ASTM_E_2813_-_12e1.pdf

Designation:E2813121Standard 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.1NOTEEditorial changes were made throughout in April 2015.INTRODUCTIONBuilding Enclosure Commissioning(BECx)is a process that begins with the establishment of theOwners Project Requirements(OPR)and endeavors to ensure that the exterior enclosure and thoseelements intended to provide environmental separation within a building or structure meet or exceedthe expectations of the Owner as defined in the OPR.Afundamental understanding of the most currentpublished edition of ASHRAE Standard 202,Commissioning Process for Buildings and Systems andASTM E2947,Standard Guide for Building Enclosure Commissioning is recommended for optimaluse 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 Pre-Construction,21.2.4 Construction,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,third-party designpeer review during the Design Phase of both Fundamental andEnhanced BECx.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 BECxteam(see 4.2).1This 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 Feb.1,2012.Published April 2015.Originallyapproved in 2012.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as E281312.DOI:10.1520/E2813-12E01.2See 5.1.3,Pre-Construction Phase,which includes BECx activities that occurprior to contract award and the start of construction,and is included in ASHRAEStandard 202 and Guide E2947 as a sub-phase under the“Construction Phase”ofthe BECx process.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 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 orstructure,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 standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations pri