ASTM_E_2637_-_13.pdf

Designation:E263713Standard Guide forUtilizing the Environmental Cost Element StructurePresented by Classification E21501This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2637;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.1.Scope1.1 The Environmental Cost Element Structure(ECES)covered by Classification E2150(andAdjunct E2150)providesa consistent and comprehensive structure across all phases ofenvironmental remediation projects and is a tool to improve thecost management of those projects.This guide is intended tofacilitate the application of the ECES to any environmentalremediation project,without regard to project size.1.2 Classification E2150 establishes the broad,top-levelframework for environmental remediation projects by provid-ing a hierarchical list of project elements to two levels of detail.Its associated Adjunct E2150 supports the top-level structureby providing more detailed elements and definitions of theECES to three additional levels of detail.Although it isassumed that the user is familiar with Classification E2150,much of the content of the classification is repeated in thisguide to relieve the user of the burden of back-and-forthreferencing during use.It is assumed,however,that all users ofthis guide will have at hand both Classification E2150 and theAdjunct E2150 during project planning.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 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 limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE833 Terminology of Building EconomicsE917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildingsand Building SystemsE2150 Classification for Life-Cycle Environmental WorkElementsEnvironmental Cost Element Structure2.2 ASTM Adjunct:3Adjunct E2150 Adjunct to Classification E2150:Environ-mental Cost Element Structure at Levels 3,4,and 5 andDefinitions3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of general terms used in thisguide,refer to Terminology E631,and for general terms relatedto building economics,refer to Terminology E833.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensa-tion and Liability Act(CERCLA)A congressional mandate,also known as Superfund,CERCLA prescribes actions andregulatory requirements for reducing risks to human health andthe environment resulting from releases or threatened releasesof hazardous substances into the environment.3.2.2 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act(RCRA)Acongressional mandate that requires the management of regu-lated hazardous wastes and requires that permits be obtainedfor facilities(both public and private)that treat,store,ordispose of hazardous wastes.RCRA also establishes standardsfor these facilities and requires corrective actions(for example,remediation)of past releases of hazardous waste from regu-lated waste management units.3.3 Acronyms:3.3.1 ASTAboveground Storage Tank3.3.2 CERCLAComprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act3.3.3 CLPCertified Laboratory Procedure3.3.4 CMSCorrective Measure Study3.3.5 COACode of Accounts3.3.6 CWMChemical Warfare Materials1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81 onBuilding Economics.Current edition approved Sept.1,2013.Published September 2013.Originallyapproved in 2008.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E2637 08.DOI:10.1520/E2637-13.2For 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.3Available from ASTM International Headquarters.Order Adjunct No.ADJE2150A.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.3.7 D&DDecontamination and Decommissioning3.3.8 DOEDepartment of Energy3.3.9(EC)2Environmental Cost Engineering Committee3.3.10 ECASEnvironmental Cost Analysis System3.3.11 ECESEnvironmental Cost Element Structure3.3.12 EMEnvironmental Management3.3.13 EPAEnvironmental Protection Agency3.3.14 EREnvironmental Restoration3.3.15 FRTRFederal Remediation Technologies Round-table3.3.16 FSFeasibility Study3.3.17 HRSHazard Ranking System3.3.18 HTRWHazardous,Toxic,and Radioactive Waste3.3.19 LTSMLong-Term Surveillance and Maintenance3.3.20 O&MOperations and Maintenance3.3.21 OECD