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Space Survey
A space survey is the process of determining what percentage of campus space is used for organized research. This includes determining in which rooms organized research occurs, assigning budget numbers and occupants, and calculating the amount of time spent on major University functions such as organized research and instruction. The results of the space survey are used to help allocate costs within the Facilities and Administrative (F&A) rate development process.
Those definitions can be found on these websites: https://finance.uw.edu/maa/primary-use and https://maps.uw.edu/geosims/room-type-definitions.html (along with Excel file download).
Shared Space is defined in one of two ways:
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Research lab shared by multiple PIs/multiple departments (room types 250, 260, 261, 262, 264); Occupants need to be assigned by those departments participating in the Space Survey only.
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Service rooms with shared equipment/instrument/cold/freezer/microscope (room type 255); Occupants do not need to be assigned