1、Designation:E262015Standard Classification forProgram and Project Estimate Summaries1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2620;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 pare
2、ntheses 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 costsummaries for use when estimating program and project costs.1.2 This classification can be applie
3、d to construction pro-grams and projects that include one or more construction workprojects.1.3 This classification is not based on permanent physicalelements of construction(as defined and classified in Classifi-cation E1557 for example);rather,the classification items arecost components common to
4、most program and project esti-mates.1.4 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 limitat
5、ions prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE833 Terminology of Building EconomicsE1557 Classification for Building Elements and RelatedSiteworkUNIFORMAT IIE2083 Classification for Building Construction FieldRequirements,and Office Overhead&P
6、rofitE2168 Classification for Allowance,Contingency,and Re-serve Sums in Building Construction EstimatingE2514 Practice for Presentation Format of Elemental CostEstimates,Summaries,and Analyses2.2 Other Standard:3MasterFormat3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:For other definitions of general terms re-late
7、d to building construction used in this classification,refer toTerminology E631;and for general terms related to buildingeconomics,refer to Terminology E833.3.1.1 element,ninconstructionplanning,design,specification,estimating,and cost analysis,a significant com-ponent part of the whole that perform
8、s a specific function,orfunctions,regardless of design,specification,or constructionmethod.3.1.1.1 DiscussionWhile through analysis,or by directapplication,construction estimates categorized into elements(functional elements)with allocated costs,may be summarizedin an elemental cost summary or eleme
9、ntal cost analysis;elements(functional elements)also provide a framework forconsistent preliminary project description,outline,and perfor-mance specification,through all stages of planning,design,construction,and maintenance.3.1.2 elemental cost analysis,nin construction planning,design,specificatio
10、n,estimating,and cost analysis,a tabulationof cost categorized by major group element,group element,or element,or any combination thereof,to which a parameterquantity,or parameter quantities,has,or have,been applied toderive benchmark figures(rates,ratios,percentages,and soforth).3.1.2.1 DiscussionE
11、lemental cost analyses are valuabletools in planning,estimating,and controlling construction costthrough all stages of planning and design.The benchmarkfigures are primarily derived from underlying estimate detailbut can,in some circumstances,be used directly to approxi-mate estimates for other proj
12、ects.3.1.3 elemental cost summary,nin construction planning,design,specification,estimating,and cost analysis,a tabulationof cost categorized by major group element,group element,or element.3.1.4 group element,nin construction planning,design,specification,estimating,and cost analysis,a significant
13、com-ponent part of the whole that includes relevant elementswhich,as a group,perform specific function,or functions,regardless of design,specification or construction method.3.1.5 major group element,nin construction planning,design,specification,estimating,and cost analysis,a very1This classificati
14、on is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.81on Building Economics.Current edition approved May 1,2015.Published July 2015.Originally approvedin 2008.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as E262008.DOI:10.1520/
15、E2620-15.2For 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.3Available from the Construction Specifications Institute
16、(CSI),110 SouthUnion Street,Suite 100,Alexandria VA 22314,http:/www.csinet.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 significant component part of the whole that includes relevantgroup elements which,as a group,perform major specificfunction,or functions,regardless of design,specification orconstruction method.3.1.6 parameter quantity,nin construction planning,design,specification,estimating,and cost analysis,a measureof the
