ASTM_E_2166_-_12.pdf

Designation:E216612Standard Practice forOrganizing and Managing Building Data1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2166;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 the organization of building infor-mation to support informed decision making.The kinds of dataconsidered in this practice includes text,numeric,and graphicdata.The system of organization is applicable to a wide rangeof data collection and organization tasks from routine in-depthanalysis of a single building,to situations where many build-ings must be evaluated and prioritized in a short time frame.1.2 The organizational structure is based on Classificationfor Building Elements and Related SiteworkUNIFORMATII(Classification E1557),a system which groups buildingelements according to the way buildings are constructed andfunction.1.3 The use of UNIFORMAT II provides a set of recognizedsummary levels that are relevant throughout the industries thatdesign,construct,and manage buildings.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE833 Terminology of Building EconomicsE917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildingsand Building SystemsE1334 Practice for Rating the Serviceability of a Building orBuilding-Related FacilityE1557 Classification for Building Elements and RelatedSiteworkUNIFORMAT IIE1699 Practice for Performing Value Analysis(VA)ofBuildings and Building Systems and Other ConstructedProjectsE1765 Practice for Applying Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP)to Multiattribute Decision Analysis of InvestmentsRelated to Buildings and Building SystemsE1836 Practice for Building Floor Area Measurements forFacility Management3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of general terms related tobuilding construction used in this practice,refer to Terminol-ogy E631;and for general terms related to building economics,refer to Terminology E833.4.Significance and Use4.1 Use this practice to organize information that describesnew or existing buildings of any size.The concepts presentedhere can also be applied to other categories of constructionwhere a standard corresponding to UNIFORMAT II does notyet exist.4.2 The hierarchical structure of UNIFORMAT II enablesthe user to focus on building elements in functionally consis-tent groups.It can be applied by an administrator initiating adata system as a facility standard,as well as a consultantreporting on building conditions.4.2.1 Aconsistent method of arrangement for subject matterexpedites the preparation and use of source documents,andsimplifies the process of comparing information from severalsources.4.3 This practice is suitable for arranging the content ofindividual reports,managing physical files,as well as auto-mated data applications.Personal computers operating com-mercially available software are able to meet the functionalrequirements of this practice.4.4 This practice provides a consistent and comprehensiveoutline suitable to track the evolution of specific buildingconditions in one or many buildings.It can be applied tohistorical building data as well as new information.4.5 Administration of this practice will reveal categories ofbuilding data that have been overlooked in prior data gatheringefforts that did not rely on a systems approach.The compre-hensive hierarchy of Systems and Elements,readily displaysthe amount and depth of information distributed among thecategories and levels.The pattern of available informationhighlights voids among the categories.It is also possible toquickly focus on the quality and sufficiency of cataloged datato determine whether an appropriate level of detail exists toaddress the needs of decision-makers.1This 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 April 1,2012.Published April 2012.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as E2166 07.DOI:10.1520/E2166-12.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.Procedure5.1 Organize existing physical information to correspond tothe categories of UNIFORMAT II.Initial data-gathering effortsfor new or existing buildings can easily make informationconform to the hierarchical structure of UNIFORMAT II.5.2 Legacy data and pre-existing text are likely to be foundin the prevailing style of the preparer.In order to preserve theclarity and