1、Designation: E1692 95a (Reapproved 2012)An American National StandardStandard Classification forServiceability of an Office Facility for Change and Churn byOccupants1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1692; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforigi
2、nal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 This classification covers pairs of scales for classifyingan asp
3、ect of the serviceability of an office facility, that is, thecapability of an office facility to meet certain possible require-ments to accommodate changes in working method, andfrequent relocations of staff, and realignment of workstations.1.2 Each pair of scales shown in Figs. 1-5, printed side by
4、side on a page, are for classifying one topic of serviceabilitywithin that aspect of serviceability. Each paragraph in anOccupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1-5) summarizes onelevel of serviceability on that topic that occupants mightrequire. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale (see)is
5、 a translation of the requirement into a description of certainfeatures of a facility that, 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. 1-5)are indicative and not comprehensive. They a
6、re 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, and evaluating how an officefacility is performing.1.4 This classification
7、 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 indicat
8、es what would cause a facilityto be rated at a certain level of serviceability, but it does notstate how to conduct a serviceability rating or how to assign aserviceability score. That information is found in PracticeE1334. The scales in this classification are complementary toand compatible with Pr
9、actice E1334. Each requires the other.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Buildingor Building-Related FacilityE1679 Practice for Setting the Requirements for the Ser-viceability of a Building or Buildi
10、ng-Related Facility2.2 ISO Documents:3ISO 6240 International Standard, PerformancemStandardsin BuildingContents and PresentationISO/DIS 7162 Draft International Standard, PerformanceStandards in BuildingContents and Format of Standardsfor Evaluation of PerformanceISO/DIS 7164 Draft International Sta
11、ndard, PerformanceStandards in BuildingDefinitions and Means of Expres-sion for the Performance of a Whole Building3. Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 For standard definitions of additional terms applicableto this classification, see Terminology E631.3.1.2 facility, nphysical setting used to serve a
12、 specificpurpose. E6313.1.2.1 DiscussionA facility may be within a building, ora 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.3.1.3 facility serviceabilitythe capab
13、ility of a facility toperform the function(s) for which it is designed, used, or1This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25on Whole Buildings and Facilities.Current edition approved April 1, 2
14、012. Published May 2012. Originallyapproved in 1995. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E1692 95a (2005).DOI: 10.1520/E1692-95AR12.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume
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16、959, United States.required to be used. E6313.1.3.1 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 per
17、formance requirement.3.1.4 offcea place, such as a room, suite, or building, inwhich business, clerical, or professional activities are con-ducted. E6313.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 churn ratethe rate at which changes in the layout orlocation of individual workstations occ
18、ur in an organization,calculated as the number of occasions during the year in whichthe location at which an individual works is changed, or aworkstation was relocated, including realignments or moveswithin the building, and moves in or out of the facility, with thetotal being divided by the total n
19、umber of occupants at the endof the year and expressed as a percentage.3.2.1.1 DiscussionThe workstation that is relocated maybe as an individuals workstation or a workstation that is sharedby a workgroup or project team. The relocation may require themovement of furniture screens or of partition wa
20、lls, or it mayrequire no change to the physical premises, for example, when“universal footprint” has been installed.3.2.2 footprint (of a workstation)the size and shape of thepart of usable office area occupied by a single workspace.3.2.2.1 DiscussionA footprint may be of a workspacecontaining a sin
21、gle workplace, for example, the office oropen-plan workplace of a single individual; or of a workspacecontaining one or more workplaces assigned to individuals, forexample, a mail room; or of a workspace containing noworkplaces assigned to individuals, for example, a meetingroom.3.2.3 major changesc
22、hanges in layout that cause suffi-cient disruption so that the occupants cannot continue to workand must be moved to another location.3.2.4 minor changeschanges in layout that do not requirethe occupants to leave their work area. Instead, the tradesmencan work around the occupants.3.2.4.1 Discussion
23、Minor changes normally involve onlya few workstations in open plan, or one or two rooms, with noaffect on nearby workstations and no affect on heating,ventilating, or air conditioning systems.3.2.5 universal footprinta method of office space planningin which only a very few standard sizes and shapes
24、 of footprintare used.3.2.5.1 DiscussionTwo or three standard sizes are estab-lished in typical applications of this method. If larger sizes areneeded, they are two of the initial footprint modules, without adividing partition or wall between them.4. Significance and Use4.1 Each Facility Rating Scal
25、e in this classification providesa means for estimating the level of serviceability of a buildingor facility for one topic of serviceability, and for comparingthat level against the level of any other building or facility.4.2 This classification can be used for comparing how welldifferent buildings
26、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 sing
27、le office facility or within a group of office facilities.4.4 This classification can be used to estimate the following:(1) the serviceability of an existing facility for uses other thanits present use; (2) the serviceability (potential) of a facility thathas been planned but not yet built; and (3)
28、the serviceability(potential) of a facility for which a remodelling has beenplanned.4.5 The use of this classification does not result in buildingevaluation or diagnosis. Building evaluation or diagnosisgenerally requires special expertise in building engineering ortechnology and the use of instrume
29、nts, 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 classi
30、fication.)4.7 This classification is not intended for, and is not suitablefor, use for regulatory purposes, nor for fire hazard assessmentor fire risk assessment.5. Basis of Classification5.1 The scales shown in Figs. 1-5 contain the basis forclassification.5.2 Instructions for the use of these figu
31、res are contained inPractices E1334 and E1679.6. Keywords6.1 air diffusers; relocating; air exhaust (in building); spe-cial; building; change and churn by occupants; facility; facilityoccupants; function; light fixtures; relocating; office; partitionwalls; in office; performance; rating; rating scal
32、e; require-ments; serviceability; use; walls (partition) in office; workplacelayouts; changes inE1692 95a (2012)2FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical ChangeE1692 95a (2012)3FIG. 1 Scale A.6.1 for Disruption Due to Physical Change (continued)E1692 95a (2012)4FIG. 2 Scale A.6.2 for Illumi
33、nation, HVAC, and SprinklersE1692 95a (2012)5FIG. 2 Scale A.6.2 for Illumination, HVAC, and Sprinklers (continued)E1692 95a (2012)6FIG. 3 Scale A.6.3 for Minor Changes to LayoutE1692 95a (2012)7FIG. 3 Scale A.6.3 for Minor Changes to Layout (continued)E1692 95a (2012)8FIG. 4 Scale A.6.4 for Partitio
34、n Wall RelocationsE1692 95a (2012)9FIG. 4 Scale A.6.4 for Partition Wall Relocations (continued)E1692 95a (2012)10FIG. 5 Scale A.6.5 for Lead Time for Facilities GroupE1692 95a (2012)11FIG. 5 Scale A.6.5 for Lead Time for Facilities Group (continued)ASTM International takes no position respecting th
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