means of Expres-sion for the Performance of a Whole Building

3. Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 facility, na physical setting used to serve a specific

purpose.3.1.1.1 DiscussionA facility may be within a building, or

a whole building, or a building with its site and surroundingenvironment; or it may be a construction that is not a building.The term encompasses both the physical object and its use.

3.1.2 facility serviceabilitythe capability of a facility toperform the function(s) for which it is designed, used, orrequired to be used.

3.1.2.1 DiscussionThe scope of this performance is of thefacility as a system, including its subsystems, components, andmaterials and their interactions, such as acoustical, hydrother-mal, air purity, and economic; and of the relative importance ofeach performance requirement.

3.1.3 offcea place, such as a room, suite, or building, inwhich business, clerical, or professional activities are con-ducted.

1 This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-6 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25on Whole Buildings and Facilities.

Current edition approved April 15, 1995. Published July 1995.2 Portions of this document are based on material originally prepared by the

International Centre for Facilities (ICF) and r 1993 by ICF and Minister of PublicWorks and Government Services Canada. Their cooperation in the development ofthis standard is acknowledged.

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3.1.4 For standard definitions of additional terms applicableto this classification, as well as those in 3.1.1-3.1.3, seeTerminology E 631.

4. Significance and Use4.1 Each Facility Rating Scale in this classification (see

Figs. 1-6) provides a means to estimate the level of service-ability of a building or facility for one topic of serviceability,and to compare that level against the level of any other buildingor facility.

4.2 This classification can be used for comparing how welldifferent buildings or facilities meet a particular requirementfor serviceability. It is applicable despite differences such aslocation, structure, mechanical systems, age, and buildingshape.

4.3 This classification can be used to estimate the amount ofvariance of serviceability from target or from requirement, fora single office facility, or within a group of office facilities.

4.4 This classification can be used to estimate the following:4.4.1 Serviceability of an existing facility for uses other

than its present use.4.4.2 Serviceability (potential) of a facility that has been

planned but not yet built.

4.4.3 Serviceability (potential) of a facility for which aremodeling has been planned.

4.5 Use of this classification does not result in buildingevaluation or diagnosis. Building evaluation or diagnosisgenerally requires a special expertise in building engineering ortechnology, and the use of instruments, tools, or measurements.

4.6 This classification applies only to facilities that arebuilding constructions, or parts thereof. (While this classifica-tion may be useful in rating the serviceability of facilities thatare not building constructions, such facilities are outside thescope of this classification.)5. Basis of Classification

5.1 The scales in Figs. 1-6 contain the basis for classifica-tion.

5.2 Instructions for use of this classification are contained inPractices E 1334 and E 1679.

6. Keywords6.1 basement; serviceability of; building; building envelope

and structure; facility; facility occupants; function; office;performance; rating; rating scale; requirements; roofs; service-ability of; serviceability; structure and building envelope; walls(external) and projections; serviceability of

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FIG. 1 Scale B.1.1 for Typical Office Floors

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FIG. 1 Scale B.1.1 for Typical Office Floors (continued)

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FIG. 2 Scale B.1.2 for External Walls and Projections

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FIG. 2 Scale B.1.2 for External Walls and Projections (continued)

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FIG. 3 Scale B.1.3 for External Windows and Doors

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FIG. 4 Scale B.1.4 for Roof

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FIG. 5 Scale B.1.5 for Basement

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FIG. 5 Scale B.1.5 for Basement (continued)

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FIG. 6 Scale B.1.6 for Grounds

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FIG. 6 Scale B.1.6 for Grounds (continued)

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