700 Support Facilities
General Support Facilities comments: 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), these areas provide a continuous indirect support primarily to faculty, staff, and students. Support facilities are centralized in that they typically serve an area ranging from an entire building, department, or to the entire campus. Included are centralized areas for shop services, general storage and supply, vehicle storage, and central services (e.g., printing and duplicating, mail, shipping and receiving, waste handling, environmental testing or monitoring, food stores, materials storage and treatment).
710 SHOP - General and Research
Data Value Name: SHOP
Definition: A room used for the manufacture, repair, or maintenance of products or equipment for the central campus (i.e., physical plant) or research laboratories.
Description: Includes carpenter, plumbing, HVAC, electrical and painting shops, and similar physical plant maintenance facilities. This category is intended primarily for centralized shops for the construction or repair of research or instructional equipment and maintenance of multi-media equipment and devices. Special purpose shops (e.g., glass blowing, machining, computer repair) supporting multiple rooms for scientific instruction and research are coded either as Research Laboratory Service (225) or Shop-General and Research (710).
Exclusions: Does not include instructional "shops" (i.e., industrial arts or vocational-technical shops used for instruction, which should be classified as laboratories, see 260, 270). If the shop primarily supports the instructional activities found in teaching laboratories, then the shop would be coded as Teaching Laboratory Service (265, 275) or Shop-Teaching Laboratory (711). Centralized facilities used for producing and distributing multi-media materials and signals are classified Media Production (560). Architecture and engineering drafting rooms serving the physical plant operation are classified as Other Office (320). Blueprint storage rooms are classified as Office Service (335). Small, incidental equipment repair, assembly, or cleaning rooms which directly serve an adjacent or nearby primary activity room should be classified according to the appropriate corresponding service code. This category also does not include areas used for the repair and maintenance of institution-owned vehicles (750).
711 SHOP - Teaching Laboratory
Data Value Name: SHOP-TLAB
Definition: A teaching laboratory service room used for the manufacture, repair, or maintenance of products or equipment.
Description: This category is intended for shops which primarily serve the instructional activities found in teaching laboratories. These rooms may be coded as Shop-Teaching Laboratory (711) or Class Lab Service (265) or Open Lab Service (275). Shops for I&R Performing Arts programs should be coded as 275-Open Lab Service.
Exclusions: Does not include instructional "shops" (i.e., industrial arts or vocational-technical shops used for instruction, which should be classified as laboratories, see 260 or 270). Shops serving the central campus and special purpose shops (e.g., glass blowing, machining, computer repair) supporting multiple rooms for scientific instruction and research are included as Shop-General and Research (710).
715 SHOP SERVICE - General and Research
Data Value Name: SHOP SERV
Definition: A room that directly serves a central campus (i.e., physical plant) or research laboratory shop facility as an extension of the activities in that facility.
Description: Includes tool storage rooms, materials storage rooms, similar equipment or material supply or storage rooms, locker rooms, shower areas and similar non-public areas that serve the central campus or research laboratory shop facility. Shop service areas that support research laboratories may be coded as Research Laboratory Service (225) or Shop-General and Research (715).
Exclusions: Shop service areas primarily supporting teaching laboratories should be coded as Class Lab Service (265), Open Lab Service (275), or Shop Service-Teaching Lab (716). Blueprint storage rooms should be classified as Office Service (335). Rooms directly serving multi-media production or distribution facilities are coded as Multi-media Production Service (565). Sit-down lunch or vending rooms which serve the shop facility are classified Food Facility (610).
716 SHOP SERVICE - Teaching Laboratory
Data Value Name: SHOP SV-TL
Definition: A room that directly serves a teaching laboratory shop facility as an extension of the activities in that facility.
Description: Includes tool storage rooms, materials storage rooms, similar equipment or material supply or storage rooms, locker rooms, shower areas, and similar non-public areas that serve the teaching laboratory shop facility. Shop service areas that support teaching laboratories may be coded as Class Lab Service (265), Open Lab Service (275) or Shop Service-Teaching Laboratory (716). Shop service areas that support I&R Performing Arts programs should be coded as 275-Open Lab Service.
Exclusions: Shop service areas for central campus shops are coded as Shop-General and Research (715). Shops supporting programs in research are coded as Research Laboratory Service (225) or Shop-General and Research (715). Does not include vehicular repair facilities (garages) classified as Vehicle Storage Service (755).
720 STORAGE - General and Research
Data Value Name: STORAGE
Definition: A room or building which is used to store equipment or materials and which serves a campuswide or research laboratory service function.
Description: The concept of "central" or "general" is key to applying this code correctly. The vast majority of storage rooms on campus are service rooms (e.g., 125, 225, 335, 455, etc.) which directly support a primary activity room or room group (e.g., a paper storage room (335) can serve several offices (310, 320) in an area). Service storage rooms are relatively close to the areas they serve and are used more than occasionally, and therefore, should be classified as service to the primary room type. Central storage areas, however, include areas commonly called warehouses, surplus storage, central campus supply or storage, and inactive or dead storage. A storage room incidentally used to store janitorial supplies would remain in this category. It also includes storage rooms in a building or building area which serve multiple room use types and which are used for general or surplus (e.g., furniture, equipment) collection or storage. This code may be used for all storage areas which do not qualify as service rooms. The typical storage area which serves a research laboratory may be coded as Research Laboratory Service (225) or Storage-General and Research (720). Stored museum collections may be coded either as Storage-General and Research (720) or Exhibit Service (665).
