Designation:E1836/E1836M−09´1AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardPracticeforBuildingFloorAreaMeasurementsforFacilityManagement1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1836/E1836M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationanddesignationwascorrectededitoriallyinApril2009.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeprovidesadefinitiveprocedureformea-suringandclassifyingfloorareainbuildingsforuseinfacilitymanagement,specifyingoccupantrequirements,spaceplanning,andforstrategicfacilityplanning.1.2Thispracticespecifiesthesequenceinwhichtomeasurefloorarea.1.3Thispracticeisapplicabletoowned,rented,andleasedbuildings.1.4UseAnnexA1tomeasurefloorareainofficefacilities.ThemeasurementpracticeinAnnexA1mayalsobesuitableforuseinotherfunctionaltypesofbuildingwhichincludeoffices,suchasresearch,laboratory,ormanufacturingbuild-ingsandbuilding-relatedfacilities.1.5ThepracticeinAnnexA1isnotintendedforuseinleasenegotiationswithownersofcommercialofficebuildingsorrelatedproperties.Forthatpurpose,refertotheAmericanNationalStandardpublishedbytheAmericanNationalStan-dardsInstituteunderthedesignationANSI/BOMAZ65.1–1996andcommonlyknownastheANSI-BOMAstan-dard.1.6Thispracticeisnotintendedforandnotsuitableforuseforregulatorypurposes,firehazardassessment,andfireriskassessment.1.7ThispracticewasdevelopedforusewithinNorthAmericaandincludessomerulescomparabletoISO9836PerformanceStandardsinBuilding—DefinitionandCalcula-tionofAreaandSpaceIndicators.1.8ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.9Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,assoc...
