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.

facility

building

Enclosed roofed structure

custodial · groundskeeping · utilities · mechanical room · electrical systems · plumbing · heating · cooling · ventilation · campus

Opposites
tangible vs. intangible organizational assets

physical planthuman capital

Workers' skills and knowledge

staff · personnel · workforce · curriculum · intellectual property

hardware vs. software of an institution

physical plantprogramming

Writing software instructions

curriculum · operational procedures · services · digital infrastructure · strategic plan

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