Designation:E1700−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardClassificationforServiceabilityofanOfficeFacilityforStructureandBuildingEnvelope1,2ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1700;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisclassificationcoverspairsofscales(seeFigs.1-6)forclassifyinganaspectoftheserviceabilityofanofficefacility,thatis,thecapabilityofanofficefacilitytomeetcertainpossiblerequirementsforstructureandbuildingenve-lope.1.2Withinthataspectofserviceability,eachpairofscales(seeFigs.1-6)areforclassifyingonetopicofserviceability.EachparagraphinanOccupantRequirementScalesummarizesonelevelofserviceabilityonthattopic,whichoccupantsmightrequire.ThematchingentryintheFacilityRatingScaleisatranslationoftherequirementintoadescriptionofcertainfeaturesofafacilitywhich,takenincombination,indicatethatthefacilityislikelytomeetthatlevelofrequiredserviceability.1.3TheentriesintheFacilityRatingScale(seeFigs.1-6)areindicativeandnotcomprehensive.Theyareforquickscanning,toestimateapproximately,quickly,andeconomically,howwellanofficefacilityislikelytomeettheneedsofoneoranothertypeofoccupantgroup,overtime.Theentriesarenotformeasuring,knowing,orevaluatinghowanofficefacilityisperforming.1.4Thisclassificationcanbeusedtoestimatethelevelofserviceabilityofanexistingfacility.Itcanalsobeusedtoestimatetheserviceabilityofafacilitythathasbeenplannedbutnotyetbuilt,suchasoneforwhichsingle-linedrawingsandoutlinespecificationshavebeenprepared.1.5Thisclassificationindicateswhatwouldcauseafacilitytoberatedatacertainlevelofserviceability,butdoesnotstatehowtoconductaserviceabilityratingnorhowtoassignaserviceabilityscore.ThatinformationisfoundinPracticeE1334.ThescalesinFigs.1-6arecomplimentarytoandcompatiblewithPracticeE1334.Eachrequirestheother.1.6Thevaluesstatedini...
