ASTM_E_2813_-_18.pdf

Designation:E281318Standard Practice forBuilding Enclosure Commissioning1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2813;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.INTRODUCTIONBuilding Enclosure Commissioning(BECx)is a process that begins with the establishment of theOwners Project Requirements(OPR)and endeavors to confirm that the exterior enclosure and thoseelements intended to provide environmental separation within a building or structure meet or exceedthe expectations of the Owner as described in the OPR,and as defined by the contract documents.Afundamental understanding of the most current published edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard202,Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems and ASTM E2947,Standard Guide forBuilding Enclosure Commissioning is recommended for optimal use and application of this practice.1.Scope1.1 This practice is intended to serve as a concise,authoritative,and technically sound practice for BuildingEnclosure Commissioning(BECx)that establishes two levelsof BECx:Fundamental and Enhanced(refer also to Section 4).1.2 The BECx process as defined in this practice includesthe following phases and sub-phases:1.2.1 Pre-design,1.2.2 Design,1.2.2.1 Schematic Design,1.2.2.2 Design Development,1.2.2.3 Construction Documentation,1.2.3 Bidding and Negotiation Phase,1.2.4 Construction,1.2.4.1 Pre-Construction,1.2.4.2 Construction Administration,and1.2.5 Occupancy and Operations.1.3 This practice includes a mandatory OPR DevelopmentGuideline(AnnexA1)and requires the development of an OPRfor both Fundamental and Enhanced BECx that addresses,at aminimum,the performance attributes and metrics included inAnnex A1 of this practice.1.4 This practice includes mandatory BECx PerformanceTesting Requirements(Annex A2)approved for use with thispractice to evaluate the performance and durability of enclo-sure materials,components,systems,and assemblies.1.5 This practice mandates independent design review dur-ing the Design Phase of both Fundamental and EnhancedBECx.1.6 This practice recognizes that the OPR for exteriorenclosure performance and environmental separation mayexceed the baseline requirements of applicable building codesand standards and provides guidance for the development of anOPR based on the following attributes as defined in Annex A1of this practice:1.6.1 Energy,1.6.2 Environment,1.6.3 Safety,1.6.4 Security,1.6.5 Durability,1.6.6 Sustainability,and1.6.7 Operation.1.7 The terms“building enclosure”and“enclosure”as theyappear in this practice refer collectively to all materials,components,systems,and assemblies intended to provideshelter and environmental separation between interior andexterior,or between two or more environmentally distinctinterior spaces in a building or structure.1.8 This practice establishes that the Building EnclosureCommissioning Provider(BECxP)refers specifically to theindividual retained by the Owner to develop,manage,and be inresponsible charge of the BECx process,including individualmembers and technical specialists that may comprise the BECxgroup(see 4.2).1.9 The role and responsibilities of the BECxPas defined bythis practice are not intended to supersede or otherwise replacethe contractual obligations reserved specifically for the partiesresponsible for the design and construction of a building or1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on Perfor-mance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.55 onPerformance of Building Enclosures.Current edition approved Oct.1,2018.Published December 2018.Originallyapproved in 2012.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as E2813121.DOI:10.1520/E281318.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 structure,nor the duties that may otherwise be assigned tothose parties by applicable regulatory or statutory law.1.10 This practice is not intended to warrant or otherwiseguarantee the as-built or in-service durability,or both,andperformance of enclosure materials,components,systems,andassemblies.1.11 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to inch-pound units that are provided for informa-tion only and are not considered standard.1.12 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 sta