HOW THE CMMS STANDARDS EFFORT WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY ASTM
Francoise Szigeti
International Center for Facilities
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Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) are within scope of ASTM Committee E06 on Buildings
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Chairman of E06 is Jim Gross of NIST Building and Fire Research Laboratory
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He heartily supports this effort
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Propose CMMS standards be developed in E06.25 on whole Buildings and Facilities
SUPPORT FROM ASTM SUBCOMMITTEE E06.25 ON WHOLE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
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CMMS is within the scope of E06.25
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Chairman of E06.25 is Gerald Davis, President of the International Center for Facilities
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He is also 2nd Vice Chairman of E06.
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Handout shows scope and content of E06.25 standards.
TASK GROUP SUPPORT
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Your CMMS would be a Task Group within E06.25
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CMMS would fit with E06.25's “Applications of Information Systems.”
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Gross, Davis and officers of the Subcommittee are ready and eager to give full support to developing your standard.
NEXT STEPS
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Where and when to meet
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Could meet in DC on your schedule, and/or at regular meetings of E06.25 (twice a year).
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You are invited to E06.25 meeting in Atlanta, March 1-2
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Leadership and technical support
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Will one of your group commit the time and effort to chair the Task Group?
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Kent Reed of NIST knows the ASTM procedures for standards development, and the content of your work.
EXCERPTS FROM HANDOUT ON ASTM SUBCOMMITTEE E06.25 ON WHOLE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
How well do our facilities perform?
Do our facilities match our organizational objectives?
How well do our facilities meet the needs of occupants and visitors? What should they expect?
How can we measure and compare the serviceability of different facilities?
How do we know, and show, that we are getting good value from them? What are the benchmarks?
When is further investment justified?
What are others like us doing with their facilities? What is typical?
Work in ASTM Subcommittee E06.25 on Whole Buildings and Facilities
Questions like these stimulated the creation in 1983 of ASTM Subcommittee E06.25 on Whole Buildings and Facilities. Now, in 1992, work is under way, or standards have been developed, in several subject areas, such as:
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Objective rating scales for the quality and functionality of office facilities, for better selection from among space offered for rent or occupancy, and matching of occupants to facilities at lowest cost.
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Standard for classifying floor area measurements, to permit accurate benchmarking of space use and cost for office, research, and institutional facilities.
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Rating scales for comparing the ability of office facilities to be operated and maintained economically.
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Rating scales for comparing the functionality and quality of educational facilities.
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Behavioral measures of serviceability, for use when dealing with problems such as “office building syndrome,” and measures of occupant satisfaction.
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Rating buildings for their likely overall energy performance and relative energy economy.
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Monitoring and comparing end-use electrical consumption in commercial buildings.
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Monitoring the energy use of residential buildings.
The Subcommittee focuses on the priorities of building occupants, owners, and managers
The Subcommittee is part of ASTM Committee E-6 on Performance of Buildings, one of 134 ASTM technical standards-writing committees. Organized in 1898, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) is one of the largest voluntary standards development systems in the world.
TASK GROUPS IN ASTM E06.25
Task Group E06.25.02 on Rating Serviceability of Whole Buildings and Facilities
Task Group E06.25.07 on Setting the Serviceability Requirements for Facilities
Task Group E06.25.21 on Energy Monitoring Protocols
Task Group E06.25.22 on Energy Performance of Whole Buildings
Task Group E06.25.24 on Operation and Maintenance of Facilities
Task Group E06.25.25 on Structure and Building Envelope
Task Group E06.25.27 on Measuring Energy Use of Whole Buildings and Facilities
Task Group E06.25.45 on Serviceability of General Purpose Office Facilities
Task Group E06.25.47 on Education Facilities
Task Group E06.25.05 on Behavioral Tools for Assessing Facility Design and Productivity
Task Group E06.25.06 on Area Measurement of Office, Research and Institutional Facilities
Task Group E06.25.08 on Area Measurement of Health Care Facilities
Task Group E06.25.10 on Area Measurement of Education Facilities
Task Group E06.25.26 on Multiple-Attribute Analysis (MAAP) Process for facilities
Task Group E06.25.92 on Symposium on Overall Facility Performance
Task Group E06.25.94 on Terminology
Task Group E06.25.95 on Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for International Standards Organization subcommittee on functional/user requirements and performance in building construction (ISO/TC59/SC3)
