BOMA & IRC (Residential SF) Flashcards
If the glass is MORE THAN 50% of the wall area where is the measurement taken?
Inside glass surface of exterior wall
If the glass is LESS THAN 50% of the wall area where is the measurement taken?
Exterior wall’s inside surface
What is an incidential space?
Non-usuable space
Closets, structural columns, and walls
What is the Gross area?
The ENTIRE area and envelope of a building to the outside walls
What is NET area?
AREA dedicated and shared support
Actual area required for a client to perform all their functions
What is Primary circulation?
The path to access and exit egress from occupant areas
Main corridor to exit
What is Secondary circulation?
What you need INSIDE the tentant space to get from one office to another
Hallways between offices
What is an occupant area?
This is everything behind the front door of the space where personnel and FF&E are located
Includes NET area and Secondary Circulation area
What is Rentable area?
The total USABLE area PLUS allocations of the floor and buidlings common area
(Rent or money, what the landlord makes)
Lobbies, egress corridors, service spaces, restrooms, utility rooms
What is USABLE area?
Total space used by the tentant
(What the tentant uses)
does not include restrooms, stairs, elevators
What is an efficiency factor?
- How efficient the floor is
- Net/total occupant area
- Ranges from 0.6 - 0.8
- Includes columns, secondary circulation, etc..
- Take the NET and divide by GROSS
400 SF (Net) ÷ 500 SF (UA) = .80 EF
What is a load factor?
Ratio between Usable area and Gross area
* Take the Gross (total area or Rentable) and divide by the Usable (or occupant)
550 SF (RA) ÷ 500 SF (UA) = 1.10 LF
What is circulation factor?
Percentage of the USABLE space that is dedicated to circulation
100 SF (CA) ÷ 500 SF (UA) = Circulation Factor or .20 or 20%
Total Area (or gross) divided by Usable Area =
Load factor
Usable Area multiplied by LF (Load Factor) =
Rentable area
Rentable divided by LF =
Usable area
Net Area divided by EF* =
Usuable area
What is the recommended circulation multiplier (CM) range?
1.4 - 1.6 range
1.5 average
What is the recommended circulation factor (CF) range?
28% - 35% range
33% average
NSF x CM =
USF