EXAMPLE 11.3 The Office Space Needs Formula

Let’s assume that each department has exactly one head. So the first term in our equation will be the space need for this position, 210 ft². To this, we add the space needs for the faculty, 160 ft² for each, or 160 FAC. Similarly, we add the number of square feet for each category of personnel times the number of employees in the category. The result is the office space needs predicted by the space model. Here is the formula: