Description of Data Element 10035
NAME: Building Condition
NUMBER: 10035
FILES/TABLES: SPA
INTENT:
Assessment of Space Needs
Capital Outlay Budget Reports
Current Facilities Inventory Data
Educational Plant Surveys
Facilities Depreciation Formula
DEFINITION:
A code to indicate the physical quality of the building.
EDIT:
DIAGNOSTIC MESSAGE ERROR LEVEL
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FREQUENCY COUNTS WILL BE PERFORMED ON FREQUENCY
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CODING INSTRUCTIONS:
This item is to be coded after an educational plant survey team
has made a decision on the condition of the building. Use the
appropriate code from the "Higher Education Facilities Inventory
and Classification Manual, 1973," pages 43-44, as listed below.
TABLE VALUES:
0 Building Has Not Been Surveyed
1 Satisfactory
Suitable for continued use with normal maintenance.
2 Remodeling - A
Requires restoration to present acceptable standards
acceptable standards without major
without major room-use changes, alterations, or modern-
izations. The approximate cost of "Remodeling A" is
not greater than 25 percent of the estimated replace-
ment cost of the building.
3 Remodeling - B
Requires major updating and/or modernization of the
building. The approximate cost of "Remodeling B" is
greater than 25 percent, but not greater than 50 per-
cent of the estimated replacement cost of the building.
4 Remodeling C
Requires major remodeling of the building. The
approximate cost of "Remodeling C" is greater than 50
percent of the replacement cost of the building.
5 Demolition
Should be demolished or abandoned because the building
is unsafe or structurally unsound, irrespective of the
need for the space or the availability of funds for a
replacement. This category takes precedence over cate-
gories 1, 2, 3, and 4. If a building is scheduled for
demolition, its condition is recorded as "Demolition"
regardless of its condition.
6 Termination
Planned termination or relinquishment of occupancy of
the building for reasons other than unsafeness or
structural unsoundness, such as abandonment of temp-
orary units or vacating of leased space. This cate-
gory takes precedence over categories 1, 2, 3, and 4.
if a building is scheduled for termination, its condi-
tioon is recorded as "Termination," regardless of its
condition.
DATABASE INFORMATION:
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: X
COLUMN NAME: BLDG_CONDITION
SHORT NAME: BLDGCOND
CREATE-CHANGE DATE: 04/25/07
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