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Mechanical Unit

Sopheap Hille: Burgess Design, Inc.; June 6, 2014

Can a roof top mechanical units that come enclosed with a door be considered Building Service Area?

Thanks

David Fingret: Extreme Measures Inc.; June 6, 2014

There is no Building Service Area under the Gross Areas of a Building standard. Under the BOMA 2010 A Office Standard, the answer is yes, if fully enclosed.

Sopheap Hille: Burgess Design, Inc.; June 9, 2014

Can I count the sf of the enclosed unit as part of the building sf?

David Fingret: Extreme Measures Inc.; June 9, 2014

No. Roof areas are excluded from BOMA 2009 Gross Areas of a Building