Glossary of Terms & Definitions

  • CAMPUS BUILDING DEPARTMENT (CBD) and CAMPUS BUILDING OFFICIAL (CBO): The Campus Building Department, led by the Campus Building Official, reviews and inspects all construction and renovation at UC Berkeley. In addition to the California Building Code(link is external) and the UCOP Facilities Manual(link is external), the CBD also works to ensure that projects follow the Campus Design Standards and contribute to a safe, efficient and long-lasting built environment. Restroom conversions must be approved by the Campus Building Department. 

  • GENDER INCLUSIVE FACILITY: A facility, including but not limited to, restrooms, showers, locker rooms and changing rooms, usable by persons of all gender identities.  Gender inclusive facilities shall be fully accessible and in compliance with the California Building Code (CBC).

  • GENDER INCLUSIVE RESTROOM (GIRR): A restroom usable by persons of all Gender Identities. A GIRR may be configured as Single-Stall or Multi-Stall. Each stall including a toilet or urinal shall be enclosed by a privacy partition. 

  • GENDER SPECIFIC:  Designated for use by one gender (women or men).

  • MAJOR RENOVATION: The renovation of any existing facility, whether or not combined with any addition, which affects a floor area exceeding fifty percent (50%) of the existing floor area in gross square feet. When any changes are made to a facility, such as partitions, walls, floor, ceiling, and roof structures, or similar components, the floor area of all rooms affected by such changes shall be included in computing floor areas for the purposes of applying this definition. This definition does not apply to the replacement of roofing, mechanical or electrical upgrades, repair or replacement of existing foundations, installation of energy-efficient windows of like size, removal and replacement of interior wall coverings, or projects undertaken in response to the UC seismic safety policy.

    • If a work is considered a major renovation, then gender inclusive facilities shall be provided in accordance with the UC Gender Inclusive Facilities policy

  • PRIVACY PARTITION: A partition with an inside-lockable door from floor to ceiling, offering privacy to the occupant. All new multi-stall facilities, including gender specific and gender inclusive, shall include privacy partitions. Renovated facilities may include privacy partitions consistent with existing installations.

  • RESTROOM: Any facility equipped with toilets, urinals, lavatories or other similar accommodations, in a public facility for the use of the public for personal hygiene and comfort. “In a public facility” and “for the use of the public” in this context covers each UC facility and restroom, except for facilities located within private residences or apartments, and within dormitory suites.

  • SHOWER: A space to bathe or shower. Each shower shall be enclosed by privacy partitions. 

  • UC-OWNED BUILDING: A building owned by the UC Regents, on land owned by the UC Regents, or a building owned by a third-party on land owned by UC.