Chapter 6: The item catalogue · Part 6

Utility

Plumbing, heating and cooling, solar panels, access, levels, and streaming: the things that make the building work.

A/V rack Camera Cast-iron boiler Central air conditioner Commercial HVAC plant Commercial stove Congregation van Ductless heat pump Electric wall heater Gas furnace Ghusl table Hearing loop Lift Mikveh pool Packaged heat pump Plumbing stack Ramp Shuttle bus Sink Solar panels Stairs Toilet Used school bus Wall camera Window air conditioner Wudu station

A/V rack

A/V rack $6,500

A rack of streaming gear: an encoder, a video switcher, an audio interface, and the network to send the service out live. With a camera and an A/V tech on duty, the congregation can stream its services.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$300 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

One of the three things the live stream needs, with a camera and an A/V tech volunteer on duty.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

A/V rack: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Camera

Camera $2,800

A video camera on a tripod, for live streaming services. Place it with a clear view of the front.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Upkeep
$100 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Needed for the live stream. Place it with a clear view of the front.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Camera: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Cast-iron boiler

Cast-iron boiler $38,000

A boiler that sends hot water to radiators in every room, about 6,000 cubic metres: enough for a tall old house of worship. It lasts for decades, clanks, and always seems to die in January. A month to install.

Footprint
2 × 2 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$400 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Takes
1 months to make and install
Heating and cooling
heats 6,000 m³, the whole building, through ducts or pipes
Running cost
×1.15 a gas furnace's (dearer)
Lasts
about 40 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Heat for a big old building that lasts 40 years, but no cooling. It always seems to die in January: service it in the autumn.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Cast-iron boiler: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Central air conditioner

Central air conditioner $7,500

An outdoor condenser that cools the whole building through the ducts, about 1,400 cubic metres. It stands outside, beside the building.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Upkeep
$120 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Heating and cooling
cools 1,400 m³, the whole building, through ducts or pipes
Running cost
as a gas furnace
Lasts
about 15 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Where
on the roof over the building, or on the grounds, at the same price
Traits
stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Central air conditioner: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Commercial HVAC plant

Commercial HVAC plant $140,000

A boiler and chiller with air handlers that heat and cool the whole building, about 15,000 cubic metres: the largest houses of worship, with their halls. Three months to install.

Footprint
3 × 2 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$2,500 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Takes
3 months to make and install
Heating and cooling
heats 15,000 m³ and cools 15,000 m³, the whole building, through ducts or pipes
Running cost
×0.85 a gas furnace's (cheaper)
Lasts
about 25 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Heats and cools 15,000 m³: a cathedral, a great stone temple, or any large building and its halls. Three months to install.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Commercial HVAC plant: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—

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Commercial stove

Commercial stove $2,500

A range for congregation suppers. In the social hall or the kitchen, each one cooks for 80 more at a community meal.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$80 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

The kitchen's other requirement, with a sink. In the hall or kitchen, each one cooks for 80 more at a community meal, on top of the 60 whose food is brought in.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Commercial stove: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Congregation van

Congregation van $48,000

A fifteen-seat passenger van that picks up those who find it hard to get to the house of worship: people who walk with difficulty, wheelchair users, and the elderly. It needs a volunteer driver each the day of worship. Its upkeep is the insurance and registration.

Footprint
2 × 5 m
Upkeep
$2,400 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Rides
15 seats, the driver's among them
Fuel
$20 each week's main day; needs a volunteer driver
Lasts
about 12 years of weekly runs
Traits
stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Congregation van: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Ductless heat pump

Ductless heat pump $5,000

A wall-mounted heat pump that both heats and cools the room it faces into, about 400 cubic metres, at little cost to run. No ducts needed.

Placement
On a wall, 1 m wide
Upkeep
$60 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Heating and cooling
heats 400 m³ and cools 400 m³, the room it's in or faces into
Running cost
×0.6 a gas furnace's (cheaper)
Lasts
about 15 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Heats and cools one room cheaply: the best fix for a hall the ducts don't reach.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Ductless heat pump: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Electric wall heater

Electric wall heater $450

A panel heater on the wall that warms the room it faces into, about 150 cubic metres: a small office or classroom. Cheap to buy and dear to run.

