Multiple occupancy office
A multiple occupancy office is ‘office space that is not cellular in nature, i.e. it is open plan, and designed to accommodate more than two desk spaces or workstations.’
Ref BREEAM UK New Construction, Non-domestic Buildings (United Kingdom), Technical Manual, SD5078: BREEAM UK New Construction 2018 3.0, published by BRE Global Limited.
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