Space Utilization Terms and Definitions
Frequently Used Lexicon for Space Utilization Defined
Most Frequently Used Terms
Utilization
Average ratio of occupants in the space relative to the number of planned occupants during regular operating hours. Also Utilization Thresholds, Utilization Target, Underutilization. Expressed as percentage (%).
Occupancy
Average number of people in the space for the time period during regular operating hours. Also Planned Occupants, Real Time Occupancy, and Occupancy Heatmap. Expressed as a hard count (n).
All Terms and Definitions
Average ratio of occupants in the space relative to the number of planned occupants during regular operating hours. Also Utilization Thresholds, Utilization Target, Underutilization. Expressed as percentage (%).
Average number of people in the space for the time period during regular operating hours. Also Planned Occupants, Real Time Occupancy, and Occupancy Heatmap. Expressed as a hard count (n).
Number of people this space has been planned to accommodate.
Average area dedicated to a person working and inhabiting a given space.
Average amount of the space around each person relative to the other people around them.
Average of people occupying the space relative to the size of the space.
The maximum number of people that a space was designed to accommodate.
Cost of the space per unit of measurement.
Measure of the area assigned to, or available for assignment to, an occupant or specific use. (units can be sq ft, or sq meter).
User defined descriptors that help identify and group space characteristics.
User defined utilization goal for a space.
Total of the price per unit multiplied by the total space units.
The unused part of a space that is not occupied.