The Code field contains the occupancy code of the occupancy you have selected. You can select the occupancy in either of the following ways:
Select Using Occupancy Group and Occupancy: To select an occupancy from a list of available occupancies, do the following:
Click the
button for the Occupancy Group to display the following list of occupancy groups:
Apartments, Clubs, Hotels
Multiples, Motels
Stores, Commercials
Garages, Industrials, Lofts, Warehouses
Offices, Medical, Public Buildings
Churches, Theaters, Auditoriums
Sheds, Farm Buildings
Schools, Classrooms
Click the
button for the occupancy to display a list of occupancies in this group.
Click on the occupancy in this list to add the occupancy. This automatically displays the code in the Code field and the occupancy name to the right of the code.
Type the Code: To directly enter an occupancy, type its Code in this field. The occupancy name displays to the right of the code. If the occupancy code field already contains a code, you can type a different code in this field to change the occupancy. However, if the class selected for the old occupancy is not available for the new occupancy, Commercial Estimator automatically changes the class to the first class available for the new occupancy.
With either of these methods, once you have selected or entered the occupancy, type or accept its percentage, story height, class and quality, then click the Add button to add the occupancy to the Selected Occupancies list.
Use the buttons at the bottom of this screen to do the following:
Cancel: Cancel the creation of the new estimate, returning to the Estimates screen. If you click Cancel, nothing that you entered is saved.
< Previous: Move back to the previous Guided Entry screen (Building Information).
Next >: Move forward to the next Guided Entry screen (Exterior Walls). This button is not available until the total occupancy percentage is 100%.
Finish: Close Guided Entry and move to the Estimate Detail screens to continue data entry, calculate the costs or display reports.