ASTM_E_2136_-_04_2013.pdf

Designation:E213604(Reapproved 2013)An American National StandardStandard Guide forSpecifying and Evaluating Performance of Single FamilyAttached and Detached DwellingsDurability1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2136;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 Fig.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 Fig.2.The purpose of these standard guides is to provide a standardized methodology for describingperformance parameters of single-family attached or detached dwellings.This methodology standard-izes the descriptions of performance of a single-family dwelling,attached or detached,that can beexpressed as performance statements(O-C-E-C)for a particular attribute,degradation factor,and userneed.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 gives examples of performance statementsfor durable in-place materials,products,components,subsystems,and systems for single family attached and de-tached dwellings,considering the effects of normal degradationfactors to which they are anticipated to be subjected over theirservice lives.Table 1 provides a listing of the sections of thisGuide that address durability including the performance state-ments.1.2 Damage from extreme acts of nature,vandalism,orintentional destructive acts by dwelling inhabitants are notconsidered as normal degradation factors affecting durability inthis guide.NOTE1Performance statements regarding the performance of singlefamily attached and detached dwellings under extreme acts of nature areaddressed in the Guide on Structural Safety and Serviceability.1.3 This guide also addresses site planning in so far as itaffects the durability of single family attached and detacheddwellings.1.4 This guide is not intended to be used as a prescriptiveregulatory document.1.5 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa-tion only and are not considered standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2B117 Practice for Operating Salt Spray(Fog)Apparatus1This 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 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E2136 04.DOI:10.1520/E2136-04R13.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 C1036 Specification for Flat GlassC1048 Specification for Heat-Strengthened and Fully Tem-pered Flat GlassC1172 Specification for Laminated Architectural Flat GlassC1349 Specification for Architectural Flat Glass Clad Poly-carbonateD225 Specification for Asphalt Shingles(Organic Felt)Sur-faced With Mineral Granules(Withdrawn 2012)3D256 Test Methods for Determining the Izod PendulumImpact Resistance of PlasticsD1729 Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and ColorDifferences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque MaterialsD2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resis-tance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of aTup(Falling Weight)D2486 Test Methods for Scrub Resistance of Wall PaintsD3363 Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil TestD3462 Specification for Asphalt Shingles Made from GlassFelt and Surfaced with Mineral GranulesD3746 Test Method for Impact Resistance of BituminousRoofing SystemsD4226 Test Metho