New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ed - Board of Education
Chapter Ed 300 - ADMINISTRATION OF MINIMUM STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Part Ed 321 - SCHOOL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Formerly Ed 305)
Section Ed 321.02 - Definitions

(a) "Buildable land" means land upon which a school building, parking lot, on-site traffic circulation and drop-off locations, playgrounds or school playing field can be built. The term includes usable land;

(b) "Construction cost" means the total cost of labor and materials for the construction of the foundation, erection of the structure, finish work, and the installation of equipment integral to the operation of building systems. The cost of site development is not included;

(c) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of education;

(d) "Design capacity" means the maximum total number of students intended to be educated in a school building following completion of a construction project;

(e) "Educational capacity of a school building" means the sum of the maximum number of students that can be simultaneously instructed in every educational space of the building using the minimum space allocations specified in Ed 321.10(g)-(i);

(f) "Educational space" means those parts of a school building to which pupils are assigned for instructional purposes. Educational space includes, but is not limited to, classrooms, laboratories, gymnasiums, and libraries;

(g) "General purpose classroom" means an educational space intended for the instruction of a group of students that is suitable for teaching a variety of subjects and that requires no special permanently installed equipment or unusually large spaces;

(h) "Laboratory" means an educational space intended for instruction involving hands-on student participation in a particular subject that requires specialized equipment, furnishings, or materials;

(i) "Multi-purpose space" means areas within a school building that are used at different times for educational purposes and for support purposes;

(j) "New construction" means construction work that results in the creation of a new building or additional space in an existing building;

(k) "Renovation" means work involving upgrades to existing space in a building or conversion of the use of existing space in a building;

(l) "School building aid" means the state grants for the payment of a share of the cost for school construction under RSA 198:15-a;

(m) "Site development" is the work required to prepare the land for construction. It includes removal of trees and other vegetation, removal of existing structures, removal of rock, cutting and filling of earth, construction of access roads, driveways, and parking lots, installation of surface water drainage systems, and landscaping;

(n) "Substantial renovation" means:

(o) "Sufficient" means an amount of space, time, or material that will enable a particular function to proceed as intended without restriction or impediment from the size or condition of the physical facility, according to variations in enrollment, staffing, program, or level of instruction from one school to another. The term includes adequate;

(p) "Support space" means those parts of a school building that are generally used for purposes other than instruction. Support space includes offices, storage rooms, wash rooms, kitchens, cafeterias, and similar spaces;

(q) "Total cost" means the cost of all related land, labor, and materials authorized by RSA 198:15-b,II for construction costs; and

(r) "Utilization rate" means the extent to which school buildings are used by comparing design capacity to the educational capacity of the school expressed in a percentage figure. A 100 percent utilization rate means that every seat in every educational space is occupied for the majority of time throughout the school day.