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    Home»eNewsletter»ASTM International Construction Standard to Support Architectural Mock-Up Programs
    January 13, 2021

    ASTM International Construction Standard to Support Architectural Mock-Up Programs

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    A new ASTM International standard will help architects designing mock-up structures used to prepare for the construction of a new building. ASTM’s committee on performance of buildings developed the standard, which will soon be approved as E3223.

    ASTM International member Eric Peterson notes that when new buildings are constructed, especially large complex buildings with intricate facades, architects will build a mock-up that simulates a portion of the façade and components for the new building.

    “This mock-up not only permits the architect to visualize what the final building façade will look like, it permits an opportunity to work through challenging details, evaluate interfacing conditions and perform testing the building façade before it is constructed on the building,” says Peterson, a principal at WDP & Associates Consulting Engineers. “This standard provides valuable information to the specifier for the development of the mock-up program including best practices for the design, construction and testing of these systems.”

    According to Peterson, the new standard will be primarily useful to architects, but that it will also contain information that will be valuable for entire construction teams, including owners, constructors and testing agencies.

    This effort directly relates to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #13 on climate action since the standard helps in the creation of energy-efficient and high-performing envelopes that can reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gases.

    Peterson says the committee invites interested parties to participate in the development of future revisions to the new standard since there is a wide variety of experiences with mock-up construction.

    “We are soliciting feedback from all who are interested but are particularly interested in feedback from practicing architects for how user-friendly the standard is and what we could do to improve its use in the industry,” says Peterson.

    ASTM welcomes participation in the development of its standards. Become a member at www.astm.org/JOIN.

    To purchase standards, contact 1-877-909-ASTM or email sales@astm.org.

    Architecture ASTM International Construction mock-ups Standards Sustainability United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #13

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