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title: "Raised access floor — Class A Atlas glossary"
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> Floor system with removable panels covering MEP services.

## TL;DR

- Floor system with removable panels covering MEP services.
- Standard in Class A trophy: 6–18" floor cavity housing power, data, and HVAC supply.

# Raised access floor

*MEP · Global*

## Short definition

Floor system with removable panels covering MEP services.

## Full definition

Standard in [Class A](/glossary/class-a) trophy: 6–18" floor cavity housing power, data, and HVAC supply. Enables flexible reconfiguration at the cost of slab-to-slab heights.

## Why this matters for Class A leasing

Raised access floor is part of the mep vocabulary that institutional Class A occupiers, landlords, and advisers use across Global markets. Understanding it correctly affects how you read lease documents, model occupancy economics, and benchmark deal terms across cities. Class A Atlas tracks regional variation alongside the global standard so [cross-border](/topics/cross-border-expansion) occupiers can translate quickly.

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Citation: Source: Class A Atlas (https://classa.info/glossary/raised-access-floor), updated 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000Z.