ASTM E2843-15

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Designation:E2843 −15
StandardSpecification for
Demonstrating That a Building is in Walkable Proximity to
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Neighborhood Assets
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2843; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.2 Federal Standard:
NAICSNorth American Industry Classification System
1.1 This specification provides requirements for demon-
strating that a building’s location is in sufficient proximity to a
3. Terminology
rangeofestablishments,services,andotheramenities(referred
3.1 Definitions:
to as “neighborhood assets” in this specification) such that the
3.1.1 For terms related to building, refer to Terminology
likelihood is increased that the building’s occupants will walk
E631.
to their destinations when conducting errands or other typical
3.1.2 For terms related to sustainability relative to the
activities.
performance of buildings, refer to Terminology E2114.
1.2 This specification addresses a single indicator regarding
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
theenvironmentalperformancerelatedtoabuilding’slocation.
3.2.1 neighborhood asset, n—service or physical amenity
It provides one option for evaluating whether a building is
available in a specified area.
located in such a way as to minimize the impacts associated
with occupants’ travel.
4. Significance and Use
NOTE 1—The indicator in and of itself is insufficient to imply any level
4.1 This specification provides requirements for demon-
of “sustainability” for the building or the neighborhood. Similarly, a
strating that a building’s location provides a minimal level of
building’s failure to meet this specification does not necessarily signify a
lack of sustainability. Other indicators may be more appropriate for that access to a variety of establishments such that occupants have
building or region; those indicators are outside the scope of this specifi-
an opportunity to use walking as a means of transportation to
cation.
conduct errands and typical activities.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
4.2 Shorter travel distances to neighborhood assets provide
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
building occupants with increased opportunity to walk to
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
common destinations, and the corollary opportunity to reduce
and are not considered standard.
vehicle miles traveled and the associated pollution, traffic
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
congestion, and household transportation costs.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4.3 The users of this specification include developers,
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
planners, building owners, engineers, architects, landscape
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
architects and other design professionals, contractors, realtors,
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
governmental agencies, developers of building codes and
2. Referenced Documents
rating systems, and other building industry professionals.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. Requirements
E631Terminology of Building Constructions
5.1 Classification and Categorization of Neighborhood As-
E2114TerminologyforSustainabilityRelativetothePerfor-
sets:
mance of Buildings
5.1.1 Neighborhood assets are classified by their 2012
1 NorthAmericanIndustryClassificationSystem(NAICS)code,
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on
Sustainability and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.01 on Buildings
except for public parks, which are not included in NAICS.
and Construction.
5.1.2 Neighborhood asset codes are grouped into four cat-
Current edition approved Oct. 1, 2015. Published October 2015. DOI: 10.1520/
egories: civic and community facilities, community-serving
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
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the ASTM website. 20233, http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics.
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retail, food retail, and services. Table 1 shows the category for 5.3.3 The eligible neighborhood assets shall fall under no
each NAICS code. (See Table 2 for grouping by cate
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