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5.0 Annex A—Computer Aided Design and Drafting layers
Real property space management
The standard layer list below lists the most-used layer names for the real property space management discipline defined under the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) layering standard. New layer names can always be created using the field abbreviations and extensions listed in Annex B —Layer field descriptions. The French abbreviations are listed just for reference and should only be used on drawings annotated in French.
Building common areas “Accessory B”
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-BC |
Building common areas “Accessory B” |
R-CB |
R-BC-COR |
Shared public corridors |
R-CB-COR |
R-BC-OLN |
General shared building outline |
R-CB-CON |
R-BC-RMS |
Shared rooms |
R-CB-SAL |
Building service areas
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-BS |
Building service areas |
R-SB |
R-BS-OLN |
General building service outline |
R-SB-CON |
R-BS-RMS |
Building service rooms |
R-SB-SAL |
R-BS-SFT |
Vertical shafts, elevators, stairs (takes walls over RMS) |
R-SB-PUV |
Exterior site areas
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-EX |
Exterior site areas |
R-EX |
R-EX-OLN |
Exterior site areas |
R-EX-CON |
Floor common areas
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-FC |
Floor common areas |
R-AE |
R-FC-CNV |
Convectors (baseboard, radiators) |
R-AE-CNV |
R-FC-COL |
Building structure, columns (interior and perimeter) |
R-AE-COL |
R-FC-COR |
Primary circulation |
R-AE-COR |
R-FC-ENC |
Encroachments (unusable space) |
R-AE-EMP |
R-FC-FIR |
Fire egress cross over areas, fire refuge areas |
R-AE-SOS |
R-FC-LOB |
Floor elevator lobbies |
R-AE-HAL |
R-FC-OLN |
General outline of floor common areas |
R-AE-CON |
R-FC-RMS |
Electrical, telecom, janitor's closets |
R-AE-SAL |
R-FC-WSR |
Washrooms |
R-AE-SAT |
R-FC-WSR-BRF |
Accessible washrooms |
R-AE-SAT-ACF |
Gross area
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-GA |
Gross area |
R-AB |
R-GA-EXT |
Exterior gross area |
R-AB-EXT |
R-GA-INT |
Interior gross area |
R-AB-INT |
General
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-GL |
General |
R-GL |
R-GL-TXT |
Street names for space audit |
R-GL-TEX |
Parking
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-PK |
Parking |
R-ST |
R-PK-0000-BRF |
Barrier-free parking |
R-ST-0000-ACF |
R-PK-0000-DEP |
Parking number - department name (special use only) |
R-ST-0000-MIN |
R-PK-DIV |
Parking divisions |
R-ST-DIV |
R-PK-EXT |
Exterior parking (special use only) |
R-ST-EXT |
R-PK-IDN |
Parking identification numbers |
R-ST-NUI |
R-PK-INT |
Interior parking (special use only) |
R-ST-INT |
R-PK-OLN |
Outlines |
R-ST-CON |
R-PK-SPC |
Special parking |
R-ST-SPE |
Surface maintenance building
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-SU |
Surface maintenance building |
R-SU |
R-SU-CLG |
Ceiling finishes |
R-SU-PFD |
R-SU-COR |
Primary corridors |
R-SU-COR |
R-SU-DEP |
Space allocation by department |
R-SU-MIN |
R-SU-DIV |
Division of area |
R-SU-DIV |
R-SU-EXT |
Exterior finishes |
R-SU-EXT |
R-SU-FLR |
Floor finishes |
R-SU-PCH |
R-SU-FLR-HIG |
High-traffic area |
R-SU-PCH-ELV |
R-SU-FLR-LOW |
Low-traffic area |
R-SU-PCH-BAS |
R-SU-GRP |
Space allocation by group / branch |
R-SU-GRP |
R-SU-IDN |
Surface identification number |
R-SU-NUI |
R-SU-OLN |
Outlines |
R-SU-CON |
R-SU-RMS |
Rooms |
R-SU-SAL |
R-SU-SFT |
Shafts |
R-SU-PUV |
R-SU-SPC |
Special surfaces |
R-SU-SPE |
R-SU-WAL |
Walls |
R-SU-MUR |
R-SU-WIN |
Windows |
R-SU-FEN |
User common
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-UC |
User common |
R-AC |
R-UC-COR |
Shared public corridors |
R-AC-COR |
R-UC-OLN |
General shared user outline |
R-AC-CON |
R-UC-RMS |
Shared rooms (Conference room, day care, mail, etc.) |
R-AC-SAL |
Usable
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-US |
Usable |
R-AU |
R-US-001, 002… |
Usable area polygons by location |
R-AU-001, 002 |
R-US-COR |
Primary circulation areas (special use only) |
R-AU-COR |
R-US-DEP |
Space allocation by department (special use only) |
R-AU-MIN |
R-US-DIV |
Division of areas |
R-AU-DIV |
R-US-GRP |
Space allocation by group / branch (special use only) |
R-AU-GRP |
R-US-IDN |
Location identification numbers |
R-AU-NUI |
R-US-OLN |
General usable outlines (special use only) |
R-AU-CON |
R-US-RMS |
Room identification numbers (special use only) |
R-AU-SAL-NUI |
R-US-UNT |
Space allocation by units (special use only) |
R-AU-UNI |
Zoning
English abbreviation |
Description |
French abbreviation |
R-ZN |
Zoning |
R-ZO |
R-ZN-CLE |
Cleaning zoning |
R-ZO-NET |
R-ZN-FIR |
Fire egress zoning |
R-ZO-SOS |
R-ZN-SEC |
Security zoning |
R-ZO-SEU |
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