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Term Definition
Backlog Deterioration Rate The increase in cost from year to year of delaying the remedy of a deficiency, independent of any inflationary increases in construction costs.
Backlog Maintenance Maintenance that is necessary to prevent the deterioration of the asset or its function but which has not been carried out.
Building A freestanding structure or the portion thereof that is distinguishable from the surrounding structure by date of construction, construction type, and/or systems that serve it. For each campus in the facility, you enter information about each building, including its name, number, cost, and condition, as well as its cost model.
Building Code The abbreviated name of the building or property, approved by Board of Trustee's.
Building Name The full name of each building approved by Board of Trustee's.
Building Number The unique number for each building used by University of Illinois at Chicago to identify all campus geographical locations. May be a building or other site.
Building Ownership The type of ownership and relation of title holder to institution. The following categories illustrate types of ownership status; these may also be used as codes for ownership status in the facilities inventory data base. 1) Owned in fee simple. 2) Title vested in the institution and being paid for on an amortization schedule (regardless of whether the building is shared with another institution or organization). 3) Title vested in a holding company or building corporation to which payments are being made by the institution; title will ultimately pass to the institution (includes lease-purchase arrangements). 4) Not owned by the institution, but leased or rented to the institution at a typical local rate. 5) Not owned by the institution, but made available to the institution either at no cost or at a nominal rate. 6) Not owned by the institution, but shared with an educational organization that is not a postsecondary institution. 7) Not owned by the institution, but shared with another postsecondary educational institution. 8) Other (e.g., not owned by the institution, but shared with a non educational institution).
Building Service The sum of all areas on all floors of a building used for custodial supplies, sink rooms, janitorial closets, and for public rest rooms. Building service area includes all areas previously classified as custodial area, and public rest rooms that were previously classified as mechanical area. Building Service Area does not include assignable areas classified as 730-Central Storage and 870-Central Supplies. Basis for Measurement: Building service area is computed by physically measuring or scaling measurements from the inside faces of surfaces that form boundaries of the designated areas. Exclude areas having less than a six-foot, six-inch clear ceiling height unless the criteria of a separate structure are met. Description: Included should be janitor closets or similarly small cleanup spaces, maintenance material storage areas, trashrooms exclusively devoted to the storage of non - hazardous waste created by the building occupants as a whole, and public toilets. Limitations: Deductions should not be made for necessary building columns and minor projections. Areas defined as central physical plant shop areas, or special purpose storage or maintenance rooms, such as linen closets and housekeeping rooms in residence halls, should not be included. Does not include private rest rooms.
Building Efficiency Ratio Net assignable square footage divided by Gross Square Feet
Building Use The primary function that a specific building serves.
Campus A grouping of buildings that are generally adjacent to one another on a contiguous site. A campus is bounded on all sides by property lines, which may or may not coalesce with physical features of the site, like roads or bodies of water. For each region, you enter information about each campus, including its name, location, and code. You can also enter information about relative construction costs for the vicinity.
Campus Name A unique alphanumeric identifier that is given to each campus. This value is automatically assigned by the system if not specified when the campus is created. This identifier can be changed at any time as long as the new identifier remains unique and is not shared by another campus.
Campus Code A Level-1 Banner organization code. It is a 1 digit numeric code that identifies the campus. Eg. 2 - Chicago campus.
Capital Expenditure Any expenditure for land/building acquisition; construction or renovation of a facility; utility infrastructure construction; and improvement to the campus including landscaping, roads, and walkways. Capital projects are further defined as Major or Minor depending on their cost. Capital projects projected to cost more than $400,000 are defined as Major Capital Outlay in the CSU system; those projected to cost less are Minor.
Capital Improvement A change to a facility's assemblies, finishes, fixtures, equipment, systems, and/or program that is not required for its most basic function. In addition, a change that is required to bring a facility into conformance with existing codes is considered an improvement as long as it is grandfathered in its existing condition.
Campus Wide Includes space in all campuses i-e EAST , WEST , Regional and Leased.
