Space Planning Classifications

The Space Planning feature consists of the following space types in alignment with BOMA 17.

  1. Level Name: The floor of a building
  2. Boundary Area (PMS2): The boundary of rentable space, typically defined by exterior walls or other physical boundaries.
  3. Major Vertical Penetration: A floor opening that serves vertical building systems or vertical occupant circulation functions.
  4. Other Rentable Exclusion: Spaces that are not part of the rentable areas and are not included in the calculation of rent or other lease related expenses. Examples: mechanical rooms, structural elements.
  5. Rentable Exclusion: Calculated. (Major Vertical Penetration + Other Rentable Exclusion)
  6. Floor Rentable Area: Calculated. (Boundary Area – Rentable Exclusion)
  7. Office Space: Space for internal employees designated by the Assignment BP. Owners not occupying the space will have only leasable Occupant Area.
  8. Leasable Space: Space within a building that can be leased by a tenant for their exclusive use.
  9. Occupant Area: Calculated. (Office Space + Leasable Space)
  10. Building Amenity Area: Space within a building intended to enhance the experience of the building’s occupants. Not part of any tenant’s exclusive space.
  11. Floor Usable Area: Calculated. (Occupant Area + Building Amenity Area)
  12. Building Service Area: Spaces dedicated to the operation, maintenance and support of building systems, equipment and infrastructure that are excluded from leasable space. Examples: mechanical rooms, janitorial areas, security rooms.
  13. Floor Service Area: Calculated. (Floor Rentable Area + Floor Usable Area + Building Service Area)
  14. Floor R/U Ratio: Calculated. (Floor Usable Area + Floor Common Area) / Floor Usable Area
  15. Building Allocation Ratio: Calculated. Total Floor Rentable Area / (Total Floor Rentable Area – Total Building Amenity Area – Total Building Service Area)

The Space Manager feature provides a flexible and configurable solution to create, classify, and organize building floors and spaces by types as listed above.

Each space type definition has a configurable set of attributes for capturing critical data, such as occupant's name and department, measured or extracted space area, space type and usage, and so on. Users can also employ the Space Manager feature to track space standard compliances and room availability and to compute occupancy rates.

The configurable Stacking Plans capability provides a visual representation of an entire facility or building, broken down by floor or level, to show how much space is used, by using various parameters, such as Department, Vacancy, Type, and so on.

Space management enables you to manage:

See Also

Facilities: Space Management

Stack Plans

Space Requests & Assignments

Space Management Business Processes (BPs)


Last Published Wednesday, April 9, 2025