Collaborative Space
Areas designed to facilitate teamwork and group interactions.
Color Rendering Index (CRI)
A quantitative measure of the ability of a light source to reveal the colors of various objects faithfully in comparison with an ideal or natural light source.
Commissioning
A quality-focused process for enhancing the delivery of a project, ensuring the building’s systems are designed, installed, tested, operated, and maintained according to the operational requirements.
Commissioning (Cx)
Systematic verification of building functionality.
Competitive Advantage
The unique strengths or capabilities that allow an organization to outperform its rivals and create superior value for customers.
Computer-Aided Facility Management (CAFM)
The support of facility management by information technology.
Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
Software that maintains a computer database of information about an organization’s maintenance operations.
Conceptual Estimate
An early-stage, rough cost estimate.
Constructability Review
Assessing how efficiently a design can be built.
Construction Contingency
Budgeted reserves for unexpected costs.