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40 40 Appendix Definitions Activity: A numerical reference for the ele- ments within the Planning Unit such as staff, storage, equipment, support space, etc. Adjacency: A relationship requiring physical proximity between employees; between em- ployees and equipment; employees and sup- port spaces; support spaces and other support spaces etc. Bubble Diagram: A diagrammatic means of showing adjacencies where bubbles represent planning units, staff or support spaces and con- necting lines demonstrate adjacency require- ments. Common: A term used to refer to a piece of equipment, storage unit or support space not dedicated or the use of one individual. A good example of a "common" piece of equipment is a photocopier, which is shared by a number of people in the specific planning unit. Distribution Factor: A unit of space is allotted for each programmed employee to be used to allow for redistribution and reconfiguration of workstations. Gross Square Foot: The square foot area re- quired for the personnel and support worksta- tions including intra -departmental and inter- departmental (building) circulation in,rluding vertical circulation (stairs and elevators) and mechanical equipment rooms. Net Square Foot: The square foot required for the net area of personnel and support worksta- tions; it does not include area for circulation around the workstations. Planning Unit: The smallest group of employ- ees that must remain in a contiguous space for the proper functioning of the group. The Plan- ning Unit also incorporates all the storage, sup- port spaces, equipment, etc, required by those employees to operate properly. Program Management Questionnaire: The ini- tial data gathering tool used by Spillis Candela & Partners, Inc. to obtain the above informa- tion. Programming: The process whereby the archi- tect, engineer, and interior designer obtain all data regarding space requirements, adjacen- cies and building features necessary to plan and design a new facility. Shared: A term used to refer to a piece of equipment, storage unit, file cabinet or sup- port space not dedicated to the use of one Planning Unit, but shared among several (two or more) Planning Units. Space Requirement: The actual square foot- age of floor space required to accommodate a staff member, piece of equipment, room, etc. This number is ultimately factored with a per- centage of space to allow for circulation. Support Space: A general name referring to all I,non-staff" areas and spaces required for the proper functioning of a Planning Unit. Sup- port spaces include waiting areas, storage rooms, computer rooms, copier areas, train- ing roms, etc. Usable Square Foot: The square foot area re- quired for the personnel and support worksta- tions including the intra -departmental circu- lation within the department.