Postsecondary Education
Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM)
NCES 2006-160
May 2006
FICM Overview
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Table of Contents
1. Getting Started
2. Basic Database Principles and Applications
3. Building Area Measurement
4. Space Use Codes
5. Data Analysis and Reporting
6. Emerging Issues
6.1 Infrastructure Reporting Under GASB 34/35
6.1.1 Background
6.1.2 Implications for the FICM
6.1.3 Recommendations
6.2 Building Preservation
6.2.1 Process Concepts
6.2.2 Implementation
6.2.3 Ongoing Capital Plan
6.2.4 The Future
6.3 Maintenance of Buildings and Infrastructure
6.4 Capital Facilities Privatization
6.4.1 Background
6.4.2 Implications for the FICM
6.5 Space Measurement Systems Compared
6.5.1 Landlord-Oriented Systems
6.5.2 Tenant-Oriented Systems
6.5.3 Criteria Common to Most or All Six Systems
6.5.4 Differences Between Commercial Measurement Systems, FICM, and Architectural/ Engineering/ Construction (A/E/C) Practice
6.5.5 Summary
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Figure 6-1 Six commercial space measurement systems and the FICM on a scale from most landlord-oriented to most tenant-oriented