physical plant
Facility's structural components
Physical plant refers to the buildings, grounds, and equipment that make up an institution's facilities—especially at schools, hospitals, or factories.
The term often names the department responsible for maintenance and operations: She works in physical plant.
It encompasses everything from HVAC systems to parking lots: The university invested heavily in upgrading its physical plant.
Enclosed roofed structure
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- HVACIndoor climate management
- boilerWater-heating vessel
- custodialOf protective supervision
groundskeeping · utilities · mechanical room · electrical systems · plumbing · heating · cooling · ventilation
building
Enclosed roofed structure
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- HVACIndoor climate management
- boilerWater-heating vessel
custodial · groundskeeping · utilities · mechanical room · electrical systems · plumbing · heating · cooling · ventilation · campus
physical planthuman capital
Workers' skills and knowledge
staff · personnel · workforce · curriculum · intellectual property
physical plantprogramming
Writing software instructions
curriculum · operational procedures · services · digital infrastructure · strategic plan
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