Designation:E2166−12StandardPracticeforOrganizingandManagingBuildingData1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2166;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoverstheorganizationofbuildinginfor-mationtosupportinformeddecisionmaking.Thekindsofdataconsideredinthispracticeincludestext,numeric,andgraphicdata.Thesystemoforganizationisapplicabletoawiderangeofdatacollectionandorganizationtasksfromroutinein-depthanalysisofasinglebuilding,tosituationswheremanybuild-ingsmustbeevaluatedandprioritizedinashorttimeframe.1.2TheorganizationalstructureisbasedonClassificationforBuildingElementsandRelatedSitework—UNIFORMATII(ClassificationE1557),asystemwhichgroupsbuildingelementsaccordingtothewaybuildingsareconstructedandfunction.1.3TheuseofUNIFORMATIIprovidesasetofrecognizedsummarylevelsthatarerelevantthroughouttheindustriesthatdesign,construct,andmanagebuildings.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsE833TerminologyofBuildingEconomicsE917PracticeforMeasuringLife-CycleCostsofBuildingsandBuildingSystemsE1334PracticeforRatingtheServiceabilityofaBuildingorBuilding-RelatedFacilityE1557ClassificationforBuildingElementsandRelatedSitework—UNIFORMATIIE1699PracticeforPerformingValueAnalysis(VA)ofBuildingsandBuildingSystemsandOtherConstructedProjectsE1765PracticeforApplyingAnalyticalHierarchyProcess(AHP)toMultiattributeDecisionAnalysisofInvestmentsRelatedtoBuildingsandBuildingSystemsE1836PracticeforBuildingFloorAreaMeasurementsforFacilityManagement3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsofgeneraltermsrelatedtobuildingconstructionusedinthispractice,refertoTerminol-ogyE631;andforgeneraltermsrelatedtobuildingeconomics,refertoTerminologyE833.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Usethispracticetoorganizeinformationthatdescrib...