Placement
On a wall, 1 m wide
Upkeep
$0 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Heating and cooling
heats 150 m³, the room it's in or faces into
Running cost
×2.5 a gas furnace's (dearer)
Lasts
about 20 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Cheap to buy, dear to run (2.5 times a furnace), and it warms only the room it faces into: an office or a classroom.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Electric wall heater: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Gas furnace

Gas furnace $6,500

A furnace that heats the whole building through ducts, about 1,600 cubic metres: a small house of worship and its rooms. Put it anywhere inside; a basement or a closet is best.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$120 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Heating and cooling
heats 1,600 m³, the whole building, through ducts or pipes
Running cost
as a gas furnace
Lasts
about 20 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

The ordinary way to heat a small building: 1,600 m³ through ducts, so put it anywhere inside. Pair it with a central air conditioner for summer.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Gas furnace: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—

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Ghusl table

Ghusl table $4,000

A sloping steel table with a drain, where the dead are washed and shrouded by their own before the funeral prayer: a last duty the congregation does itself. It needs plumbing, and a ghusl room.

Footprint
1 × 2 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$60 a year
Looks
2 / 10
Offered to
Muslim traditions
Traits
needs a plumbing stack within 12 m
Building fit
counts in its own faiths' traditions where their rules name it (+0.5 expected or required, −1 discouraged or forbidden); otherwise left out

What a ghusl room needs, where a mosque's funeral committee washes and shrouds the dead before the funeral prayer. The funeral committee ministry meets there.

Across the 5 Muslim traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Ghusl table: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

Hearing loopIllustration: portable items aren't drawn in the building.

Hearing loop $4,500

A wire round the sanctuary carries the sound system straight to hearing aids, so the hard of hearing hear every word, however much the room echoes.

Placement
Portable: bought, not placed
Upkeep
$50 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Building fit
doesn't count (it isn't placed in the nave)

Turns a loss of 0.03 to 0.08 for each hard-of-hearing person into a gain of 0.03. Older congregations need it most. Bought once, for the whole building, from Church → Church under Access; it isn't in the Furnish tray.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Hearing loop: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Lift

Lift $60,000

A small passenger lift, its shaft up through every floor above, so those who can't manage stairs can get to them too. It stops at each floor with floor laid over it. Six months to install.

Footprint
2 × 2 m
Upkeep
$1,500 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Takes
6 months to make and install
Traits
step-free; climbs to the floor above
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

The only way wheelchair users reach another floor. Six months to install. Without one, an upper floor gets a note in the building check.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Lift: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Mikveh pool

Mikveh pool $80,000

A ritual bath: a tiled pool, chest deep, with steps down into it, joined to a cistern of rain water as the law asks. Kept warm, and kept spotless. It needs plumbing, and a mikveh room of its own.

Footprint
2 × 3 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$4,000 a year
Looks
5 / 10
Offered to
Jewish traditions
Traits
needs a plumbing stack within 12 m
Building fit
counts in its own faiths' traditions where their rules name it (+0.5 expected or required, −1 discouraged or forbidden); otherwise left out

What a mikveh room needs. Needs a plumbing stack within 12 m.

Across the 5 Jewish traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Mikveh pool: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

Packaged heat pump

Packaged heat pump $24,000

A large heat pump on a pad outside that heats and cools the whole building through ducts, about 3,000 cubic metres, and costs less to run than a furnace.

