ASTM E2351-04a(2013)
Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings—Functionality

Standard No.

ASTM E2351-04a(2013)

Release Date

2004

Published By

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

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ASTM E2351-04a(2013)

Scope

4.1 This guide and the use of consensus performance standards for housing can significantly contribute to the removal of barriers to the acceptance of housing innovation in the global marketplace. This guide in conjunction with the balance of the set of standard guides can also serve to improve communications between producers and consumers leading to enhanced quality and performance of housing.

4.2 This guide is not intended for use in specifying and evaluating residential construction other than single family attached and detached dwellings.

4.3 Although this guide addresses site planning as it affects functionality of single family attached and detached dwellings, the site-planning issues considered are not be construed as a comprehensive site specification.

4.4 This guide can be useful to managers of housing procurement projects, home builders, designers, product manufacturers, and evaluation services in addressing functionality issues related to single family attached and detached dwellings. Such applications can require that the examples of performance statements be written in mandatory language.

4.5 Methodology/Special Conditions:

4.5.1 In order to provide the specifier added flexibility in the choice of specific building elements, the specifier may choose to require that the providers submit information on certain building elements representing alternative levels of quality, beyond those which are defined by the attributes in the complete set of standard guides. For each of these the providers should be required to submit details, specifications, or other appropriate information as determined by the specifier.

4.5.2 Some elements that may need these alternatives are finishes, fixtures and hardware.

4.6 Code Compliance—This guide does not intend to take precedence over applicable standards, federally regulated standards local rules, codes and regulations.

4.7 Data and Dimensions:

4.7.1 Anthropometric—The specifier should provide the potential providers with important dimensions such as the height, width, reach, stretch, eye level of potential occupants standing and sitting, as well as other relevant anthropometric dimension so the occupants can conveniently use the dwelling unit. The Specifier should take into consideration occupants who do not fit into the population mean; the dimensions should be adjusted as required. See the standard Guide “I”—Accessibility for Dimensions Associated with Access for the Disabled.

4.7.1.1 Discussion—The 97.5 percentile (large male) dimensions may be used to determine space envelopes, the 2.5 percentile (small person) may be used to determine the maximum reach areas by hand or foot, and the 50 percentile (average person) may be used to establish control and display heights. Reference: “Humanscale8201;7/8/9” (see Section

ASTM E2351-04a(2013) Referenced Document

• ASTM C976 Standard Test Method for Thermal Performance of Building Assemblies by Means of a Calibrated Hot Box (Withdrawn 2002)
• 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
• ASTM E119 Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials
• ASTM E1486 Standard Test Method for Determining Floor Tolerances Using Waviness, Wheel Path and Levelness Criteria
• ASTM E154 Standard Test Methods for Water Vapor Retarders Used in Contact with Earth Under Concrete Slabs, on Walls, or as Ground Cover
• ASTM E241 Standard Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Buildings
• ASTM E283 Standard Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen
• ASTM E330 Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
• 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
• ASTM E631 Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• ASTM E783 Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors

ASTM E2351-04a(2013) history

• 2004 ASTM E2351-04a(2013) Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings—Functionality
• 2004 ASTM E2351-04a Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings-Functionality
• 2004 ASTM E2351-04 Standard Guide for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings-Functionality