ASTM E1480-92(2022)

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.
Designation: E1480 − 92 (Reapproved 2022)
Standard Terminology of
Facility Management (Building-Related)
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1480; 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 E1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building or
Building-Related Facility (Withdrawn 2013)
1.1 This terminology consists of terms and definitions
pertaining to the description, measurement, prediction,
3. Terminology
improvement, and management of buildings and building-
3.1 Definitions:
related facilities, and, in particular, terms related to the stan-
active hours—see hours of operation.
dards generated by ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of
adjusted serviceability score—see serviceability score.
Buildings.
ambient light—see lighting.
1.2 The purpose of this terminology is to provide meanings
architectural program—see facility program.
and explanations of technical terms, written for both the
area—see space categories.
technical expert and the non-expert user.
as-built drawing—see drawing.
1.3 This terminology is one of a group of special
assignable area—see space categories.
terminologies, subsidiary to the comprehensive Terminology
base building, n (immeuble de base)—a general-purpose
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office building intended, but not yet adapted, to suit the
operational requirements of a specific tenant.
1.4 Terms are listed in alphabetical sequence. Compound
DISCUSSION—Facility management is concerned primarily with the
terms appear in the natural spoken order. Where definitions
use of office buildings as facilities.When other than office buildings are
herein are adopted from other sources, they are copied exactly.
meant, the term would be modified to, for example, warehouse base
The source is identified at the right margin following the
building.
definition and is listed in Section 2. The equivalent term in
basement—see space categories.
French is listed in parentheses after the English term.
brief (of a facility)—see facility program.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
building, n (bâtiment)—a shelter comprising a partially or
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
totally enclosed space, erected by means of a planned
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
process of forming and combining materials. Compare
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
building construction. E631
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
building component, n (composant de bâtiment)—a building
element using industrial products that are manufactured as
2. Referenced Documents
independent units capable of being joined with other
elements. E631
2.1 ASTM Standards:
DISCUSSION—Examples include an air handling unit; a cooling tower;
E344 Terminology Relating to Thermometry and Hydrom-
an electrical transformer; a door.
etry
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
building construction, n (construire de bâtiment)—(1) the act
E833 Terminology of Building Economics or process of making or forming a building by assembly or
combining elements, components or systems. (2) the struc-
ture or part thereof so formed. Compare building. E631
This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
building core and service area—see space categories.
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25
building envelope, n (enveloppe d’un immeuble)—perimeter
on Whole Buildings and Facilities.
elements of a building, both above and below ground, that
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2022. Published January 2022. Originally
approved in 1992. Last previous edition approved in 2013 as E1480 – 92 (2013).
divide the external from the internal environment.
DOI: 10.1520/E1480-92R22.
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DISCUSSION—Commonly included are exterior walls, windows,
durability—see building performance.
doors, roofs, and subfloors.
dwelling, n (logement)—building designed or occupied as the
living quarters for one or more families or households. E631
building gross area—see space categories.
building occupant—see occupant.
engineering economics, n (économie du génie)—application
building performance, n (rendement d’édifice)—the behavior
of engineering, mathematical, and economic techniques to
in service of a construction as a whole, or of the building
the economic evaluation of engineering alternatives. E833
components. Compare facility performance. E631
evaluate, v (évaluer (installations))—(a facility) to assess the
durability, n (durée) —the capability of a building, assembly,
capability of a facility to perform the function(s) for which
component, product, or construction to maintain serviceability
it is designed, used, or required to be used.
for at least a specified period of time. Compare facility
DISCUSSION—Facility evaluation includes the assessment of facility
durability. E631
performance in use. Facility evaluation is a general term, which
serviceability, n (fonctionnalité)—the capability of a
incorporates a range of methods and levels of precision.
building, assembly, component, product, or construction to
evaluation—see facility evaluation.
