Designation:E2013−12StandardPracticeforConstructingFASTDiagramsandPerformingFunctionAnalysisDuringValueAnalysisStudy1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2013;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversalogicalstructureforthefunctionanalysisofabuildingprojectorprocess.1.2Thispracticeprovidesasystemtoidentifyunnecessarycostsofaproject.1.3ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinforma-tiononlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsE833TerminologyofBuildingEconomicsE1557ClassificationforBuildingElementsandRelatedSitework—UNIFORMATIIE1699PracticeforPerformingValueAnalysis(VA)ofBuildingsandBuildingSystemsandOtherConstructedProjects3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthispractice,refertoTerminologiesE631andE833.4.SummaryofPractice4.1Thispracticeprovidesanorganizedapproachfordeter-miningtheneedsanddesiresofthestakeholdersduringtheValueAnalysis(VA)ofaproject.Theseneedsanddesiresareusedindevelopingthefunctionsoftheproject.4.2Thispracticeestablishesalogicalprocedureforallocat-ingcosttoeachfunction.4.3Functionanalysishelpsdesignprofessionalsjustifythevalueoftheirconcepts.Italsoprovidesthestakeholderswithajustificationoftheirinvestments.5.SignificanceandUse5.1Thispracticeestablishesacommunicationformatthroughwhichallstakeholderscanunderstand,analyze,revise,andagreeonthepurposesoftheproject.Thispracticepre...
