Postsecondary Education
Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM)
NCES 2006-160
May 2006
FICM Overview
How to Use
Table of Contents
1. Getting Started
2. Basic Database Principles and Applications
3. Building Area Measurement
3.1 Overview of Building Measurement Terms
3.2 Definitions of Building Areas
3.2.1 Gross Area (Gross Square Feet—GSF)
3.2.2 Net Assignable Area (Net Assignable Square Feet—NASF)
3.2.3 Nonassignable Area
3.2.4 Building Service Area
3.2.5 Circulation Area
3.2.6 Mechanical Area
3.2.7 Net Usable Area (Net Usable Square Feet—NUSF)
3.2.8 Structural Area
3.2.9 Illustrative Cross-Section of a Building
3.2.10 Parking Structures
3.3 Proration and Phantom Walls
3.4 Area Measurement Questions and Answers
4. Space Use Codes
5. Data Analysis and Reporting
6. Emerging Issues
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Figure 3-4 Building Service Area of a building by floor
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