Footprint
2 × 1 m
Upkeep
$300 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Heating and cooling
heats 3,000 m³ and cools 3,000 m³, the whole building, through ducts or pipes
Running cost
×0.7 a gas furnace's (cheaper)
Lasts
about 18 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Where
on the roof over the building, or on the grounds, at the same price
Traits
stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Heats and cools 3,000 m³ at 70% of a furnace's running cost: one serves a mid-sized building all year. Outside, or on the roof.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Packaged heat pump: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—

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Plumbing stack

Plumbing stack $8,000

A water supply and drain riser. Baptistries, toilets, and sinks must be within 12 metres of one.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Upkeep
$150 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Toilets, sinks, baptistries, wudu stations, and a mikveh pool must be within 12 m of one. Place it between the restroom, kitchen, and baptistry (or wudu room) so one stack serves them all.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Plumbing stack: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Ramp

Ramp $12,000

A gentle concrete ramp with handrails. Put it outside a door with steps, and wheelchairs and walkers can get in.

Footprint
2 × 2 m
Upkeep
$60 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Traits
step-free; stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Put one outside every door with steps. Without a step-free way in, wheelchair users come 30% as often and lose 0.2 when they do.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Ramp: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Shuttle bus

Shuttle bus $110,000

A 28-seat shuttle bus that gives rides to those who need them and runs a the day of worship route through the neighbourhood, bringing newcomers. It needs a volunteer driver each the day of worship. Its upkeep is the insurance and registration.

Footprint
3 × 8 m
Upkeep
$4,200 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Rides
28 seats, the driver's among them; runs a route on the main day that brings newcomers
Fuel
$40 each week's main day; needs a volunteer driver
Lasts
about 15 years of weekly runs
Traits
stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Shuttle bus: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Sink

Sink $400

A sink with running water.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$20 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Traits
needs a plumbing stack within 12 m
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Needed by a kitchen, a restroom, and a nursery, and needs a plumbing stack within 12 m.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Sink: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Solar panels

Solar panels $12,000

A solar panel, on the roof or a frame outside, that takes 5% off every utility bill once it's running. Put up as many as you like: they add up, to 30% off with six. A month to install, and the panels need cleaning and their inverter servicing. Congregations that lean liberal are glad of them.

Footprint
4 × 2 m
Upkeep
$160 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Takes
1 months to make and install
Saves
5% off every utility bill but the telephone, once installed (one counts)
Appeals to
traditions leaning liberal (+0.02 a service)
Where
on the roof over the building, or on the grounds, at the same price
Traits
stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

5% off every utility bill but the telephone, once the month's installation is done, where the sunshine is ordinary (more in sunny regions, less in grey ones). Panels add up, to 30% off with six (seven in the Midwest, a shade greyer); more save nothing more. On the roof or the grounds. Traditions leaning liberal are glad of them (+0.02).

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Solar panels: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Stairs

Stairs $6,000

A flight of stairs up to the floor above. Lay floor on the level above, over the top of the flight, to step off onto.

Footprint
1 × 3 m
Upkeep
$30 a year
Looks
2 / 10
Traits
climbs to the floor above
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Join a tile to the same tile on the floor above. Lay floor over the top of the flight on the upper level to step off onto. Add a lift too, or wheelchair users can't follow.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Stairs: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—

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Toilet

Toilet $600

A toilet in its stall.

Footprint
1 × 1 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$40 a year
Looks
1 / 10
Traits
needs a plumbing stack within 12 m
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

The restroom's requirement, with a sink. Needs a plumbing stack within 12 m. As many can use a restroom at once as it has toilets; the rest wait in line.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Toilet: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Used school bus

Used school bus $28,000

A 48-seat school bus bought second-hand, the bus ministry's old standby: it runs a the day of worship route and gives rides, cheap to buy but already well worn, and it drinks fuel. It needs a volunteer driver each the day of worship.

Footprint
3 × 11 m
Upkeep
$3,600 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Rides
48 seats, the driver's among them; runs a route on the main day that brings newcomers
Fuel
$65 each week's main day; needs a volunteer driver
Lasts
about 8 years of weekly runs; bought 40% worn
Traits
stands outdoors
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Used school bus: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Wall camera

Wall camera $2,400

A remote-controlled camera on a bracket high on the wall, for live streaming services out of everyone's way. It serves as the streaming camera; give it a clear view of the front.

