Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM)

WSU Space Management uses the 2006 Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual (FICM) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) which is located in the U.S. Department of Education – Institute of Education Sciences (IES). This is the official guide for the classification and inventory of space at all WSU campuses.

Entire Manual
Foreword	Foreword, Acknowledgments, Etc
Contents	Table of Contents, Table & Figures
Introduction	Introduction
Chapter One	Getting Started
Chapter Two	Basic Database Principles and Applications
Chapter Three	Building Area Measurement
Chapter Four	Space Use Codes
Chapter Five	Data Analysis and Reporting
Chapter Six	Emerging Issues
Appendix A	Using Facilities Inventory Data for Reporting and Inter-institutional Data Exchange
Appendix B	Definitions of NACUBO and OMB Circular A-21 Functional Categories
Appendix C	Coding for Academic Disciplines (Classification of Instructional Programs)
Appendix D	Suggested Infrastructure Classification Identifiers
Appendix E	Maintenance Condition Matrix
Appendix F	An Integrated Numeric Coding Structure for Assignable and Non-Assignable Space and Infrastructure
Appendix G	Glossary

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