ASTM E241-20
Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings

Standard No.

ASTM E241-20

Release Date

2020

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Latest

ASTM E241-20

Scope

1.1 This guide covers building design, construction, commissioning, operation, and maintenance. 1.2 This guide addresses the need for systematic evaluation of factors that can result in moisture-induced damage to a building or its components. Although of great potential importance, serviceability issues which are often, but not necessarily, related to physical damage of the building or its components (for example, indoor air quality or electrical safety) are not directly addressed in this guide. 1.3 The emphasis of this guide is on low-rise buildings. Portions of this guide; in particular Sections 5, 6, and 7; may also be applicable to high-rise buildings. 1.4 This guide is not intended for direct use in codes and specifications. It does not attempt to prescribe acceptable limits of damage. Buildings intended for different uses may have different service life expectancies, and expected service lives of different components within a given building often differ. Furthermore, some building owners may be satisfied with substantially shorter service life expectancies of building components or of the entire building than other building owners. Lastly, the level of damage that renders a component unserviceable may vary with the type of component, the degree to which failure of the component is critical (for example, whether failure constitutes a life-safety hazard), and the judgement (that is, tolerance for damage) of the building owner. For the reasons stated in this paragraph, prescribing limits of damage would require listing many pages of exceptions and qualifiers and is beyond the scope of this guide. 1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard. 1.6 This standard does not purport to address the safety concerns associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.7 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.

ASTM E241-20 Referenced Document

• ASTM C1193 Standard Guide for Use of Joint Sealants*， 2023-05-18 Update
• ASTM C168 Standard Terminology Relating to Thermal Insulation*， 2022-05-01 Update
• ASTM C717 Standard Terminology of Building Seals and Sealants
• ASTM C755 Standard Practice for Selection of Vapor Retarders for Thermal Insulation
• ASTM D1079 Standard Terminology Relating to Roofing and Waterproofing
• ASTM E1105 Standard Test Method for Field Determination of Water Penetration of Installed Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls, by Uniform or Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference*， 2023-02-01 Update
• ASTM E1643 Standard Practice for Installation of Water Vapor Retarders Used in Contact with Earth or Granular Fill Under Concrete Slabs
• ASTM E1677 Standard Specification for an Air Retarder (AR) Material or System for Low-Rise Framed Building Walls
• ASTM E1745 Standard Specification for Water Vapor Retarders Used in Contact with Soil or Granular Fill under Concrete Slabs
• ASTM E2112 Standard Practice for Installation of Exterior Windows, Doors and Skylights*， 2023-04-15 Update
• ASTM E2136 Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellingsmdash;Durability*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM E331 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration Of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, And Doors By Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
• ASTM E547 Standard Test Method for Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference*， 2024-04-22 Update
• ASTM E631 Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• ASTM E632 Standard Practice for Developing Accelerated Tests to Aid Prediction of the Service Life of Building Components and Materials (Withdrawn 2005)*， 2021-03-02 Update
• ISO 6707-1 Buildings and civil engineering works — Vocabulary — Part 1: General terms*， 2020-08-10 Update

ASTM E241-20 history

• 2020 ASTM E241-20 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• 2009 ASTM E241-09(2014)e1 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• 2009 ASTM E241-09 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• 2008 ASTM E241-08 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• 2004 ASTM E241-04 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• 2000 ASTM E241-00e1 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• 2000 ASTM E241-00 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings