Are these ISSA 447 rates?

No. Published figures here are APPA Level 2 guide rates that fall within common ISSA 612 ranges for the same equipment class. They are illustrative planning numbers, not a licensed ISSA extract.

How do I use production rates to estimate labor hours?

Divide the total square footage of the area by the congestion-adjusted production rate. For example, if you need to autoscrub 10,000 square feet and the adjusted rate is 12,500 sqft/hr, you need 0.80 hours of labor. Multiply by your labor cost per hour to get the direct labor expense for that task.

Why adjust for congestion?

Open-floor rates assume clear pass lines. Moderate office furniture and tight/congested layouts cut effective sqft/hr — typically to about 0.8x and 0.6x respectively — because of turns, obstacles, and detail work.

Production Rate Lookup

Task rates staff the building — they don’t replace a walkthrough.

Inputs

Task type

Facility layout / congestion

Sqft to clean (optional)

Look up APPA Level 2 production rates (within ISSA 612 ranges) in square feet per hour. Select a task and congestion level to get a congestion-adjusted guide rate for labor estimating — not a licensed ISSA extract.

Instruction

Pick the task type from the dropdown.
Set facility layout / congestion (open, moderate, or tight).
Optionally enter sqft to clean to estimate hours.
Read the adjusted rate and source attribution.

Worked example

You select Autoscrubber 26-inch with Open space congestion to estimate floor cleaning time for a proposal.

The tool shows 20,000 sqft/hr (APPA Level 2, within the ISSA 612 18,000–22,000 range), then lets you apply a congestion multiplier before you roll hours into building FTE.

Questions operators ask

Are these ISSA 447 rates?: No. Published figures here are APPA Level 2 guide rates that fall within common ISSA 612 ranges for the same equipment class. They are illustrative planning numbers, not a licensed ISSA extract.
How do I use production rates to estimate labor hours?: Divide the total square footage of the area by the congestion-adjusted production rate. For example, if you need to autoscrub 10,000 square feet and the adjusted rate is 12,500 sqft/hr, you need 0.80 hours of labor. Multiply by your labor cost per hour to get the direct labor expense for that task.
Why adjust for congestion?: Open-floor rates assume clear pass lines. Moderate office furniture and tight/congested layouts cut effective sqft/hr — typically to about 0.8x and 0.6x respectively — because of turns, obstacles, and detail work.