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Scope

1.1 This classification contains pairs of scales for classifying an aspect of the serviceability of an office facility, that is, the capability of an office facility to meet certain possible requirements for suitable sound and visual conditions.

1.2 Within that aspect of serviceability, each pair of scales, shown in Figs. 1 through 6, are for classifying one topic of serviceability. Each paragraph in an Occupant Requirement Scale (see Figs. 1 through 6) summarizes one level of serviceability on that topic, which occupants might require. The matching entry in the Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1 through 6) is a translation of the requirement into a description of certain features of a facility which, taken in combination, indicate that the facility is likely to meet that level of required serviceability.

1.3 The entries in the Facility Rating Scale (see Figs. 1 through 6) are indicative and not comprehensive. They are for quick scanning to estimate approximately, quickly, and economically, how well an office facility is likely to meet the needs of one or another type of occupant group over time. The entries are not for measuring, knowing, or evaluating how an office facility is performing.

1.4 This classification can be used to estimate the level of serviceability of an existing facility. It can also be used to estimate the serviceability of a facility that has been planned but not yet built, such as one for which single-line drawings and outline specifications have been prepared.

1.5 This classification indicates what would cause a facility to be rated at a certain level of serviceability but does not state how to conduct a serviceability rating nor how to assign a serviceability score. That information is found in Practice E 1334. The scales in this classification are complimentary to and compatible with Practice E 1334. Each requires the other.

Keywords

building; facility; facility occupants; function; office performance; rating; rating scale; requirements; serviceability; sound environment; visual environment; ICS Number Code 35.260 (Office machines)

To find similar documents by ASTM Volume:

04.11 (Building Constructions (I): E72 - E2110)

To find similar documents by classification:

35.260 (Office machines Including typewriters, dictation equipment, addressing machines, letter opening machines, letter folding machines, postal franking machines, their ribbons and other accessories, etc. Telephones, see 33.050.10 Telex and telefax, see 33.050.30 Copying machines, see 37.100.10 Wrapping and packaging equipment, see 55.200 Paper based stationery, see 85.080 Office furniture, see 97.140 Non-paper based stationery, see 97.180)

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