- Gordon Lindsay
- Gensler
- September 10, 2014
The retail standard does not seem to cover escalators specifically, and I was wondering what the accepted approach is to measuring these? Would they be treated in a similar way to staircases?
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The retail standard does not seem to cover escalators specifically, and I was wondering what the accepted approach is to measuring these? Would they be treated in a similar way to staircases?
Hi Gordon,
Escalators are mentioned several times in the BOMA Retail Standard. Yes, an escalator is treated similarly to a staircase in that an escalator can be either a Major Vertical Penetration, Common Area or Occupant Void.