Building Analysis Flashcards
net area per person: office
100-250 sf
net area per seat: restaurant dining
15-18 sf
net area per seat: restaurant kitchen
3.6-5 sf
gross area per room: hotel (1.5 persons/room)
550-600 sf
net area per person: library reading room
20-35 sf
net area per person: theater with fixed seats
7.5 sf
net area per person: assembly areas; moveable seats
15 sf
% of seating area: theater lobbies
30%
net area per student: classroom
15-20 sf
net area per person: store
30-50 sf
benchmarking
establishment of common standards for rooms, spaces, and activities based on the measurement of similar facilities
net area (net assignable area)
the area determined by benchmarking / equipment needs (auto garage) / activity (basketball court) but not including circulation, mechanical space, or structure
unassigned area (nonassignable area)
circulation space, mechanical space, equipment rooms, wall and structural thicknesses
gross building area
net area + unassigned area
efficiency
net area : gross area
building efficiency: office
0.75 - 0.85
building efficiency: retail office
0.75 - 0.90
building efficiency: restaurant
0.65 - 0.70
building efficiency: public library
0.75 - 0.80
building efficiency: museum
0.83 - 0.90
building efficiency: theaters
0.60 - 0.75
building efficiency: hospitals
0.50 - 0.65
space req’d: mechanical rooms (total)
5 - 9% of GBA
space req’d: heating / boiling rooms
3 - 5% of GBA