Glossary
NON-INTEGRATED. outside the design scope of a particular building
system.
NON-SYSTEM. non-integrated.
NON-SYSTEM ASSUMPTION. an assumption about a characteristic of a
non-integrated component used in the design of integrated components.
OGSF. outside gross square foot, a unit of total floor area.
OPENING CONFIGURATION. the original design configuration of a
building or building subsystem developed in response to its original
program.
OPTIMIZE. 1. to maximize desirable characteristics and/or minimize
undesirable characteristics. 2. to establish functional and economic
balance among the performance characteristics of two or more systems or
components.
PERFORMANCE CRITERION. a performance parameter so quantified or
described that a system or component can be examined or tested for
compliance.
PERFORMANCE PARAMETER. a variable characteristic for which a
specific value, range of values, or general comparative level must be
established to describe a system or component in terms of desired
performance.
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENT. a statement to the effect that a
certain system or component must comply with a certain performance
criterion or set of criteria.
PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION. a performance requirement stated in
a legal form to serve as the basis for bidding by manufacturers or
contractors on their own designs, often including a detailed test procedure,
or reference to a recognized test, by which compliance may be
established.
PLANNING MODULE. a one-story high unit of building volume with
specific dimensional and functional characteristics.
PLAN ZONE. a plan area of constant width extending from end to end, or
side to side, of a building or a planning module. See BEDROOM ZONE,
SANITARY ZONE AND SERVICE STRIP.
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