ASTM E2136-01 - 10.3.2001
 
1. Scope

1.1 This guide gives examples of performance statements for durable in-place materials, products, components, subsystems, and systems for single family attached and detached dwellings, considering the effects of normal degradation factors to which they are anticipated to be subjected over their service lives. provides a listing of the sections of this Guide that address durability including the performance statements.

1.2 Damage from extreme acts of nature, vandalism, or intentional destructive acts by dwelling inhabitants are not considered as normal degradation factors affecting durability in this guide.

Note 1--Performance statements regarding the performance of single family attached and detached dwellings under extreme acts of nature are addressed in the Guide on Structural Safety and Serviceability.

1.3 This document also addresses site planning in so far as it affects the durability of single family attached and detached dwellings.

1.4 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values in parentheses are for information.

1.5 This guide is not intended to be used as a prescriptive regulatory document.

 
2. Referenced Documents

D3462-09

Standard Specification for Asphalt Shingles Made from Glass Felt and Surfaced with Mineral Granules

B117-19

Standard Practice for Operating Salt Spray (Fog) Apparatus

D3746-85(1996)e1

Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Bituminous Roofing Systems

D4226-19e1

Standard Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Building Products (Includes all amendments and changes 8/21/2020).

D4449-15(2021)

Standard Test Method for Visual Evaluation of Gloss Differences Between Surfaces of Similar Appearance

D4812-19e1

Standard Test Method for Unnotched Cantilever Beam Impact Resistance of Plastics (Includes all amendments and changes 5/3/2022).

D5178-21

Standard Test Method for Mar Resistance of Organic Coatings

E2151-02

Standard Terminology of Guides for Specifying and Evaluating Performance of Single Family Attached and Detached Dwellings

F925-13(2020)

Standard Test Method for Resistance to Chemicals of Resilient Flooring

F1265-03a(2020)

Standard Test Method for Resistance to Impact for Resilient Floor Tile (Includes all amendments and changes 2/25/2020).

G116-99(2020)e1

Standard Practice for Conducting Wire-on-Bolt Test for Atmospheric Galvanic Corrosion (Includes all amendments and changes 12/17/2020).

G149-97

Standard Practice for Conducting the Washer Test for Atmospheric Galvanic Corrosion (Withdrawn 2004)

E998-19

Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Architectural Glass Products Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads

E1017-88(1994)

Standard Specification for Generic Performance Requirements for Exterior Residential Window Assemblies (Withdrawn 2003)

E1233-06

Standard Test Method for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Air Pressure Differential

E1825-21

Standard Guide for Evaluation of Building Exterior Enclosure Materials, Products, and Systems

D5420-21

Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimen by Means of a Striker Impacted by a Falling Weight (Gardner Impact)

D6110-18

Standard Test Method for Determining the Charpy Impact Resistance of Notched Specimens of Plastics

E631-15

Standard Terminology of Building Constructions

E632-82(1996)

Standard Practice for Developing Accelerated Tests to Aid Prediction of the Service Life of Building Components and Materials (Withdrawn 2005)

E695-22

Standard Test Method of Measuring Relative Resistance of Wall, Floor, and Roof Construction to Impact Loading

E773-01

Standard Test Method for Accelerated Weathering of Sealed Insulating Glass Units (Withdrawn 2010)

E774-97

Standard Specification for the Classification of the Durability of Sealed Insulating Glass Units (Withdrawn 2006)

E822-92(2023)

Standard Practice for Determining Resistance of Solar Collector Covers to Hail by Impact with Propelled Ice Balls

E917-17(2023)

Standard Practice for Measuring Life-Cycle Costs of Buildings and Building Systems

E997-15(2021)

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Glass Breakage Probability Under the Influence of Uniform Static Loads by Proof Load Testing

E2025-99

Standard Test Method for Evaluating Fenestration Components and Assemblies for Resistance to Impact Energies

G153-13(2021)

Standard Practice for Operating Enclosed Carbon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials

G154-23

Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials

G155-21

Standard Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Materials

G151-19

Standard Practice for Exposing Nonmetallic Materials in Accelerated Test Devices that Use Laboratory Light Sources

G152-13(2021)

Standard Practice for Operating Open Flame Carbon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials

C1036-21

Standard Specification for Flat Glass

C1048-18

Standard Specification for Heat-Strengthened and Fully Tempered Flat Glass

C1172-19

Standard Specification for Laminated Architectural Flat Glass

C1349-17(2024)

Standard Specification for Architectural Flat Glass Clad Polycarbonate

D225-07

Standard Specification for Asphalt Shingles (Organic Felt) Surfaced With Mineral Granules (Withdrawn 2012)

D256-23e1

Standard Test Methods for Determining the Izod Pendulum Impact Resistance of Plastics (Includes all amendments and changes 4/7/2023).

D1729-22

Standard Practice for Visual Appraisal of Colors and Color Differences of Diffusely-Illuminated Opaque Materials

D2444-21

Standard Practice for Determination of the Impact Resistance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a Tup (Falling Weight)

D2486-17

Standard Test Methods for Scrub Resistance of Wall Paints

D3363-22

Standard Test Method for Film Hardness by Pencil Test