Glossary Term Defined

A Factor based on the pro-rata apportionment of Service/Common Area to Usable Area that services an occupant or floor of a building. Different geographic locations may refer to Load Factors as an Add On Factor or Gross Up Factor. Floor Service Load Factor: The calculated area of Floor Service that is apportioned to a specific occupant or floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. The BOMA 2010 Office Standard refers to this as the R/U Ratio. Building Service Load Factor: The calculated area of Building Service that is apportioned to a specific occupant or floor expressed as a percentage or ratio.

The BOMA 2010 Office Standard refers to this as the R/O Ratio. Multi-Floor Service Load Factor: The calculated area of Multi-Floor Service that is apportioned to a specific occupant or floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. Complex or Campus Service Load Factor: The calculated area of Complex or Campus Service that is apportioned to a specific occupant or floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. The BOMA Inter Building Service & Amenity Best Practices Document refers to this as the Inter-Building Load Factor and Campus or Complex Services is the equivalent of Inter-Building Service Area. Single Occupant Floor Load Factor: The calculated area of Floor, Building, Multi-Floor and Complex or Campus Service Areas that are apportioned to a Single Occupant Floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. The BOMA 2010 Office Standard refers to this as the Load Factor. Multi-Occupant Floor Load Factor: The calculated area of Floor, Building, Multi-Floor and Complex or Campus Service Areas that are apportioned to a Multi-Occupant Floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. The BOMA 2010 Office Standard refers to this as the Load Factor. Floating Load Factor (Single & Multi-Occupant Floors): The actual “Floor by Floor” calculation of all (Floor, Building, Multi-Floor & Complex) prorated services apportioned to each floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. The Load Factor changes or “Floats” from floor to floor as the area of each floor changes. This method of measurement is similar to the BOMA 1996 & BOMA 2010 Method A Office Standards. Average Load Factor (Multi-Occupant Floors Only): The average “Floor by Floor” calculation of all (Floor, Building, Multi-Floor & Complex) prorated services apportioned to each floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. The Multi-Occupant Floating Factor is averaged and then multiplied by the Multi-Occupant Floor Usable Area to calculate the Rentable Area of the floor. This method of measurement is similar to the BOMA 2010 Method B Standard. Note: Single Occupant Floors must use the Single Occupant Floor Floating Load Factor and not the Average to make sure that all floors equal the Total Building Rentable Area. Market Load Factor (Multi-Occupant Floors Only): The average “Floor by Floor” calculation of all (Floor, Building, Multi-Floor & Complex) prorated services apportioned to each floor expressed as a percentage or ratio. A Market factor is established at the sole discretion of the building owner and may be derived from prevailing market conditions. Note: The BOMA 2010 Office Standard only allows a Market Factor to be used if it is lower than the actual average load factor.