1、Designation:E302615Standard Guide forReadily Observable Moisture Affected Materials andConditions Conducive to Elevated Moisture in CommercialBuildings:Visual Moisture Assessment Process1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3026;the number immediately following the designation indica
2、tes the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the 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 PurposeThe purpose of this guide2is to define goodc
3、ommercial practice for conducting a baseline survey forreadily observable moisture affected materials and conditionsconducive to elevated moisture in a commercial buildingrelated to a commercial real estate transaction or commercialreal estate asset management by conducting:a walk-throughsurvey,docu
4、ment reviews,and interviews as outlined withinthis guide.This guide is intended to provide a practical meansfor the visual identification of moisture affected materials andphysical deficiencies conducive to elevated moisture as a resultof water infiltration through the building envelope orsubstructu
5、re,or generated within the subject building as aresult of processes or mechanical systems,excluding deminimis conditions.This guide is to allow a user to assessgeneral moisture concerns,as well as the potential need forfurther assessment or other actions that may be appropriate thatare beyond the sc
6、ope of this guide.For purposes of this guide,the initialism“VMA”or“Visual Moisture Assessment”is usedinterchangeably with this guides full title.1.2 Purpose LimitationsWhile a VMA may be used tosurvey for readily identifiable moisture affected materials andphysical deficiencies conducive to elevated
7、 moisture,the VMAis not designed to serve as comprehensivesurvey for thepresence of moisture affected materials and physical deficien-cies conducive to elevated moisture in all or most areas in acommercial building.It is not intended to reduce or eliminatethe risks that elevated moisture may pose to
8、 the subjectbuilding or its occupants.1.3 Considerations Beyond This ScopeThe use of thisguide is strictly limited to the scope set forth in this section.Section 12 of this guide identifies,for informational purposes,certain physical conditions(not an all-inclusive list)that mayexist at a property a
9、nd certain activities or procedures(not anall-inclusive list)that are beyond the scope of this guide butmay warrant consideration by users.The need to investigateany such conditions in the providers scope of services shouldbe evaluated based upon,among other factors,the nature of theproperty and the
10、 reason for conducting the VMA.The scope ofsuch further investigation or testing services should be agreedupon between the user and the provider as additional services,which are beyond the scope of this guide,prior to initiation ofthe VMA process.The responsibility to initiate work beyondthe scope o
11、f this guide lies with the user.1.3.1 Sampling for suspect fungi and other forms of biologi-cal growth is a non-scope consideration under this guide.1.3.2 Sampling or otherwise measuring for moisture is anon-scope consideration under this guide.1.4 Organization of the GuideThis guide has 13 sections
12、and three appendices.Section 1 defines the Scope.Section 2 isReferenced Documents.Section 3 is Terminology.Section 4defines the Significance and Use of this guide.Section 5describes User Responsibilities.Sections 6 through 11 provideguidelines for the main body of the report,including the scopeof th
13、e walk-through survey and preparation of the report.Section 12 and Appendix X1 identify Out of Scope Consider-ations.Section 13 lists keywords for Internet reference.Ap-pendix X1 provides the user with additional VMA scopeconsiderations,whereby a user may increase this guidesbaseline scope of due di
14、ligence to be exercised by the provider,Appendix X2 provides the user with a suggested InterviewChecklist,and Appendix X3 provides the user with a suggestedField Checklist.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility o
15、f the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.1This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee E50 on EnvironmentalAssessment,Risk Management and Corrective Action and is the direct resp
16、onsibil-ity of Subcommittee E50.02 on Real Estate Assessment and Management.Current edition approved Aug.1,2015.Published September 2015.DOI:10.1520/E3026152Whenever terms defined in Section 3 are used in this guide,they are in italics.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:3D7338 Guide for Assessment Of Fungal Growth in Build-ingsE631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE1527 Practic
