definition
strict definition
research
Spaces for experimental research and scientific and technological development.
Research facilities are places devoted to scientific or technological research and experimentation. They are commonly affiliated with universities, institutes, governments, and industrial firms.
The dedicated activity is scientific or technological investigation and experimentation. Affiliation with a university, government, or company is common but does not by itself establish research use for all of that organization's premises.
Scientific research and technological research distinguish fields of inquiry. Classroom teaching and ordinary institutional administration have different immediate purposes, even when they support the same institution.
More specific definitions
7 sub-definitions-
dry laboratory
Space for testing and experimentation of electronics and other inorganic and non-reactive materials. -
measurement station
Sites equipped for recording, observing, or measuring local phenomena or information from a particular vantage point. -
medical testing
Places designated for laboratory testing for medical purposes, usually not in the presence of patients. -
product testing
Facilities where inventions, new technologies, and manufactured products are tested. -
scientific research
Spaces dedicated to professional research in medicine and the pure sciences, including laboratory and observational inquiry. -
technological research
Places for academic, institutional, or commercial research and development in technology and applied sciences. -
wet laboratory
Laboratory space needing water, direct ventilation, and special piped utilities, with the stated biosafety-level exclusions.
Related definitions
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agriculture
Spaces which service the harnessing of natural bounty, especially crops and livestock. -
education
Spaces for classroom teaching or designated academic study, excluding separate research, library, administrative, and dormitory uses. -
government
Governmental premises for public interaction and receipt of government services, excluding regular administrative offices. -
health
Space used for medical and recuperative care, or for maintenance of well-being. -
industry
Spaces associated with direct production of material goods, including manufacturing, mining, and assembly. -
infrastructure
Structures and spaces which serve basic civil functions as part of extensive built networks. -
leisure
Places used for free-time enjoyment, including cultural attractions and spaces for fun, recreation, or relaxation. -
library
A space housing a large book collection with areas for study, research, or reading, subject to the small institutional exclusions. -
lodging
Guest accommodation with housekeeping and a self-determined stay, including serviced apartments with flexible leasing. -
office
Places for desk-based work where people administer any kind of business activities. -
parking
Space for temporarily leaving automobiles and other roadworthy transport vehicles when they are not in use. -
religion
Spaces dedicated to worship, prayer, or other spiritual activities prescribed by an organized or defined religious tradition. -
residential
Building space used as a home by people living there on at least a semi-permanent basis. -
retail
Space used for the trading of goods and services between vendors and consumers. -
services
Space used by a business to deliver services outside a customer-facing retail setting. -
social
Areas intended to bring people together for friendly, communal, or charitable purposes. -
sports
Spaces intended for athletic performance, training, practice, exercise, or recreational sport, subject to the amenity exclusions. -
storage
Places where goods are kept while not in use, excluding shipping hubs used only for rapid transfer between route stages. -
symbolic
Objects and places intended to convey meaning or attract visual or auditory attention, including attention to themselves.