Glossary
Blocking and Stacking: The first step in space planning. Graphically arranging
organizational units by floor and within a floor to fit in the building. Determined by
adjacency requirements, square footages, and special space needs.
electrical closets. These elements are generally grouped together.
Build-Out: Refers to the preparation of space for occupancy including lighting, outlets,
partitions, doors, carpet, paint, etc. This could mean either construction from a shell or
demolition of existing partitions, doors, outlets, etc., and then new interior construction
to meet contract terms.
CBD: Central Business District.
CBD: The Commerce Business Daily, which publishes information about all contracting
efforts of the Federal government. Most contracts are announced in the CBD.
CDs: Contract Documents.
Circulation and Layout Factor: A percentage added onto workstation and support
footprints to account for aisles, corridors, building inefficiencies, etc.
Circulation Path: An exterior or interior way of passage from one place to another for
pedestrians, including but not limited to sidewalks, hallways, courtyards, stairways and
stair landings.
Common Area Factor: The Common Area Factor is a conversion factors(s)
determined by the building owner and often applied by the owner to the usable area to
determine the rentable square feet for the building. The Common Area Factor includes
a share of the building support/common areas. There usually is one factor for full floors
and a different factor for partial floors in the same building.
Construction Documents: Scaled, hard-line drawings communicating a client's exact
requirements for build-out. A construction document package contains full and
complete
furniture
plans,
finish
plans,
telephone/electrical
plans,
construction/demolition
plans,
and
plumbing/mechanical/structural/electrical
engineering plans.
Convector: A mechanical air handling unit, usually placed along the exterior wall of a
building to provide air heating and cooling.
Conventional Furniture: Free-standing single pieces of furniture, such as desks,
chairs, file cabinets, credenzas, etc. Also referred to as "case goods."
stair towers, janitorial closets, pipe shafts, public toilets, etc. Such areas are often
clustered in the center (hence, "Core"). Such space is non-occupiable.
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