ASTM_E_2129_-_10.pdf

Designation:E212910Standard Practice forData Collection for Sustainability Assessment of BuildingProducts1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2129;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 This practice covers a set of instructions for collectingdata to be used in assessing the sustainability of buildingproducts for use in both commercial and residential buildings.1.1.1 There are many features of a building that contributeto sustainability;one of them is the selection of products foruse in a building.Other key features influencing sustainabilityinclude,but are not limited to:overall efficiency of the designof the building,the impact the building has on the habits of theoccupants,and the impact the building has on the microclimateand macroclimate.This standard addresses sustainability issuesrelated to building products.This standard does not addresssustainability issues related to overall building design,siteselection,building operations,or other features influencingsustainability.1.1.2 While it is recommended that users rely on profes-sional judgment informed by both environmental expertise andspecific knowledge of the intended use of the product,thisstandard provides no instruction as to interpretation of the dataobtained.Interpretation of the data obtained is the responsibil-ity of the user of this standard.1.1.3 This document cannot replace education or experienceand should be used in conjunction with professional judgment.Not all aspects of this practice may be applicable in allcircumstances.This practice is not intended to represent orreplace the standard of care by which the adequacy of a givenprofessional service must be judged,nor should this documentbe applied without consideration of a projects many uniqueaspects.The word“standard”in the title means only that thedocument has been approved through the ASTM consensusprocess.1.2 This standard is organized according to the ConstructionSpecifications Institutes(CSI)MasterFormat2sections to pro-mote consistency in the evaluation of building products.1.2.1 CSI MasterFormat version 1995 is used to organizeinformation in Table 2.Appendix X1 provides a cross refer-ence comparison to CSI MasterFormat 2004.1.3 This standard includes general,comprehensive datarequirements.Depending upon the building product,certaindata requirements may not apply given the unique character-istics of the product and the potential environmental impactsrelated to the intended use of the product.Depending upon thebuilding product,certain data requirements may need to beadded as appropriate to the unique characteristics of theproduct and the potential environmental impacts related to theintended use of the product.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:3C618 Specification for Coal Fly Ash and Raw or CalcinedNatural Pozzolan for Use in ConcreteC989 Specification for Slag Cement for Use in Concrete andMortarsC1240 Specification for Silica Fume Used in CementitiousMixturesD5359 Specification for Glass Cullet Recovered from Wastefor Use in Manufacture of Glass FiberD6400 Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to beAerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facili-tiesE631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE1480 Terminology of Facility Management(Building-Related)E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Perfor-mance of Buildings1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustain-ability and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.01 on Buildings andConstruction.Current edition approved Oct.1,2010.Published November 2010.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E2129 05.DOI:10.1520/E2129-10.2The term“MasterFormat”and the MasterFormat logo are trademarks of TheConstruction Specifications Institute(CSI),99 Canal Center Plaza,Suite 300,Alexandria VA 22314,http:/www.csinet.org.3For 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 TABLE 1 General QuestionsQuestionYes or NoN/AU/KCommentsDIVISION 1GENERAL REQUIREMENTSCriterion No.1Materials(Product Feedstock)1.1Have efforts(such as mining management,site restoration,and so forth)been madeto minimize or avoid negative envi