Glossary
SERVICE STRIP. a plan zone containing internal service bays.
SERVICE ZONE. the horizontal layer of space between the bottom of a
finished ceiling and the top of the finished floor immediately above. See
INTERSTITIAL SPACE.
SIMPLE ASSEMBLY. a design configuration in which all structure is
framed in the same direction, and all service bays are external.
SPACE MODULE. a subdivision of a service module in a patient bedroom
area, which can be internally organized in various ways to accommodate a
range of functions, and which can be incorporated within a variety of
design configurations.
SUBSYSTEM. 1. a system considered as a component of a larger or
more general system. 2. any component, or group of components, which
has internally the characteristics of a system. (Example: the distribution
components of a mechanical system.)
SUPPORT AREA. all hospital areas outside the bed-care area.
SURGE SPACE. 1. space assigned to functions whose location within
the building is relatively non-critical, and placed adjacent to space
assigned to functions whose location is relatively critical, such that
expansion of the latter can occur by displacing the former. 2. a zone of
functional space at the boundary of two departments which is assigned to
the departments in a proportion which may vary over time.
SYSTEM. a set whose elements (termed components) are organized
toward a common objective, and are characterized by interdependence in
their individual contributions to that objective.
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. examination of the effects of the interactions
between the components of a system on the individual performance of
those elements and on the total performance of the system.
SYSTEMS APPROACH. a strategy of problem definition and solution
which emphasizes the interaction between problem elements and between
the immediate problem and its larger context, and which specifically
avoids traditional methods of independent or ad hoc treatment of the
various elements.
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