EXAMPLE 11.2 Office Space Needs for the Chemistry Department

Let’s calculate the office space needs for the Chemistry Department based on these personnel numbers. We start with 210 ft² for the department head. We have 45.25 faculty, each needing 160 ft². Therefore, the total office space needed for faculty is , which is 7240 ft². We do the same type of calculation for each personnel category and then sum the results.