Glossary
Conference and Classroom/Training Facilities (SP-5A):
Areas used for
conferences, training, libraries, hearings, or mini-computer use with supplemental
HVAC and/or built-in special equipment such as blackout curtains, lighting controls,
projection booths and sound conditioning, in addition to office finishes. These
areas include:
Conference rooms with special equipment and/or HVAC.
Hearing rooms with special equipment and/or HVAC, (does not include U.S.
Court hearing rooms).
Classroom/training rooms with special equipment and/or HVAC.
Exhibit areas with special equipment and/or HVAC.
Table areas in cafeterias with supplementary HVAC or other special features.
Mini-computer/mega frame equipment rooms adjacent to office areas requiring
supplemental HVAC and minor special buildout such as deadbolt locks,
dedicated electrical outlets, LAN cable distribution access, etc. (rooms requiring
substantially less than SP-4 buildout).
Light Industrial Areas (SP-6): Areas which may have some or all of the
characteristics of warehouse space but, in addition, may be provided with one or
more of the following features: air-conditioning, humidity control, special power, and
a light level equal to or slightly less than that provided for office space including:
Records storage with humidity control.
Storage type space with air-conditioning.
Printing plants.
Product classifying laboratories.
Motor pool service areas.
Postal workrooms, swingrooms, (including swingroom toilets), locker rooms,
mailing vestibules and platforms, lock box lobbies, and unsuspended lookout
areas.
Shops (other than PBS).
Loading docks and shipping platforms.
Canopy areas if included in occupiable area.
Vertical improved mail system areas.
Telephone frame rooms and unattended switchboards (for specific agency
use).
Standard Alterations: Those alterations necessary to prepare an agency's space to
meet a particular space classification (office, storage, or special type) and permit
occupancy of space. Such alterations do not include any work above the standards for
that particular classification of space.
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