Placement
On a wall, 1 m wide
Upkeep
$90 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Traits
counts as camera
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Serves as the streaming camera, up on the wall where it takes no floor and blocks nobody's view. Give it a clear view of the front.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Wall camera: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Window air conditioner

Window air conditioner $650

A box unit set in a window that cools the room it faces into, about 180 cubic metres. Noisy, cheap, and it blocks most of the window's light. Fit it into an existing window.

Placement
On a wall, 1 m wide; fits into an existing window
Upkeep
$30 a year
Looks
0 / 10
Daylight
lets in 30% of the window's light
Heating and cooling
cools 180 m³, the room it's in or faces into
Running cost
×1.3 a gas furnace's (dearer)
Lasts
about 10 years, sized for its space; it wears faster when too small, and breaks down when neglected
Building fit
doesn't count (no distinct character)

Cools the room it faces into for $650, but takes 70% of its window's daylight.

Across the 80 traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Window air conditioner: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

TraditionFitRule
Acts 29—
African Methodist Episcopal Church—
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community—
American Baptist Churches USA—
Anglican Church in North America—
Arya Samaj—
Assemblies of God—
Association of Related Churches—
BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha—
Buddhist Churches of America—
Calvary Chapel—
Catholic Church—
Chabad-Lubavitch—
Chinese Buddhist temple—
Chinese folk temple—
Chinmaya Mission—
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ—
Christian Reformed Church in North America—
Church of Christ, Scientist—
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)—
Church of God in Christ—
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—
Church of the Brethren—
Church of the Nazarene—
Churches of Christ—
Community of Christ—
Community of Imam W. Deen Mohammed—
Conservative Judaism—
Coptic Orthodox Church—
Daoist temple—
The Episcopal Church—
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America—
Free Methodist Church USA—
Friends United Meeting—
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America—
Gurdwara—
Hindu temple—
Independent nondenominational church—
Indo-Caribbean mandir—
International Pentecostal Holiness Church—
International Society for Krishna Consciousness—
International Swaminarayan Satsang Organisation—
Jain center—
Jain Vishva Bharati—
Jehovah's Witnesses—
Konko Churches of North America—
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod—
Mennonite Church USA—
Modern Orthodox Judaism—
Moravian Church in America—
The Nation of Islam—
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.—
Orthodox Church in America—
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—
Presbyterian Church in America—
Reconstructionist Judaism—
Reform Judaism—
Religious Society of Friends (Friends General Conference)—
The Salvation Army—
Self-Realization Fellowship—
Seventh-day Adventist Church—
Shinto shrine—
Soka Gakkai International-USA—
Soto Zen center—
Southern Baptist Convention—
Sri Sathya Sai Organization of USA—
Sunni Islamic Center—
Tenrikyo—
Theravada temple—
Tibetan Buddhist dharma center—
Twelver Shia Islamic Center—
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church—
Unitarian Universalist Association—
United Church of Christ—
The United Methodist Church—
United Pentecostal Church International—
Vedanta Society—
Vietnamese Buddhist temple—
Vineyard USA—
Yiguandao (I-Kuan Tao)—
Wudu station

Wudu station $7,000

A row of low taps over a tiled trough, a stool at each, for washing before prayer: hands, mouth, nose, face, arms, head, and feet. It needs plumbing.

Footprint
3 × 1 m
Clearance
1 m kept free in front
Upkeep
$200 a year
Looks
3 / 10
Offered to
Muslim traditions
Traits
needs a plumbing stack within 12 m
Building fit
counts in its own faiths' traditions where their rules name it (+0.5 expected or required, −1 discouraged or forbidden); otherwise left out

What a wudu room needs, and a wudu room is required wherever worship faces the qibla. Needs a plumbing stack within 12 m.

Across the 5 Muslim traditions: no fit (it has no particular character).

Wudu station: fit with every tradition

It has no character of its own, so it counts for no tradition's building fit; rules still apply.

Fit runs from −1 (jars) to +1 (just right); a rule applies wherever the item is.

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