I am looking for guidance on how to count stairwells in the APPA Custodial audit. We have 3 stairwells, and 10 floors.
Case A: Does each stairwell count as a single "room"? (ie do we have 3 "rooms"?)
OR
Case B: does each staircase on each floor count as its own separate "room"? (ie do we have 30 rooms?).
And just to clarify, in Case A, I would have to audit all 3 "rooms" because it is less than 5. and in Case B, since 10% of 30 is 3, I would have to audit at least 5 "rooms" ... correct?
Second question: would Mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, A/C units and all such MEP space types be classifed under the "utility" space type?
Thank you in advance!
Michael Smithing
Director - Green Building AdvisoryColliers International Ltd.
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September 23, 2013 - 8:01 am
We have always counted each floor as a separate room. When I actually inspect I inspect the landing and then up and down half a floor. As long as you are consistent I don't expect a problem.
Mechanical and electrical rooms do not need to be surveyed. The idea is to survey rooms which are regularly cleaned and commonly accessed. We do survey server rooms - often not the cleanest rooms because cleaning staff are not allowed in and IT staff don't notice dirt (or small pieces of paper.)