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 for special facilities and technologies.
1.2 Each pair of scales shown in Figs. 1-6 printed side-byside on a page, are for classifying one topic of serviceability within that aspect of serviceability. Each paragraph in an Occupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1-6) summarizes one level of serviceability on that topic that occupants might require. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale (See Figs. 1-6) 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.
1.3 The entries in the Facility Rating Scale (See Figs. 1-6) 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 indicates what would cause a facility to be rated at a certain level of serviceability, but it does not state how to conduct a serviceability rating nor how to assign a serviceability score. That information is found in Practice E1334. The scales in this classification are complementary to and compatible with Practice E1334. Each requires the other.
ASTM E1694-95a(2012) Referenced Document
ASTM E1334 Standard Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
ASTM E1679 Standard Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
ASTM E631 Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
ISO 6240 Performance standards in building; Contents and presentation
ASTM E1694-95a(2012) history
2022ASTM E1694-22 Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Special Facilities and Technologies
2018ASTM E1694-95a(2018) Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Special Facilities and Technologies
2012ASTM E1694-95a(2012) Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Special Facilities and Technologies
1995ASTM E1694-95a(2005) Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Special Facilities and Technologies
1995ASTM E1694-95a(1999) Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Special Facilities and Technologies