Office building inefficiency factor and space planning circulation factor calculation system and method
US7941381B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/163
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for calculating a space required for a tenant in a building includes determining the areas of rooms required by the tenant. A circulation factor for each of the rooms based on the area of each room is calculated. The total of the room areas and the circulation factors are added to determine a pure space required by the tenant. The losses in actual usable space are determined for a building and an inefficiency factor is calculated based on these losses. The pure space is multiplied by the inefficiency factor to obtain a building efficiency loss. The building efficiency loss is added to the pure space to obtain the space required for the tenant in the building. The system may be configured on a network computer system or a standalone computer.
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