Building Sub Usage Type

Introduction

After the building usage types are identified, the next activity is to identify the building sub usage types.

Buildings types can be further classified into various subcategories to go into the granular level of their usage details. The National Building Code of India (NBC) also classifies the building's usage type into the sub usage types which can be seen in the attachment.

Data Table

 

Sr. No.

*Building Usage Type Code

*Sub Type Code

*Building Sub Usage Type

*Sub Divison (as per NBC)

*Building Sub Usage Type (as per NBC)

Sr. No.

*Building Usage Type Code

*Sub Type Code

*Building Sub Usage Type

*Sub Divison (as per NBC)

*Building Sub Usage Type (as per NBC)

1

 BU01

BSU01

Hotel

A4

Hotel

2

 BU01

BSU02

Apartment

A5

Apartment House

Note: Data given in the above table is a sample data.

Procedure

Data Definitions

Sr. No.

Column Name

Data Type

Data Size

Mandatory

Description

Sr. No.

Column Name

Data Type

Data Size

Mandatory

Description

1

Building Usage Type Code

Reference

 64

Yes

The codes given to the building usage type in the building usage type master.

2

Sub Type Code

Alphameric

 64

Yes

The code given to the building sub usage type by the Fire Station. Eg: BSU01 for Hotel, BSU02 for Apartment Houses.

3

Building Sub Usage Type

Text

256 

Yes

Name of subcategories within each building usage type as per the fire station. Eg: Hotel, Apartment Houses.

4

Sub Divison (as per NBC)

Alphameric

64 

Yes

The code given to the building sub usage type as per NBC. Eg: Subdivision A4, A5.

5

Building Sub Usage Type (as per NBC)

Text

256

Yes

Name of subcategories within each building usage type as per NBC. Eg: Hotel, Apartment House.

How to fill data

  1. Download the data template attached to this page.

  2. Get a good understanding of all the headers in the template sheet, their data type, size, and definitions by referring to the ‘Data Definition’ section of this document.

  3. In case of any doubt, please reach out to the person who has shared this template with you to discuss and clear your doubts.

  4. Identify and add all the different sub usage types for each building group that are being catered by the fire station in the Building Sub Usage Type column.

  5. Next, give each building Sub Usage type a unique code and enter the code in the Sub Usage Type Code column, next to the Building Sub Usage type.

  6. Map the data filled in the building sub usage type column to the building sub usage type and Subdivision as per the national building code.

  7. Record the appropriate subdivision and building sub usage type from NBC in the Subdivision (as per NBC) and Building Sub Usage Type (as per NBC) respectively.

  8. Verify the data once again by going through the checklist and making sure that each and every point mentioned in the checklist is covered.

Checklist

The checklist is a set of activities to be performed one the data is filled into a template to ensure data type, size, and format of data is as per the expectation. These activities have been divided into 2 groups as given below.

Common Checklist

This checklist covers all the activities which are common across the entities.

Sr. No.

Checklist Parameter

Example

Sr. No.

Checklist Parameter

Example

1

Make sure that each and every point in this reference list has been taken care of.

Checklist

Entity Specific Checklist

This checklist covers the activities which are specific to the entity.

Sr. No.

Checklist Parameter

Example

Sr. No.

Checklist Parameter

Example

1

The Building Usage Type Code should be similar to the ones defined in the building usage type master.

BU01: Residential

BU02: Educational

2

Building Sub Usage Type Codes that are defined by the Fire Station should be alphanumeric and unique.

BSU01: Hotel

BSU02: Apartment

3

Building Sub Usage Type should not contain any special characters.

Hotel : [Allowed]

#Hotel! : [Not allowed]

Attachments

1. Configuration data template - Building Sub Usage Type

2. Sample configuration data - Building Sub Usage Type

3. National Building Code - Building Sub usage Types