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Apron The area, within the truck court, where trucks are parked for loading and unloading. This area will be paved with more durable material than the rest of the truck court (e.g. concrete or other structural re- inforcement vs. asphalt) to withstand the heavy loads being parked there. Automobile Parking Ratio Ratio of available standard parking spaces to the gross leaseable area of a property. Varies by property use with labor-intensive oper- ations needing higher parking ratios. Bay The interior building space between columns. Bay Depth The distance from the front of the bay to the back of the bay. Bay Width The distance from one side of the bay to the other. Column Spacing 12 The distance between posts or vertical supporting beams in the warehouse section of an industrial building. Column spacing de- fines the size of the bay and is usually expressed as width x depth. Clear Height Distance from the floor to the lowest hanging ceiling member or hanging objects, beams, joists or truss work descending down into a substantial portion of the industrial work area. This is the most important measure of the interior height of an industrial building because it defines the minimum height of usable space within the structure. (Synonyms: Clear Headway, Clearance) Ceiling Height Distance from the floor to the inside overhead upper surface of the room. This measure will be higher than any hanging objects, beams, joists or truss work, unless there is a dropped ceiling. Truss A framework of beams forming a rigid structure (as a roof truss). Truss Height Distance from the floor to the bottom edge of any truss used to sup- port the ceiling or roof of a building. If there are hanging objects, beams or joists below the truss the clear height will be lower then the truss height. Industrial Building Characteristics - Exterior Building Characteristics continued Industrial Building Characteristics – Interior Building Characteristics 17