perform the function(s) for which it is designed or used, or
fabric, n (édifice)—of a building, all the elements,
both. Compare facility serviceability. E1334
components, parts, and materials of a building, at any scale
building projection, n (saillie d’un immeuble)—pilaster,
and of any age. E1334
convector, baseboard heating unit, radiator, or other building
historic fabric, n (édifice historique)—those portions of the
element located in the interior of a building wall that
building fabric that have historic significance. E1334
prevents the use of that space for furniture, equipment,
circulation, or other functions.
facility,n (facilité)—a physical setting used to serve a specific
purpose. E1334
building service area—preferred term is building core and
DISCUSSION—A facility may be within a building, or a whole
service area. See space categories.
building, or a building plus its site and surrounding environment; or it
maybeaconstructionthatisnotabuilding.Thetermencompassesboth
building space—see space categories.
the physical object and its use. Compare building.
building subsystem, n (sous-système d’immeuble)—
complete, integrated set of parts that functions as a unit
facility durability , n—(durée de facilité)— of a facility, the
within the finished building. E631
capability of a facility to maintain serviceability for at least
a specified period of time. Compare durability—of a
building system, n (système d’immeuble)—collection of
building. E1334
equipment, facilities, and software designated to perform a
specific function. E833
facility evaluation, n—comparison of the qualitative and
quantitative results of judgments, observations,
capital cost, n (coût en capital (frais d’immobilisations))—
measurements, analyses, or other tests against performance
costs of acquiring, substantially improving, expanding,
criteria established for a specified purpose, and to a specified
changing the functional use of, or replacing, a building or
precision and reliability. (see also requirement statement.)
building system. E833
Compare rating process. E1334
cellar—see space categories.
facility-in-service, n (installation en service)—facility as com-
circulation space—see space categories.
pletedandoperational;forexample,anoccupied buildingor
classes of buildings, adj (catégories d’immeubles)—buildings
a road in service.
categorized by selected attributes concerning facility ser-
viceability and performance.
facility operator, n (exploitant d’installations)—organization
or agency having a contract with the owner or investor to
combination of features, n—see feature—of a facility.
operate a facility.
component—see building component.
DISCUSSION—The facility operator assumes responsibility after
criterion—see requirement statement.
completion of the implementation phase and during and after the
design program—see facility performance.
commissioning phase.
drawing, n (dessin)—
record set drawing (as-built drawing), n(dessindel’ouvrage facility performance, n (rendement d’installations)—behavior
in service of a facility for a specified use.
fini (dessin d’après exécution))—construction drawing revised
DISCUSSION—The scope of this performance is of the facility as a
to show changes made during the construction process, usually
system, including its subsystems, components, and materials and their
based on marked-up prints, drawings, and other data furnished
interactions such as acoustical, hydrothermal, air purity, and economic,
by the contractor.
and the relative importance of each performance requirement. E631
working drawing, n (dessin d’exécution)—detail drawing,
usually produced by a draftsperson under direction of an facility program, n (programme d’installations)—
architect, engineer, or other designer showing the form, design program, n (programme de conception)—(design
quantity, and relationship of construction elements and mate- brief) document specifying what facilities will be provided to
rials and indicating their location, identification, grades, the occupants, and confirming to the owner the requirements
dimensions, and connections. E631 for the facility.
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functional program, n (programme fonctionnel—document DISCUSSION—Only courts and shafts not under the roof are excluded.
that specifies functional facility servicability requirements of E631
occupants and owner.
net floor area (superficie nette de plancher)—that part of the
DISCUSSION—It is normally prepared by the occupants or owner, or
gross floor area located within occupiable space.
their consultant.
DISCUSSION—Accessory areas and thicknesses of walls are excluded.
project brief, n (exposé de projet)—document describing the
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required facility serviceability in detail sufficient for the
function, n (fonction)—the action for which a person or thing
project to proceed.
is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists. E1334;
facility project brief (statement of work), n (exposé de projet
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1980)
d’installations (exposé de travaux))—document describing
functional, adj (fonctionnel)—performing or able to perform a
services to be provided by the design consultant (architect,
regular function; designed or developed chiefly from the
engineer, or interior designer) for a facility, in detail suffi-
point of view of use. E1334; Webster’s New Collegiate
cient for the design to proceed.