Capital Renewal Actions required to keep the asset in good operating condition for its current purpose. Capital renewal includes maintenance (including accumulated backlog maintenance), replacement of component parts and building fabric as necessary, and the modification of assets to suit the current purpose. Note that the renewal does not imply the exact replacement of original parts or materials
Circulation Area The sum of all areas on all floors of a building required for physical access to some subdivision of space, whether physically bounded by partitions or not. Basis for Measurement: Circulation area is computed by physically measuring or scaling measurements from the inside faces of surfaces that form the boundaries of the designated areas. Exclude areas having less than a six-foot, six-inch clear ceiling height unless the criteria of a separate structure are met. Description: Included should be, but is not limited to, public corridors, fire towers, elevator lobbies, tunnels, bridges, and each floor's footprint of elevator shafts, escalators and stairways. Receiving areas, such -as loading docks, should be treated as circulation space. Any part of a loading dock that is not covered is to be excluded from both circulation area and the gross building area. A loading dock -which is also used for central storage should be regarded as assignable area and coded as central storage (730). Also included are corridors, whether walled or not, provided they are within the outside facelines of the buildings to the extent of the roof drop line. Limitations: Deductions should not be made for necessary building columns and minor projections. When determining corridor areas, only spaces required for public access should be included. Restricted access private circulation aisles used only for circulation within an organizational unit's suite of rooms, auditoria, or other working areas should not be included.
City Cost Index (CCI) A factor used to adjust R.S. Means Construction Data to a specific city. The appropriate CCI can be selected from a list compiled by R.S. Means that includes most major U.S. and Canadian cities.
College Code College Code is the Level 3 Banner organization code. It is a 2 digit alpha code that identifies the college. Eg. JM - Physical Plant.
Component A building assembly, finish, fixture, equipment, or other system that makes up a building.
Computer Aided Design (CAD) A program for creating and manipulating electronic drawings stored in a computer.
Correction A strategy for repairing a deficiency that includes information about what work is going to be done, along with an estimate of the construction cost. For each deficiency, you can enter information about possible corrections and identify one as a prime correction to be used in the calculation for the Facility Condition Index. Each correction can include information about its difficulty and its estimated cost. Cost line items can be inserted automatically, or you can enter them manually.
Corrective Maintenance The actions performed, as a result of failure, to restore an item or asset to its original condition, as far as practicable. Corrective maintenance may or may not be programmed
Cost of Operation The total costs associated with the daily operation of a facility. It includes all maintenance and repair costs (both fixed and variable), administrative costs (clerical, time keeping, general supervision), labor costs, janitorial, housekeeping, and other cleaning costs, utility costs and indirect costs, (i.e all costs associated with roadways and grounds.)
Date of Construction The date the building was constructed or acquired.
Deferred Maintenance (DM) The backlog of Capital Renewal (CR) projects or, in other words, the building components that were not replaced at the end of their lifecycle is called Deferred Maintenance. This manifests itself by leaking roofs; mechanical systems that perform poorly and a Physical Plant staff occupied by responding to failures rather than performing preventive maintenance.
Deficiency A deficient item, such as a building assembly, finish, fixture, equipment, and/or other system that is unsafe, is broken, no longer performs the function for which it was intended, or is approaching or has exceeded its useful life.
Deficiency Category Note: This is the standard set of Deficiency Categories, but it can be changed in the Support Table. See your Administrator. Building Code Compliance: Violations of building, electrical, plumbing codes. Accessibility Code Compliance: Violations of handicapped codes. NFPA 101 Code Compliance: Violations of NFPA 101 Life Safety Code. Building Integrity: Components or systems that are broken or in poor condition (Examples: leaking roofs, outdated equipment). Functionality: Conditions that inhibit the current use of the space (Examples: poor temperature control, insufficient electrical service). Appearance: Problems with the building's appearance that are not functional in nature (Examples: peeling paint, worn carpet). Energy: Conditions that adversely affect energy use (Examples: single pane windows, pipe insulation). Air/Water Quality: Conditions that affect the environmental quality of the water or air (Examples: insufficient ventilation, lack of chemical treatment, no backflow prevention). Hazardous Materials: (Subject to limitations outlined in terms and conditions.) Visible observance of ACBMs, CFCs and other hazardous materials.
Department Code Department Code is the Level 5 Banner organization code. It is a 3 digit numeric code that identifies the department. Eg. 574 - Facility Info. Management.
Design Use The original intention for the occupancy of the space. This may or may not be the actual current use.
