Meaning of gross floor area (gfa)
Gross Floor Area (Gfa)
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Meaning and definition of gross floor area (gfa) :
Gross Floor Area (GFA): The sum of all covered accessible floor levels whether fully enclosed or partly enclosed, both above and below ground (except unexcavated portions), including floored roof spaces, circulation space, equipment rooms, lift shafts, vertical ducts, staircases and other useable areas. GFA is measured from the normal inside face of the enclosing or limiting structure, ignoring projections such as plinths, columns and piers. It excludes open (unroofed) courts and light wells and net open areas of upper portions of rooms, atriums, lobbies, halls and interstitial spaces, etc. which extend through the storey being measured. GFA = FECA + UCA. [Adapted from NPWC]
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