Glossary Term Defined

The term that has become generic to represent areas that are of common use to a floor. Identified in the 1996 BOMA Office Standard (ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996); Floor Common: Areas on a floor such as washrooms, janitorial closets, electrical rooms, telephone rooms, mechanical rooms, elevator lobbies, and public corridors which are available primarily for the use of tenants on that floor. In the most recent 2010 BOMA Office Standard (ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-2010) the term Floor Common was renamed “Floor Service & Amenity Area”. This term is used to describe rooms or areas that provide service or amenity to a single floor. A “Floor Service Share” is referring to the allocation of “Floor Service” area to the occupants of that floor