Exclusions: Storage facilities for materials, supplies, equipment or furniture used primarily in teaching laboratories are coded as Teaching Laboratory Service (265, 275) or Storage-Teaching Laboratory (721). If the storage space is serving only open laboratories (e.g., costume storage for the Performing Arts), then the room should be coded as Open Laboratory Service (275). Storage space for offices are coded as Office Service (335) or Storage-Office (722). Does not include a storage room directly serving a primary room use type or group of such rooms; i.e., a room which is clearly a service room (e.g., a storage room supporting an office is coded as 335-Office Service. Offices within warehouses or other central storage buildings are coded as Other Office (320). Centralized food stores and laundries are classified as Central Service (760).
721 STORAGE - Teaching Laboratory
Data Value Name: STORAGE-TL
Definition: A room or building which is used to store equipment or materials serving teaching laboratories.
Description: The vast majority of storage rooms supporting teaching laboratories are service rooms (i.e., 265, 275). Campuses may exercise the option to use the 721 code to distinguish storage facilities from other service room codes which support teaching laboratories. If the storage space is serving only open laboratories (e.g., costume storage for the Performing Arts), then the room should be coded as Open Laboratory Service (275).
Exclusions: Storage rooms which support campuswide operations are coded as Storage-General and Research (720); storage rooms which support research laboratories are coded as Research Laboratory Service (225) or Storage-General and Research (720); storage rooms which support offices are coded as Office Service (335) or Storage-Office (722).
722 STORAGE - Office
Data Value Name: STORAGE-OF
Definition: A room or building which is used to store equipment or materials serving or supporting office activities.
Description: The vast majority of storage rooms supporting offices are service rooms (i.e., 335). Service storage rooms are relatively close to the areas they serve and are used more than occasionally, and therefore, should be classified as service to the primary room type. The typical storage area which serves an office complex should be coded as Office Service (335); however, a large storage facility which may consist of several thousand square feet; contains office files, records, or furniture; and is not located in the immediate or adjacent area to the office complex it serves may be coded as Storage-Office (722).
Exclusions: Does not include a storage room directly supporting central campus operations (720), or research laboratories (225 or 720), or teaching laboratories (265, 275, 721). Offices within warehouses or other central storage buildings are coded as Other Office (320).
750 VEHICLE STORAGE
Data Value Name: VEH STORAG
Definition: A room or structure that is used to house or store vehicles which are owned or controlled by the campus.
Description: Includes structures, buildings, and rooms generally called garages, boathouses, and airplane hangars. The definition of "vehicle" is broadly interpreted here to include forklifts, moving equipment, and other powered transport devices or equipment.
Exclusions: This category does not include housing or storage areas for vehicles which are not owned or controlled (e.g., leased) by the institution. Conventional parking garages, surface parking lots, decks, or structures for temporary parking of vehicles owned by faculty, students, staff, or the public are excluded from this category.
755 VEHICLE STORAGE SERVICE
Data Value Name: VEH STO SV
Definition: A room that directly serves a vehicle storage facility as an extension of the activities in that facility.
Description: Includes any areas or rooms directly serving a vehicle storage facility, such as storage rooms and areas used for maintenance and repair of automotive equipment, boats, airplanes, and other vehicles defined in Vehicle Storage (750) above. Access control areas are also included.
Exclusions: Does not include shops as defined in Shop (710, 711) above (e.g., carpenter, plumbing, electrical, painting, etc.). Offices within a Vehicle Storage Facility should be classified as Other Office (320).
760 CENTRAL SERVICE
Data Value Name: CENTRAL SV
Definition: A room or area which is used for the processing, preparation, testing, or delivery of a complex, central or campus-wide support service.
Description: The central service delivery may be provided by special equipment, human activity, the special availability of space, or any combination of these elements. Includes centralized food stores and laundries which serve the occupants or activities of more than one building. Also includes central printing and duplicating services, central mail facilities, central shipping and receiving areas, central environmental testing or monitoring facilities, if they serve the occupants and activities of more than one building. Also includes morgues and autopsy rooms which are tied to Police, Fire, and Environmental Health and Safety departments. Most of these centralized areas have a campus-wide service scope.
Exclusions: Does not include those rooms providing the above listed functions if they support other primary activity rooms in the same building. For example, a food storage area in a cafeteria should be coded as Food Facility Service (615); a laundry room in a residence hall should be coded as Residential Service (920); a copy of mail room in an office area is coded as Office Service (335). Media production or distribution facilities (560) and computer-based data processing and telecommunications equipment centers (510) are coded separately. Facilities used for the manufacture, repair, or maintenance of products or equipment should be coded as Shop (710). Central storage or supply facilities (720) and vehicle storage facilities (750) also have separate codes. Morgues and autopsy rooms which are associated with separately organized health care facilities (e.g., student infirmary, hospital, or clinic) are more appropriately coded as health care facilities (see 800 series).
765 CENTRAL SERVICE SUPPORT
Data Value Name: CENT SVSUP
Definition: A room that directly serves a central service facility as an extension of the activities in that facility.
Description: Service rooms for Central Service are typically limited to extension storage rooms for supplies, parts, and moving, or non-active equipment; and adjacent, directly supporting repair and maintenance areas.
Exclusions: Offices within a central service area or complex should be coded as Other Office (320). Centralized physical plant repair and maintenance facilities which do not directly support a Central Service (760) should be coded as Shop-General and Research (710).