ARE PA - Building Efficiency

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1. Gross Building Includes: Exterior walls and everything within

Area

2. Gross Area (for Includes: Everything within exterior walls (mezzanines,

code purposes interstitial spaces such as a mech floor, attics, garage,
not zoning) covered porch)
Excludes: Exterior walls

3. Net Assignable Includes: Interior walls + columns + projections

Area Excludes: Exterior walls, vertical penetrations, core, ser-
vice areas, primary circulation, secondary circulation

4. Usable Area (De- Includes: Interior walls + columns + projections + sec-

partmental Gross ondary circulation
Area) Excludes: Exterior walls, vertical penetrations, core, ser-
vice areas, primary circulation,

5. Rentable Area Includes: Usable area + Building core + Service + Primary

Circulation
Excludes: Exterior walls, vertical penetrations

6. Overall Building Net Assignable area/ Building Gross area

Efficiency
Between 50% for a building with many small rooms and a
lot of circulation and up to 90% for warehouses

7. Base Building Ef- Useable area / Building Gross area

ficiency
Usually about 80%

8. R/U Ratio (loss Rentable Area/ Usable Area

factor)

9. Interior Layout Net Assignable area / Usable area.

Efficiency

10. Building Costs All costs of construction within 5 feet of building line

11. Fixed Equipment All equipment items installed before completion (ie. lock-
Costs ers, medical equipment, fixed seating)
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12. Site Develop- All required that lies between 5' of the building line and site
ment Costs boundaries. (ie. grading, walks, street furniture, treatment
plants)

13. Cost analysis A. Building Costs

items B. Fixed Equipment
C. Site Development
D. Total Construction
E. Site Acquisition /Demo
F. Movable Equipment
G. Professional Fees
H. Contingencies
J. Admin Costs
K. Total budget

14. Typical Efficien- Offices - 60%-85%

cy Ratios Restaurants - 65%-70%
Libraries - 75%-80%
Museums - 80%-90%
Theaters - 60%-75%
Hospitals - 50%-65%

15. Typical Size Circulation - 15%-25% of gross area

of Nonassigna- Mechanical - 5%-9% of gross area
ble Areas Structure - 7%-9%
Public Toilets - 1.5%-2% (50 sq ft for single toilet rooms)

16. Circulation Area A horizontal or vertical path of travel

Primary/Major: Lobbies, corridors, elevators
Secondary: Provide access from net assignable areas to
primary circulation

17. Service Area An area used to support the building as a whole and not
an individual occupant
Includes building storage, janitorial rooms, public re-
strooms

18. Mechanical Area Area that involves mechanical equipment, shafts, or utility
services
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19. Tare Area Area that includes non-assignable and structural; area left
over when subtracting assignable area from gross area

20. Non-assignable Area necessary for building use/running but not directly
Area assigned to an occupant
Includes major circulation, mechanical, service

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