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Departmental Space Inventory Survey
Room Type Codes & Definitions

Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual Modified for University of Michigan Use


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Unclassified Facilities
050 Inactive Area
060 Alternation/Conversion Area
070 Unfinished Area
Nonassignable Areas
010 Building Service Area
020 Circulation Area
030 Mechanical Area


UNCLASSIFIED AREA

050 Inactive Area

Definition: Unassigned rooms available for assignment to a unit/activity.

Limitations: Rooms being modified or not completed are classified as Alteration/Conversion Area (060) or Unfinished Area (070).

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060 Alteration/Conversion Area

Definition: Rooms temporarily out of use due to modification.

Limitations: Rooms not in use or not completed are classified as Inactive Area (050) or Unfinished Area (070).

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070 Unfinished Area

Definition: All potentially assignable areas not completely finished.

Limitations: Intended only for the unfinished part of a building.

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NONASSIGNABLE AREA

010 Custodial Area

Definition: Rooms used for building protection, care, and maintenance.

Description: Includes trash rooms, guard rooms, custodial closets, custodial locker rooms, and custodial supply rooms.

Limitations: Does not include custodial supervisor offices (310), special-purpose storage rooms, or residence halls rooms such as linen closets which are classified under the appropriate service category.

Optional Custodial Area Sub-room Types

010.01 Clean/Soiled Dock (Hosp)

Description: Dock for clean/soiled linen.

010.02 Janitor Closet (Hosp)

Description: Room used to support janitorial services.

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020 Circulation Area

Definition: Used by the public for access to a subdivision of space.

Description: Corridors, elevator shafts, escalators, stairways, loading docks, lobbies, and other spaces used for public access to a building.

Limitations: Aisles without specific boundaries, used only for circulation within rooms such as office suites or classrooms, may have their area included with the primary room, or be separately measured if their borders are shown on floor plans. Private circulation areas such as office internal corridors are classified under the appropriate Service category.

Optional Sub-room Types

020.01 Corridor Nonassignable

Description: A public corridor not available for assignment to an occupant or specific use, but necessary for the general operation of a building.

020.02 Courtyard Inside (Hosp)

Description: Courtyard area totally encircled by building structure.

020.03 Dock

Description: A dock area.

020.04 Elevator

Description: An elevator shaft or area.

020.05 Escalator

Description: An escalator area.

020.06 Lobby/Vestibule

Description: A lobby/vestibule area.

020.07 Stairway

Description: A stairway area.

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030 Mechanical Area

Definition: Rooms used to house mechanical equipment, provide utility services, and public toilet/lounge facilities.

Description: Includes mechanical rooms in buildings and central utility plants, air-duct shafts, boiler rooms, pipe shafts, communications closets, and public toilet facilities with their associated lounges.

Limitations: Does not include private toilet facilities like those in an office complex which are classified under the appropriate Service category.

Optional Mechanical Area Sub-Room Types

030.01 Maintenance Room

Description: A maintenance room for general maintenance activities.

030.02 Utilities - Communications (Hosp)

Description: Communications room to house communications equipment.

030.03 Utilities - Electrical

Description: An electrical room to house a buildings main electrical system equipment.

030.04 Utilities - Mechanical

Description: A mechanical room to house a buildings main mechanical system equipment.

030.05 Vertical Shaft (Hosp)

Description: Shaft running from top to bottom of building.

030.06 Restroom Public (Hosp)

Description: Restroom intended for public use

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