Skill Claude · ChatGPT / MCP
Occupant loads
Calculate occupant loads from verified use and code inputs.
What it does
Give Norma the space areas, intended activities and jurisdiction. Norma retrieves the applicable original requirements, checks the calculation basis and shows the calculation by space. Missing governing inputs remain unresolved.
Install
Connect Arch Studio in Claude or ChatGPT, then return to your conversation and ask Norma for the task. Your assistant uses its available file access and tools to carry out the skill.
Add to Claude
Add to ChatGPTVersions and source
Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · MCP
Available as MCP workflow instructions in compatible Claude and ChatGPT connections. The assistant performs the work with its own tools and permissions and verifies the actual result before reporting completion.
Arch Studio 1.5.1.2 · Open source
Included in the public plugin for Claude Code and Codex. In this version: Occupant loads — Calculate code occupant loads from floor areas, use factors and jurisdiction requirements.
Usage
Ask Norma in plain language. With Arch Studio connected through MCP, no $ or / command is required. Norma is your assistant working with Arch Studio.
Use Arch Studio to calculate the occupant load for the room in this brief. Verify the jurisdiction, code edition, intended activity and area basis first. Cite the controlling source; leave the result unresolved if the necessary factor is not verified.The full catalog lives in your assistant once Arch Studio is connected. Ask: Norma, what can you do? List the skills, tools, agents and workflows available in this host, grouped by practice area.
What it checks
Jurisdiction and edition
Norma establishes the controlling code edition and actual use before selecting a rule.
Area and counting basis
Norma checks the required net or gross area basis, factors, fixed-seat treatment, units and rounding from the original source.
Calculation and limits
Norma retains each space’s calculation and distinguishes it from design headcount or a complete egress review.
Workflow
- Resolve — Norma confirms the site, edition, activity and supplied measurements.
- Calculate — Norma applies the verified rule to explicit inputs.
- Explain — Norma returns the source-linked calculation and any unresolved requirements.
Pairs with
Workplace programs. Norma can develop a workplace seating plan separately from the code occupant-load calculation.