Designation:E2320−04(Reapproved2012)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardClassificationforServiceabilityofanOfficeFacilityforThermalEnvironmentandIndoorAirConditions1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2320;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationcontainspairsofscalesforclassify-inganaspectoftheserviceabilityofanofficefacility,thatis,thecapabilityofanofficefacilitytomeetcertainpossiblerequirementsforsuitablethermalenvironmentandindoorairconditions.1.2Withinthisaspectofserviceability,eachpairofscales,showninFigs.1-53,isforclassifyingonetopicofserviceabil-ity.EachparagraphinanOccupantRequirementScale(seeFigs.1-5)summarizesonelevelofrequirementforservice-abilityonthattopic,whichoccupantsmightrequire.ThematchingparagraphintheFacilityRatingScale(seeFigs.1-5)isatranslationoftherequirementintoadescriptionofcertainfeaturesofafacilitywhich,takenincombination,indicatethatthefacilityislikelytomeetthatlevelofrequiredserviceability.1.3TheparagraphsintheFacilityRatingScale(seeFigs.1-5)areindicativeandnotcomprehensive.Theyareforquickscanningtoestimateapproximately,quickly,andeconomicallyhowwellafacilityislikelytomeettheneedsofoneoranothertypeofoccupantgroupovertime.Theparagraphsarenotformeasuring,knowing,orevaluatinghowanofficefacilityisperforming.1.4Thisclassificationcanbeusedtoestimatethelevelofserviceabilityofanexistingfacility.Itcanalsobeusedtoestimatetheserviceabilityofafacilitythathasbeenplannedbutnotyetbuilt,suchasoneforwhichschematicorprelimi-narydrawingsandoutlinespecificationshavebeenprepared.1.5Thisstandardindicateswhatwouldcauseafacilitytoberated(classified)atacertainlevelofserviceabilitybutdoesnotstatehowtoconductaserviceabilityratingorhowtoassignaserviceabilityscore.ThatinformationisfoundinPracticeE1334.Thescalesin...
