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• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• National Working Group on Postsecondary Facilities
• List of Tables
  • Table 4-1. Space use categories
  • Table 4-2. Outline of space use codes
  • Table 5-1. Required data elements
  • Table 5-2. Optional building and space data elements
  • Table 5-3. Optional building data element descriptions
  • Table 5-4. Optional space data element descriptions
  • Table B-1. Comparison between NACUBO and OMB Circular A-21 functional categories
  • Table F-1. Integrated space use and infrastructure numeric coding structure and crosswalk to 1994 FICM coding structure
• List of Figures
  • Figure 2-1 Example of facilities inventory data links with other systems
  • Figure 3-1 Conceptual framework for analyzing building space
  • Figure 3-2 Gross Area of a building by floor
  • Figure 3-3 Net Assignable Area of a building by floor
  • Figure 3-4 Building Service Area of a building by floor
  • Figure 3-5 Circulation Area of a building by floor
  • Figure 3-6 Mechanical Area of a building by floor
  • Figure 3-7 Structural Area of a building by floor
  • Figure 3-8 Illustrative cross-section of a building
  • Figure 5-1 Room or space coding for architectural features
  • Figure 5-2 Sample campus summary, by space use category
  • Figure 6-1 Six commercial space measurement systems and the FICM on a scale from most landlord-oriented to most tenant-oriented
• Introduction
  • Changes since the last revision
    • Organization
    • Area measurement
    • Data elements
    • Room/Space use codes
    • Emerging issues
• Chapters
  • Chapter 1. Getting Started
    • 1.1 How This Manual Is Organized
    • 1.2 Designing the Database
    • 1.3 Data Collection
    • 1.4 Practical Tips
    • 1.5 The Facilities Database and Institutional Management
  • Chapter 2. Basic Database Principles and Applications
    • 2.1 Basic Database Principles
    • 2.2 Database Applications
    • 2.3 What to Include in a Building Inventory
    • 2.4 Links to Other Systems
      • Figure 2-1 Example of facilities inventory data links with other systems
  • Chapter 3. Building Area Measurement
    • 3.1 Overview of Building Measurement Terms
      • Figure 3-1 Conceptual framework for analyzing building space
    • 3.2 Definitions of Building Areas
      • 3.2.1 Gross Area (Gross Square Feet—GSF)
        • Figure 3-2 Gross Area of a building by floor
      • 3.2.2 Net Assignable Area (Net Assignable Square Feet—NASF)
        • Figure 3-3 Net Assignable Area of a building by floor
      • 3.2.3 Nonassignable Area
      • 3.2.4 Building Service Area
        • Figure 3-4 Building Service Area of a building by floor
      • 3.2.5 Circulation Area
        • Figure 3-5 Circulation Area of a building by floor
      • 3.2.6 Mechanical Area
        • Figure 3-6 Mechanical Area of a building by floor
      • 3.2.7 Net Usable Area (Net Usable Square Feet—NUSF)
      • 3.2.8 Structural Area
        • Figure 3-7 Structural Area of a building by floor
      • 3.2.9 Illustrative Cross-Section of a Building
        • Figure 3-8 Illustrative cross-section of a building
      • 3.2.10 Parking Structures
    • 3.3 Proration and Phantom Walls
    • 3.4 Area Measurement Questions and Answers
  • Chapter 4. Space Use Codes
    • 4.1 Space Use Category Structure
    • 4.2 Space Use Categories
      • Table 4-1. Space use categories
      • 4.2.1 Primary Use
      • 4.2.2 Proration and Phantom Walls
      • 4.2.3 Service Codes
      • 4.2.4 Room Name
      • 4.2.5 Determining Actual Use Prior to Coding
      • 4.2.6 Local Options for Additional Codes
      • 4.2.7 Some Space Use Characteristics Not to Be Used as Space Use Categories
    • 4.3 Space Use Codes
      • Table 4-2. Outline of space use codes
      • 4.3.1 Space Use Codes: Definitions, Descriptions, and Limitations
        • ASSIGNABLE AREA
        •   100 Classroom Facilities
        •   200 Laboratory Facilities
        •   300 Office Facilities
        •   400 Study Facilities
        •   500 Special Use Facilities
        •   600 General Use Facilities
        •   700 Support Facilities
        •   800 Health Care Facilities
        •   900 Residential Facilities
        •   000 Unclassified
        • NONASSIGNABLE AREA
        •   WWW Circulation Area
        •   XXX Building Service Area
        •   YYY Mechanical Area
        •   ZZZ Structural Area
    • 4.4 Space Use Codes Questions and Answers
  • Chapter 5. Data Analysis and Reporting
    • 5.1 Comparison and Complexity
    • 5.2 Required Data Elements
      • Table 5-1. Required data elements
    • 5.3 Optional Data Elements
    • 5.4 Optional Building and Space Elements
      • Table 5-2. Optional building and space data elements
      • Table 5-3. Optional building data element descriptions
      • Table 5-4. Optional space data element descriptions
    • 5.5 Building and Space Optional Data Element Discussion
      • 5.5.1 Building Ownership Status
      • 5.5.2 Estimated Replacement Cost
      • 5.5.3 Disabled Access to Buildings
      • 5.5.4 Building Condition
      • 5.5.5 Space Suitability
      • 5.5.6 Room or Space Condition
      • 5.5.7 Room or Space Architectural Features
        • Figure 5-1 Room or space coding for architectural features
      • 5.5.8 Functional Categories
      • 5.5.9 Coding for Organizational Unit, Academic Discipline, or Academic Program
    • 5.6 Data Analysis and Reporting
      • Figure 5-2 Sample campus summary, by space use category
    • 5.7 Data Element Questions and Answers
  • Chapter 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
      • Figure 6-1 Six commercial space measurement systems and the FICM on a scale from most landlord-oriented to most tenant-oriented
      • 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
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Using Facilities Inventory Data for Reporting and Interinstitutional Data Exchange
    • Data Reporting and Exchange for Postsecondary Physical Facilities
    • Part A — Organizational and Institution Identification
    • Part B — Building Inventory
    • Part C — Gross Square Feet by Condition and Year of Construction
    • Part D — Space Inventory by Room Use Categories
    • Part E — Total Campus Space, By Room Use and Functional Categories
  • Appendix B: Definitions of NACUBO and OMB Circular A-21 Functional Categories
    • Table B-1. Comparison between NACUBO and OMB Circular A-21 functional categories
  • Appendix C: Coding for Academic Disciplines (Classification of Instructional Programs)
  • Appendix D: Suggested Infrastructure Classification Identifiers
  • Appendix E: Maintenance Condition Matrix
  • Appendix F: An Integrated Numeric Coding Structure for Assignable and Non-assignable Space and Infrastructure
    • Table F-1. Integrated space use and infrastructure numeric coding structure and crosswalk to 1994 FICM coding structure
  • Appendix G: Glossary