ASTM E2320-04
Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
- Standard No.
- ASTM E2320-04
- Release Date
- 2004
- Published By
- American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
- Status
- Replace By
- ASTM E2320-04(2012)
- Latest
- ASTM E2320-19
- Scope
Each Occupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1-5) in this classification provides a means to set the required level of serviceability of a building or facility for one topic of serviceability and to compare that level against any level of any other occupant, or of any building or facility.
Each Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1-5) in this classification provides a means to estimate the level of serviceability of a building or facility for one topic of serviceability and to compare that level against any level of requirement of any occupant, or of any other building or facility.
This classification can be used for comparing how well different buildings or facilities meet a particular requirement for serviceability. It is applicable despite differences such as location, structure, mechanical systems, age, and building shape.
This classification can be used to estimate the amount of variance of serviceability from target or from requirement, for a single office facility, or within a group of office facilities.
This classification can be used to estimate the following:
4.5.1 Serviceability of an existing facility for uses other than its present use.
4.5.2 Serviceability (potential) of a facility that has been planned but not yet built.
4.5.3 Serviceability (potential) of a facility for which remodeling has been planned.
Use of this classification does not result in building evaluation or diagnosis. Building evaluation or diagnosis generally requires a special expertise in building engineering or technology, and the use of instruments, tools, or measurements.
This classification applies only to facilities that are building constructions, or part thereof. (While classification may be useful in rating the serviceability of facilities that are not building constructions, such facilities are outside the scope of this classification. See discussion under definition 3.1.1.)
This classification is not intended for, and is not suitable for, use for regulatory purposes nor for fire hazard assessment nor for fire risk assessment.
1.1 This classification contains 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 suitable thermal environment and indoor air conditions.
1.2 Within this aspect of serviceability, each pair of scales, shown in 5, is for classifying one topic of serviceability. Each paragraph in an Occupant Requirement Scale (see ) summarizes one level of requirement for serviceability on that topic, which occupants might require. The matching paragraph in the Facility Rating Scale (see ) is a translation of the requirement into a description of certain features of a facility which, taken in combination, indicate that the facility is likely to meet that level of required serviceability.
1.3 The paragraphs in the Facility Rating Scale (see ) are indicative and not comprehensive. They are for quick scanning to estimate approximately, quickly, and economically how well a facility is likely to meet the needs of one or another type of occupant group over time. The paragraphs are not for measuring, knowing, or 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 schematic or preliminary drawings and outline specifications have been prepared.
1.5 This standard indicates what would cause a facility to be rated (classified) at a certain level of serviceabi......
ASTM E2320-04 Referenced Document
- ANSI/ASHRAE 62-2001 Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality
- ASTM E1334 Standard Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or Building-Related Facility
- ASTM E1480 Standard Terminology of Facility Management (Building-Related)
- 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
ASTM E2320-04 history
- 2019 ASTM E2320-19 Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
- 2018 ASTM E2320-04(2018) Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
- 2004 ASTM E2320-04(2012) Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
- 2004 ASTM E2320-04 Standard Classification for Serviceability of an Office Facility for Thermal Environment and Indoor Air Conditions