Facilities Audit A systematic inspection and identification of the physical and functional adequacy of facilities, with particular reference to the building fabric, services and site works components, to provide input for life cycle cost analysis, short term maintenance planning, long term planning purposes, and to assess the extent of backlog maintenance
Facility Condition Index (FCI) An industry standard created to measure the relative condition of buildings. The total value of existing deficiencies divided by the current replacement value for the building produces the FCI. The higher the FCI, the poorer the condition of the facility.
Facility Use Code Comprehensive listing of all possible facility use types within the University. These facility use codes are set in PEFI. This listing of codes will also be used to describe Design Use and Actual Use.
Facility Use Name The name associated with the code above, e.g., office, classroom etc.
Facility Management The practice of coordinating the physical workplace with people and work of the organization. Facility Management integrates the principles of business administration, architecture, and behavioral and engineering sciences.
Facility Renewal Forecast A forecast that models the estimated renewal costs for all building components as they approach the end of their useful lives.
Gross Square Feet (GSF) The sum of all areas on all floors of a building included within the outside faces of its exterior walls, including floor penetration areas, however insignificant, for circulation and shaft areas that connect one floor to another. Basis for Measurement: Gross area is computed by physically measuring or scaling measurements from the outside faces of exterior walls, disregarding cornices, pilasters, buttresses, etc., which extend beyond the wall faces. How its Measured: Gross Area = Net Usable Area + Structural Space. Description: In addition to all the internal floored spaces obviously covered above, gross area should include the following: excavated basement areas; mezzanines, penthouses, and attics; garages; enclosed porches, corridors whether walled or not, provided they are within the outside face lines of the building, to the extent of the roof drip line. The footprints of stairways, elevator shafts, and ducts (examples of building infrastructure) are to be counted as gross area on each floor through which they pass. Limitations: Exclude open areas such as parking lots, playing fields, courts, and light wells, or portions of upper floors eliminated by rooms or lobbies that rise above single-floor ceiling height. Exception: Include top, unroofed floor of parking structures where parking is available.
Indirect Cost Reimbursement A financing method that allows universities to be reimbursed for their expenses in building research facilities. Institutions determine the reimbursement amount by either levying a "use charge" or by depreciating the facility. Interest on debt incurred in financing a facility can also be reimbursed. It is estimated that universities recover through indirect-cost reimbursement only about 40 percent of the full value of the capital initially used to fund facilities.
Lab Quality - Lab Type A A functional assessment of the current condition of space in order to upgrade to Lab Type A. No work required, lab remains usable in current condition. Note: 1. As developed by OWP&P Architects in their '1998 Facilities Assessment and Backfill Master Plan' report. 2. The Analysis by FPSA was done for Research Laboratory - Wet only
Lab Quality - Lab Type B A functional assessment of the current condition of space in order to upgrade to Lab Type A. Requires on of the following to be done to upgraded to Lab Type A: * Replace acid resistant VCT floor * New acoustical ceiling * New lighting * Modify electrical devices as required * Refinish and modify existing lab casework and shelving * Replace bench tops * Replace and rework sinks and fixtures * Repaint existing walls * Replace local lab gas as required * Modify HVAC - local distributions as required * Lab equipment (coolers, centrifuge, gas manifolds, etc.) to be provided by user Note: 1.As developed by OWP&P Architects in their '1998 Facilities Assessment and Backfill Master Plan' report. 2.The Analysis by FPSA was done for Research Laboratory - Wet only
Lab Quality - Lab Type C A functional assessment of the current condition of space in order to upgrade to Lab Type A. Requires on of the following to be done to upgraded to Lab Type A: * Complete gut of existing space. Includes removal of contaminated materials * New acid resistant VCT floor * New acoustical ceiling * Paint/patch walls * New lab casework benches/shelving * New lighting, electrical devices (receptacles, data) * New plumbing/sinks/fixtures as required * Replace local lab gas as required * New HVAC distribution Note: 1. As developed by OWP&P Architects in their '1998 Facilities Assessment and Backfill Master Plan' report. 2. The Analysis by FPSA was done for Research Laboratory - Wet only
Levels The distinct, occupiable levels of a building. Levels have the same meaning as floors or stories.
Lifetime The number of years a new building component is expected to be useful. This is also referred to as a component's Useful Life.
Logical Campus A campus that contains only specific buildings based on proximity, like East or West, or other criteria.
Major Vertical Penetrations Major vertical penetrations includes stairs, elevator shafts, flues, pipe shafts, vertical ducts and their enclosing walls.
