- Author
- Davis, G. | Gross, J. G.
- Title
- Standards Development in North America for Performance of Whole Buildings and Facilities.
- Coporate
- International Center for Facilities, Ontario, Canada National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Conseil International du Batiment (CIB). Some Examples of the Application of the Performance Concept in Buildings. The Performance Concept in Building. CIB Report Publication 157. W60. May 1993, 61-66 p., 1993
- Keywords
- standards | office buildings | performance evaluation
- Abstract
- This paper reviews the activities of ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings and the Subcommittee E06.25 on Whole Buildings and Facilities. Planned standards activities are outlined for 14 task groups. Under development are standards related to objective rating of quality and functionality of office facilities, area measurements, scales for comparing the operation and maintenance of facilities, rating scales for comparing the functionality and quality of educational facilities, behavioral measures, measurement of serviceability, rating buildings for their overall energy performance and monitoring and comparing end-use electrical consumption of commercial buildings and monitoring the energy use of residential buildings. An overview of the full ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings is provided.