1、Designation:E169914Standard Practice forPerforming Value Engineering(VE)/Value Analysis(VA)ofProjects,Products and Processes1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1699;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,th
2、e 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 a procedure for defining andsatisfying the functions of a project,product,or process(hereaft
3、er referred to as focus of study).Projects includeconstruction of commercial and residential buildings and otherengineered systems.2Products include components,systemsand equipment.3Processes include procurement,materialsmanagement,work flow,fabrication and assembly,qualitycontrol,and services.1.2 A
4、 multidisciplinary team uses the procedure to convertstakeholder constraints,needs,and desires into descriptions offunctions and then relates these functions to resources.1.3 Examples of costs are all relevant costs over a desig-nated study period,including the costs of obtaining funds,designing,pur
5、chasing/leasing,constructing/manufacturing/installing,operating,maintaining,repairing,replacing anddisposing of the particular focus of study.While not the onlycriteria,cost is an important basis for comparison in a VE/VAstudy.Therefore,accurate and comprehensive cost data is animportant element of
6、the analysis.1.4 This is a procedure to develop alternatives that meet thefunctions of the focus of study.Estimate the costs for eachalternative.Provide the owner/user/stakeholder with specific,technically accurate alternatives which can be implemented.The owner/user/stakeholder selects the alternat
7、ive(s)that bestsatisfies their constraints,needs and desires.1.5 Apply this practice to an entire focus of study,or to anysubsystem/element thereof.The user/owner/stakeholder canutilize the VE/VA procedure to select the element or scope ofthe study.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:4E631 Term
8、inology of Building ConstructionsE833 Terminology of Building EconomicsE917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildingsand Building SystemsE1369 Guide for Selecting Techniques for Treating Uncer-tainty and Risk in the Economic Evaluation of Buildingsand Building SystemsE1557 Classification
9、for Building Elements and RelatedSiteworkUNIFORMAT IIE1765 Practice for Applying Analytical Hierarchy Process(AHP)to Multiattribute Decision Analysis of InvestmentsRelated to Buildings and Building SystemsE2013 Practice for Constructing FAST Diagrams and Per-forming Function Analysis During Value An
10、alysis StudyE2103/E2103M Classification for Bridge ElementsUNIFORMAT II3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:For 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 E833.3.2 Defi
11、nitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 value,nAn expression of the relationship betweenfunction and resources,where function is measured by theperformance requirements of the customer and resources aremeasured in cost for materials,labor,and time required toaccomplish that function.3.2.2 v
12、alue engineering(VE),nThe application of valuemethodology to projects,products,and processes for the1This 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
13、1,2014.Published May 2014.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous edition approved in 2013 as E1699 13.DOI:10.1520/E1699-14.2Projects also include analytical studies that provide the technical basis forstandards development or identify alternative means for achieving organizationalobjectives and re
14、search and development activities that support the deployment ofnew products and processes.3Typical construction-related products for each product type are:(1)componentsstructural steel members;(2)systemsfire protection systems suchas sprinklers;and(3)equipmentmotorized vehicles for excavation andea
15、rthmoving,and transporting,lifting,and placing materials and components.4For 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 we
16、bsite.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 purpose of achieving the essential functions at the lowestlife-cycle cost consistent with the required performance,reliability,quality,and safety(syn.value analysis(VA).3.2.3 value methodology,na systematic procedure used toimprove the value of a project/product/process by examiningits functions and resources using analytical,creative,andevaluation techniques.3.2.3.1 DiscussionThe