Maintenance All actions necessary for retaining an item or asset in, or restoring it to, a condition in which it achieves its originally specified performance. It does not include cleaning or refurbishment
Mechanical Area The sum of all areas on all floors of a building designed to house mechanical equipment, utility services, and shaft areas. Basis for Measurement: Mechanical area is computed by physically measuring or scaling measurements from the inside faces of surfaces that form the boundaries of the designated areas. Exclude areas having less than six-foot, six-inch clear ceiling height unless the criteria of a separate structure are met. Description: Included should be mechanical areas such as central utility plants, boiler rooms, mechanical and electrical equipment rooms, fuel rooms, meter and communications closets, and each floor's footprint of air ducts, pipe shafts, mechanical service shafts, service chutes, and stacks. Limitations: Deductions should not be made for necessary building columns and projections. Areas designated as private toilets are not included.
NACUBO Function Code The code that describes the function of a space as defined by Post Secondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (PEFI). These codes are used in the biannual Space Utilization Report required by the federal government of public universities.
Net Assignable Square Feet (NASF or NSF) The sum of all areas on all floors of a building assigned to, or available for assignment to, an occupant or specific use. Basis for Measurement: Assignable area is computed by physically measuring or scaling measurements from the inside faces of surfaces that form the boundaries of the designated areas. Exclude areas having less than a six-foot, six-inch clear ceiling height unless the criteria of a separate structure are met. How is it Measured: Assignable Area = Sum of Area Designated by the Ten Assignable Major Room Use Categories. Description: Included should be space subdivisions of the ten major room use categories (100 Classrooms, 200 Laboratory, 300 Office, 400 Study, 500 Special Use, 600 General Use, 700 Support, 800 Health Care, 900 Residential, 000 Unclassified) Limitations: Deductions should not be made for necessary building columns and projections. Areas defined as building service, circulation, mechanical, and structural should not be included.
Net Non-Assignable Area The sum of all areas on all floors of a building not available for assignment to an occupant or for specific use, but necessary for the general operation of a building. Basis for Measurement: Nonassignable Area is computed by physically measuring or scaling measurements from the inside faces of surfaces that form the boundaries of the designated areas. This excludes areas having less than six-foot, six-inch clear ceiling height unless the criteria of a separate structure are met. How is it Measured: Nonassignable Area = Sum of the Area Designated by three Nonassignable Room Use Categories. Description: Included should be space subdivisions of the three nonassignable room use categories-(Building Service, Circulation and Mechanical) that are used to support the building's general operation. Limitations: Deductions should not be made for necessary building columns and projections. Areas defined as assignable should not be included.
Net Structural Area The area of the floor plate that is actually under a permanent wall or partition. All exterior and interior walls and partitions are included.
Net Unassigned Area That portion of the Net Assignable Area that is currently not assigned to any college, department or other group.
Net Usable Square Feet (NUSF)

A. Definition: The sum of all areas on all floors of a building either assigned to, or available for assignment to, an occupant or specific use, or necessary for the general operation of a building. B. Basis for Measurement: Net usable area is computed by summing the assignable area and the nonassignable area.  Measured in terms of net usable square feet (NUSF), Net Usable Area = Assignable Area + Nonassignable Area. C. Description: Included should be space subdivisions of the ten assignable major room use categories and the three nonassignable space categories. D. Limitations: Deductions should not be made for necessary building columns and projections. Areas defined as structural should not be included.

Off Campus Includes all regional buildings (all 700's and 800's) and also includes Building 965 (Incubator Laboratory Facility) and Building 980 (Tech 2000).
Office Plans Private Offices - Enclosed by floor to ceiling walls. Open Plan Office- Space divided by movable partitions. Bullpen style - Open areas with no partitions.
On Campus All buildings on the east, west, and south side of campus (all 600's and 700's) excluding Building 965 (Incubator Laboratory Facility) and Building 980 (Tech 2000).
Operation and Maintenance (O&M) All activities related to ensuring the facilities and grounds including building equipment, are in good condition and operational. This includes landscape services, custodial services, maintenance and operation of all mechanical and electrical systems, building trades and utility commodities.
Organization Code Organization Code is the level 6 Banner organization code. It is a 6 digit numeric code that identifies the organization. Eg.574000 - Facility Information Management.
Original Cost The cost of the original construction, renovation or sitework.