Dictionary (1980)
DISCUSSION—Included is general project information specifically
related to the project, such as functional, technical, and design
functionality, adj (fonctionnalité)—being suitable for a par-
requirements; time plan; cost plan; and technical design data. E631
ticular use or function.
facility servicability, n (fonctionnalité d’installations)—
functional program—see facility program.
capability of a facility to perform the function(s) for which
functional requirement, n—see serviceability requirement.
it is designed, used, or required to be used. E631
function performance, n—see facility serviceability.
glare—see lighting.
facility serviceability profile, n (profil de fonctionnalité
d’installations)—graphic display, usually as a bar chart, of gross floor area—see floor area.
the set of rating scores for aspects of the serviceability of a guide for rating, n (guide d’évaluation)—a document which
facility. explains how to rate the serviceability of an existing or
DISCUSSION—Used to summarize the functional capability of a
planned facility for a specific purpose. A guide identifies
facility for selected aspects of serviceability.
typical requirements and provides a rating scale for com-
parison with the relevant combinations of features present in
facility use, n (utilisation d’installations)—functions and ac-
the facility. E1334
tivities that take place in a facility. E631
historic fabric—see fabric.
feasibility study, n (étude de faisabilité)—study of a planned
hours of operation, n (heures d’exploitation)—
scheme or development, the practicality of its achievement,
active hours, n (heures d’activité)—times when a facility is
and its projected financial outcome.
normally fully occupied and operational.
feature, n (élément caractéristique)—of a facility, a building
silent hours, n (heures d’inactivité)—period when a facility
element, building component, building subsystem, unit of
is essentially unoccupied and only security and building
furnishing or equipment, or aspects of design, arrangement,
operations staff are present.
form of color, which helps or hinders the satisfaction of a
transitional hours, n (heures de transition)—times in the
requirement for serviceability. E1334
morning after the first workers normally arrive, until a facility
DISCUSSION—Afeaturemaybeaphysicalfeatureordesignfeature,or
is fully operational, and in the evening from the end of normal
both. It may only have effect on meeting a requirement when some
work until the occupants have left.
other feature is also present; for example, a wall with a specified sound
transmission coefficient may only have effect on meeting a requirement
house, n (maison)—building intended in its entirety as a
when sound above a specified level is produced in an adjacent space.
dwelling. E631
combination of features, n (éléments caractéristiques
combiné)—of a facility, features which, when present together importance factor, n (coefficient d’importance)—of a facility
in a facility, affect satisfying a requirement for serviceability. requirement, a numerical indication of the relative impor-
E1334 tance of a requirement for serviceability, expressed on a
scale of 0 to 9, with 0 being not related, 1 being relevant but
fit-up, n (aménagement)—alterations and improvements to the
least important, and 9 being most important.
base building and to the building systems including
DISCUSSION—The scale of 0 to 9 has been selected for rating relative
demolition, where required, to prepare the accommodation
importance of requirements and for rating each combination of fea-
for occupancy.
tures. This does not imply that a scale of 0 to 9 should necessarily be
used for purposes other than preparing a rating of serviceability of
floor, n (plancher)—(in a building) supporting structure (gen-
facilities. For example, this would not necessarily apply to question-
erally horizontal) and constituting the bottom level of each
naires used in general survey research about the built environment.
story. E631
lease (bail)—contract between the owner of real property
floor area, n (superficie de plancher)—
(lessor) and another party (lessee) for the possession and use
gross floor area (superficie brute de plancher)—entire area of the property for a specified term in return for rent or other
within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls. income.
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lighting (éclairage)— project brief—see facility program.
ambient lig
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