ASTM_E_2267_-_04_2013.pdf

Designation:E226704(Reapproved 2013)An American National StandardStandard Guide forSpecifying and Evaluating Performance of Single FamilyAttached and Detached DwellingsIndoor Air Quality1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2267;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal 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.INTRODUCTIONThis guide is part of a set which together presents a complete performance standard guide forspecifying and evaluating single family attached and detached dwellings.The complete set in theseries,when finished,is to include the attributes given in Table 1.The series provides a framework for specifying and evaluating qualities of building products andsystems to meet user needs without limiting ways and means.The format for this guide includesperformance statements that consist of four components,Objectives-Criteria-Evaluation-Commentary(O-C-E-C),which together provide a systematic performance based approach for the intendedpurpose.These performance statements are presented in Section 8 against a Hierarchy of BuildingElements as tabulated in Table 2.The purpose of these standard guides is to provide a standardized system for describingperformance parameters of single-family attached or detached dwellings.This system standardizes thedescriptions of performance of a single-family dwelling,attached or detached,that can be expressedas performance statements(O-C-E-C)for a particular attribute,agent,and user need.These standard guides are intended for use by those who need to prescribe required levels ofperformance and those who need to rate a product which forms a single-family dwelling or partthereof.The standard guides include examples of performance statements that may be used for thespecification and evaluation of design,materials,products,components,subsystems,and systems.1.Scope1.1 This guide contains suggested performance statementsfor single family residential buildings(attached and detached)that address indoor air quality performance including indoor airpollution and thermal comfort.These performance statementsare not presented as proposed requirements,but are written inpermissive language as suggestions that can be used indeveloping specifications to satisfy user needs.1.2 This guide does not address other aspects of the indoorenvironment such as lighting and acoustics.1.3 Performance statements addressing building ventilationand ventilation rates are also included in the standard,since itis premature to base performance only on indoor air pollution,that is,airborne contaminant concentrations.When healthauthorities have established contaminant concentration limitsfor residential environments,it may be possible to defineindoor air quality performance in terms of contaminant con-centrations rather than ventilation.1.4 This guide is one in a series of guides containingperformance statements for residential buildings that are in-tended for use in the procurement,specification and evaluationof one-and two-family dwellings.These companion standardguides include those noted in the Introduction above.1.5 This guide also addresses a number of residential indoorair quality issues that can not be expressed as performancestatements at this time.However,they are important enough toinclude in this guide to at least raise the awareness of those1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Performanceof Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.25 on WholeBuildings and Facilities.Current edition approved Jan.1,2013.Published January 2013.Originallyapproved in 2003.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E2267 04.DOI:10.1520/E2267-04R13.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 involved in the process of procurement,specification andevaluation.These issues are addressed in 8.3.1.6 This guide does not include site planning objectives.However,certain issues addressing the relationship of buildingto site have been covered,and it is important that these fewobjectives not be construed as a comprehensive site specifica-tion.1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory requirements prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1356 Terminology Relating to Sampling and Analysis ofAtmospheresD5116 Guide for Small-Scale Environmental Chamber De-terminations of Organic Emissions from Indoor Materials/ProductsE241 Guide for Limiting Water-Induced Damage to Build-ingsE631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE779 Test Method for DeterminingAir Leakage Rate by FanPressuriz