Percentage Owner/Occupant This is the percentage of the room area owned or occupied by any given college, department and/or department sub-group.
Physical Campus A campus that contains all of the buildings within its boundaries.
Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (PE-FICM) National Center for Education Statistics manual, released in 2006. Click here for more information.
Preventive Maintenance The actions performed to retain an item or asset in its original condition as far as practicable by providing systematic inspection, detection and prevention or incipient failure. Preventive maintenance is normally programmed.
Primary Circulation The portion of a building that is public corridor or lobby, or is required for access by all occupants on a floor to stairs, elevators, toilet rooms and building entrances.
Priority The severity of a deficiency and the time frame during which it should be scheduled for correction. Deficiencies (Priorities 1-3) Priority 1: Currently Critical Projects requiring immediate action to:
  • Return a facility to normal operation
  • Stop accelerated deterioration
  • Correct a cited safety hazard
Priority 2: Potentially Critical Situations that, if not corrected expeditiously, will become critical within a year, including:
  • Intermittent interruptions
  • Rapid deterioration
  • Potential safety hazards
Priority 3: Necessary - Not Yet Critical Conditions requiring appropriate attention to preclude predictable deterioration or potential downtime and the associated damage or higher costs if deferred further. Capital Improvements (Priorities 4-5) Priority 4: Recommended Items that represent a sensible improvement to the existing conditions. These items are not required for the most basic function of a facility; however, Priority 4 projects will improve overall usability and/or reduce long term maintenance. Priority 5: Does Not Meet Current Codes/Standards Items that do not conform to existing codes, but are grandfathered in their existing condition. No immediate action is required, although the items will need to be addressed if any significant work is performed on the building. The amount of work that triggers code compliance is typically at least partially at the discretion of the local building official. Note: Any Priorities beyond 5 are custom.
Programmed (Planned) Maintenance Maintenance assigned to be carried out within a specific period, for example, a budgeting period..
Refurbishment (also known as Rehabilitation) Extensive work intended to bring a room or building or services up to a new standard or alter it for a new use. This work often includes maintenance .
Rentable Square Feet (RSF) Computed by measuring to the inside finished surface of a permanent outer wall, excluding any major vertical penetrations of the floor. The areas of columns and building projections are included in rentable area. Excluded from rentable area are exterior walls, major vertical penetrations and interior parking spaces. For example, RSF includes all rooms, corridors, and other area within a suite, plus a proportionate share of building corridors, stairwells, elevator shafts, lobbies, etc.
Replacement Cost The estimated cost to replace the building at the time of inventory. Basis for calculation: Determined in terms of the cost to replace the building's gross floor area at current construction costs in accordance with current building and public safety codes, and standard construction methods. The replacement cost of fixed equipment in the building should be included.
Replacement Value The amount of funds required to replace a specific building in like kind. It is the result of multiplying the cost per square foot by the number of square feet (gross area).
Room Number The unique identifying number for each room in every building of the university. This number is a subset of the building and floor number. Therefore, within each building and floor, the room number must be unique.
Room Use Category First three digits of five digit code indicating the classification of a room based on primary physical function of the room. Generally, this 3-digit code is broken into 10 major categories and additional subcategories within as prescribed within the Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (PE-FICM). E.g., 250 Research Laboratory.
Room Use Type Five digit code further indicating additional detail for the classification of a room based on primary physical function of the room beyond that which is covered in the PE-FICM. E.g. 25005 Research Laboratory - Wet.
School Code School Code is the Level 4 Banner organization code. It is a 3 digit alpha numeric code that identifies the school. Eg. JM0 - Physical Plant.
Statutory Maintenance Maintenance that must be carried out to meet statutory requirements
Structural Area The sum of all areas on all floors of a building that cannot be occupied or put to use because of structural building features. Basis for measurement: Precise computation by direct measurement is not possible under these definitions. It is determined by calculating the difference between the measured gross area and the measured net usable area. How is it Measured: Structural Area = Gross Area - Net Usable Area. Description: Include exterior walls, fire walls, permanent partitions, unusable areas in attics or basements, or comparable portions of a building with ceiling height restrictions, as well as unexcavated basement areas.
