# Buildings and Floors

Buildings and floors are used to organize floorplans and access controllers in your organization. Every floorplan and access controller needs to be assigned to a building and floor in Command before they can be used.

Floorplans allow you to visually see where your cameras, access controllers, and air quality sensors are placed in your organization. Access controllers allow you to control access to the doors in your organization.

{% hint style="warning" %}
See the following articles for more information:

* [Create a Floorplan](/command/organization-settings/buildings-and-floors/create-a-floorplan.md)
* [Add an Access Controller to Command](/access-control/configuration/add-an-access-controller-to-command.md)
  {% endhint %}

***

## Create a building

### Floorplan page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Floorplans.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click > Create Floorplan.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click Add Building.**

a. Enter a unique name.\
b. Enter the building address.\
c. Add a floor name.\
d. Click **Create.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Access Settings page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the left navigation, click Access Settings.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select Buildings.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click Add Building.**

a. Enter a unique name.\
b. Enter the building address.\
c. Add a floor name.\
d. Click **Create.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

***

## Add a floor

### Floorplan page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Floorplans.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click > Create Floorplan.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select your building, and click Add Floor.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Enter the floor name or number and click** <i class="fa-check">:check:</i>**.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Access Settings page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the left navigation, click Access Settings.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select Buildings > your building.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click Edit Building.**

a. Click **Add Floor.**\
b.Enter the floor name or number and click <i class="fa-check">:check:</i>.\
c. Click **Save.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

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## Delete a floor

{% hint style="danger" %}
You need to remove all devices from a floor before a floor can be deleted. Go to the device’s settings page to change the associated floor.
{% endhint %}

### Floorplan page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Floorplans.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click > Create Floorplan.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select your building.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Hover over the floor you want to delete and click the trash can icon.**
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Access Settings page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the left navigation, click Access Settings.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select Buildings > your building.**

a. In the top right of the floor tile, click <i class="fa-x">:x:</i>.\
b. Click **Delete** to confirm.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

***

## Delete a building

{% hint style="danger" %}
You need to [delete all floors](#h_d865055259) before you can delete a building.
{% endhint %}

### Floorplan page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Floorplans.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the top right, click > Create Floorplan.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select your building.**

a. Click **Delete Building.**\
b. Click **Delete** to confirm.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

### Access Settings page

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
**In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Access.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**In the left navigation, click Access Settings.**
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
**Select Buildings.**

a. In the top right of your building tile, click.\
b. Click **Delete** to confirm.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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