ASTM E2166-07

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Designation:E2166–07
Standard Practice for
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Organizing and Managing Building Data
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2166; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E1836 Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements for
Facility Management
1.1 This practice covers the organization of building infor-
mation to support informed decision making.The kinds of data
3. Terminology
considered in this practice includes text, numeric, and graphic
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this prac-
data. The system of organization is applicable to a wide range
tice, refer to Terminologies E631 and E833.
of data collection and organization tasks from routine in-depth
analysis of a single building, to situations where many build-
4. Significance and Use
ings must be evaluated and prioritized in a short time frame.
4.1 Use this practice to organize information that describes
1.2 The organizational structure is based on UNIFORMAT
new or existing buildings of any size. The concepts presented
II (ASTM E1557), a system which groups building elements
here can also be applied to other categories of construction
according to the way buildings are constructed and function.
where a standard corresponding to UNIFORMAT II does not
1.3 TheuseofUNIFORMATIIprovidesasetofrecognized
yet exist.
summary levels that are relevant throughout the industries that
4.2 The hierarchical structure of UNIFORMAT II enables
design, construct, and manage buildings.
the user to focus on building elements in functionally consis-
tent groups. It can be applied by an administrator initiating a
2. Referenced Documents
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data system as a facility standard, as well as a consultant
2.1 ASTM Standards:
reporting on building conditions.
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
4.2.1 Aconsistent method of arrangement for subject matter
E833 Terminology of Building Economics
expedites the preparation and use of source documents, and
E917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings
simplifies the process of comparing information from several
and Building Systems
sources.
E1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building
4.3 This practice is suitable for arranging the content of
or Building-Related Facility
individual reports, managing physical files, as well as auto-
E1557 Classification for Building Elements and Related
mated data applications. Personal computers operating com-
Sitework—UNIFORMAT II
mercially available software are able to meet the functional
E1699 Practice for Performing Value Analysis (VA) of
requirements of this practice.
Buildings and Building Systems
4.4 This practice provides a consistent and comprehensive
E1765 Practice for Applying Analytical Hierarchy Process
outline suitable to track the evolution of specific building
(AHP) to Multiattribute Decision Analysis of Investments
conditions in one or many buildings. It can be applied to
Related to Buildings and Building Systems
historical building data as well as new information.
4.5 Administration of this practice will reveal categories of
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This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-
building data that have been overlooked in prior data gathering
mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81 on
efforts that did not rely on a systems approach. The compre-
Building Economics.
hensive hierarchy of Systems and Elements, readily displays
Current edition approved April 1, 2007. Published April 2007. Originally
approved in 2001. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as E2166 – 01. DOI:
the amount and depth of information distributed among the
10.1520/E2166-07.
categories and levels. The pattern of available information
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highlights voids among the categories. It is also possible to
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
quickly focus on the quality and sufficiency of cataloged data
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the ASTM website.
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E2166–07
to determine whether an appropriate level of detail exists to paint system is the finish type common to both wall types. If
address the needs of decision-makers. the CMU wall is to be covered with GWB and painted, the
GWB, furring or other sub framing, as well as the paint is
5. Procedure
considered to be a finish ty
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