Vice Chancellor Vice Chancellor is a Level 2 Banner organization code. It is a 2 digit alpha numeric code that identifies the Vice Chancellor. Eg. C1 - VC for Administrative Svcs
100 - Classroom Facilities Room Use Category. Aggregates classroom facilities as an institution-wide resource, even though these areas may fall under different levels of organizational control. The term "classroom" includes not only general purpose classrooms, but also lecture halls, recitation rooms, seminar rooms, and other rooms used primarily for scheduled non- laboratory instruction. Total classroom facilities include any support rooms that serve the classroom activity (e.g., 110 plus 115 as defined below).
200 - Teaching Laboratory Facilities Room Use Category. A laboratory is a facility characterized by special purpose equipment or a specific room configuration which ties instructional activities to a particular discipline or a closely related group of disciplines. Teaching Laboratory facilities include class and open, laboratory. A class laboratory is used for scheduled instruction. An open laboratory supports instruction but is not formally scheduled. .
250 - Research Laboratory Facilities Room Use Category. A laboratory is a facility characterized by special purpose equipment or a specific room configuration which ties research activities to a particular discipline or a closely related group of disciplines. A research laboratory is used for research, experimentation, observation, research training, or structured creative activity which supports extension of a field of knowledge.
300 - Office Facilities Office facilities are individual, multi-person, or workstation space specifically assigned to academic, administrative, and service functions of a college or university. While some institutions may wish to classify all office space as Office (310), others may wish to differentiate academic, administrative, staff, secretarial, clerical, or student assistant offices, etc., by applying additional codes.
400 - Study Facilities Room Use Category. Study space is classified into five categories: study room, stack, open-stack study room, processing room, and study service. Offices used for library activities are coded as office facilities. A study room may contain equipment or materials which aid the study or learning process (e.g., microcomputers, computer terminals, multimedia carrels, typewriters, records and tapes) and which do not restrict the room to a particular academic discipline or discipline group. Whereas a Study Room (410) may appear in almost any type of building on campus (e.g., academic, residential, student service), Stacks (420), Open-Stack Study Rooms (430), and Processing Rooms (440) are typically located in, but not limited to, central, branch, or departmental libraries.
500 - Special Use Facilities Room Use Category. Includes several room use categories that are sufficiently specialized in their primary activity or function to merit a unique room code. Areas and rooms for military training, athletic activity, media production, clinical activities (outside of separately organized health care facilities), demonstration, agricultural field activities, and animal and plant shelters are included here. Although many of these special use facilities provide service to other areas, their special use or configuration dictates that these areas not be coded as service rooms.
600 - General Use Facilities Room Use Category. General use facilities are characterized by a broader availability to faculty, students, staff, or the public than are Special Use Facilities (500 series), which are typically limited to a small group or special population. General use facilities comprise a campus general service or functional support system (assembly, exhibition, dining, relaxation, merchandising, recreation, general meetings, day care) for the institutional and participant community populations.
700 - Support Facilities Room Use Category. Support facilities, which provide centralized space for various auxiliary support systems and services of a campus, help keep all institutional programs and activities operational. While not as directly accessible to institutional and community members as General Use Facilities (600 series), these areas provide a continuous, indirect support system to faculty, staff, students, and the public. Support facilities are centralized in that they typically serve an area ranging from an entire building or organizational unit to the entire campus. Included are centralized areas for computer-based data processing and telecommunications, shop services, general storage and supply, vehicle storage, central services (e.g., printing and duplicating, mail, shipping and receiving, environmental testing or monitoring, laundry, or food stores), and hazardous materials areas.
800 - Health Care Facilities Room Use Category. This series provides room use classifications for patient care rooms that are located in separately organized health care facilities: student infirmaries, teaching hospitals and clinics, and veterinary and medical schools. Room codes and definitions apply to both human and animal health care areas; excluded are clinic facilities located outside of separately organized health care facilities (see 540). Whereas the codes in this series are confined to the settings listed, these facilities usually house areas that are classified using applicable codes from the other use classification series (e.g., classroom, laboratory, office, special use, general use, supporting facilities, etc.).
900 - Residential Facilities Room Use Category. Residential facilities include housing for students, faculty, staff, and visitors to the institution. Hotel or motel and other guest facilities are included in this series if they are owned or controlled by the institution and used for purposes associated with defined institutional missions (i.e., excluding commercial investment).
000 - Unclassified Room Use Category. Unclassified facilities include those assignable areas that are inactive or unassigned; in the process of being altered, renovated, or converted; or in an unfinished state.