American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

What Does ASTM Stand For?
Currently known as ASTM International, “American Society for Testing and Materials”, ASTM is a developer of international voluntary consensus standards.  ASTM standards are developed by committees of relevant industry professionals who meet regularly in an open and transparent process to deliver standards, test methods, specifications, guides, and practices.
ASTM creates many standard procedures governing environmental and engineering services, such as:



ASTM E1527-13

Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments:
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process
(This Standard meets the requirements of EPA’s All Appropriate Inquiries.)

ASTM E2018-15

Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments:
Baseline Property Condition Assessment Process

ASTM E2026-07

Standard Guide for
Seismic Risk Assessment of Buildings