Designation:E1480−92(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTerminologyofFacilityManagement(Building-Related)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1480;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisterminologyconsistsoftermsanddefinitionspertainingtothedescription,measurement,prediction,improvement,andmanagementofbuildingsandbuilding-relatedfacilities,and,inparticular,termsrelatedtothestan-dardsgeneratedbyASTMCommitteeE06onPerformanceofBuildings.1.2Thepurposeofthisterminologyistoprovidemeaningsandexplanationsoftechnicalterms,writtenforboththetechnicalexpertandthenon-expertuser.1.3Thisterminologyisoneofagroupofspecialterminologies,subsidiarytothecomprehensiveTerminologyE631.1.4Termsarelistedinalphabeticalsequence.Compoundtermsappearinthenaturalspokenorder.Wheredefinitionshereinareadoptedfromothersources,theyarecopiedexactly.ThesourceisidentifiedattherightmarginfollowingthedefinitionandislistedinSection2.TheequivalentterminFrenchislistedinparenthesesaftertheEnglishterm.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E344TerminologyRelatingtoThermometryandHydrom-etryE631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsE833TerminologyofBuildingEconomicsE1334PracticeforRatingtheServiceabilityofaBuildingorBuilding-RelatedFacility(Withdrawn2013)33.Terminology3.1Definitions:activehours—seehoursofoperation.adjustedserviceabilityscore—seeserviceabilityscore.ambientlight—seelighting.architecturalprogram—seefacilityprogram.area—seespacecategories.as-builtdrawing—seedrawing.assignablearea—seespacecategories.basebuilding,n(immeubledebase)—ageneral-purposeofficebuildingintended,butnotyetadapted,tosuittheoperationalrequirementsofaspecifictenant.DISCUSSION—Facilitymanagementisconcernedprimarilywiththeuseofofficebuildingsasfacilities.Whenotherthanofficebui...
