APPA Room Type Definitions

Project location: Canada

August 9, 2019

Alexis Doyle

Sustainability Engagement Specialist
Prism Engineering

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Project location: Canada

August 9, 2019

Hello,

We are working on a building recertification to EBOM 2009 and are having difficulty tracking down the room definitions according to APPA. Would anyone be able to define the following room types?

Break
Conference (do these include meeting rooms?)
Common Area (do these include reception areas?)
Lobby (do these include elevator areas on each floor or hallways?)
Medical (do these include labs?)
Storage

Many thanks in advance.

Alexis

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Trista Brown

Project Director
WSP USA

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August 14, 2019 - 9:12 pm

Hi Alexis, here's my two cents:

Break - This is like a kitchenette / pantry / break room where employees can get away from their desk, eat lunch, etc
Conference (do these include meeting rooms?) - I would include meeting rooms here
Common Area (do these include reception areas?) - That's reasonable to do
Lobby (do these include elevator areas on each floor or hallways?) - I think elevator lobbies are good to include under 'elevator', rather than 'lobby', due to the appearance items under each category (e.g. 'lobby' has matting/grates and trash containers, which elevator lobbies typically don't have - but if yours do, you could chose to put them in lobby instead)
Medical (do these include labs?) - I think it would be appropriate to include labs here
Storage - Typically storage rooms for supplies