1、Designation:E155709(Reapproved 2015)Standard Classification forBuilding Elements and Related SiteworkUNIFORMAT II1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E1557;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of l
2、ast 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 classification establishes a classification of buildingelements and related sitework.Elements,as defined here,aremajor
3、components common to most buildings.Elements usu-ally perform a given function,regardless of the designspecification,construction method,or materials used.Theclassification serves as a consistent reference for analysis,evaluation,and monitoring during the feasibility,planning,anddesign stages of bui
4、ldings.Using UNIFORMAT II ensuresconsistency in the economic evaluation of buildings projectsover time and from project to project.It also enhancesreporting at all stages in constructionfrom feasibility andplanning through the preparation of working documents,construction,maintenance,rehabilitation,
5、and disposal.1.2 This classification applies to buildings and related sitework.It excludes specialized process equipment related to abuildings functional use but does include furnishings andequipment.1.3 The classification incorporates three hierarchical levelsdescribed as Levels 1,2,and 3.Appendix
6、X1 presents a moredetailed suggested Level 4 classification of sub-elements.1.4 UNIFORMAT II is an elemental format similar to theoriginal UNIFORMAT2elemental classification.UNIFOR-MAT II differs from the original UNIFORMAT,however,inthat it takes into consideration a broader range of buildingtypes
7、and has been updated to categorize building elements asthey are in current building practice.1.5 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3E833 Terminology of Building Econo
8、micsE917 Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildingsand Building SystemsE964 Practice for Measuring Benefit-to-Cost and Savings-to-Investment Ratios for Buildings and Building SystemsE1057 Practice for Measuring Internal Rate of Return andAdjusted Internal Rate of Return for Investments inB
9、uildings and Building SystemsE1074 Practice for Measuring Net Benefits and Net Savingsfor Investments in Buildings and Building SystemsE1121 Practice for Measuring Payback for Investments inBuildings and Building SystemsE1185 Guide for Selecting Economic Methods for Evaluat-ing Investments in Buildi
10、ngs and Building SystemsE1369 Guide for Selecting Techniques for Treating Uncer-tainty and Risk in the Economic Evaluation of Buildingsand Building SystemsE1804 Practice for Performing and Reporting Cost AnalysisDuring the Design Phase of a ProjectE2083 Classification for Building Construction Field
11、Requirements,and Office Overhead&ProfitE2168 Classification for Allowance,Contingency,and Re-serve Sums in Building Construction EstimatingE2514 Practice for Presentation Format of Elemental CostEstimates,Summaries,and Analyses2.2 Adjuncts:Discount Factor Tables,Adjunct to Practices E917,E964,E1057,
12、E1074,and E112143.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsFor definitions of terms used in thisclassification,refer to Terminology E833.1This classification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81on Building Economics.Curre
13、nt edition approved Oct.1,2015.Published October 2015.Originallyapproved in 1993.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E1557 09.DOI:10.1520/E1557-09R15.2The original UNIFORMAT classification was developed jointly by the GeneralServices Administration(GSA)and the American Institute of Architects(
14、AIA).3For 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 website.4Available from ASTM International Headquarters.Order Adjunct
15、 No.ADJE091703.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 4.Significance and Use4.1 This classification defines building elements as majorcomponents common to most buildings.The classification isthe common thread linking activities a
16、nd participants in abuilding project from initial planning through operations,maintenance,and disposal.4.2 The users of UNIFORMAT II include owners,developers,facilities programmers,cost planners,estimators,schedulers,architects and engineers,specification writers,operating and maintenance staff,manufacturers,and educators.4.3 Use this classification when doing the following:54.3.1 Structuring costs on an elemental basis for economicevaluations(Practices E917,E964,E1057,E1074,E1121,andE1804)earl
