Built-up area
Built-up area (BUA) is a term used primarily in urban planning, real estate development, building design and the construction industry. It encompasses the following:
- A developed area,[1] i.e. any land on which buildings and/or nonbuilding structures are present, normally as part of a larger developed environment such as:
- A gross building area (construction area), as defined in BOMA standards for "computing, communicating and comparing the measurement of buildings by gross areas",[2] namely:
- Construction Gross Area (CGA)
- Exterior Gross Area (EGA)
- An illuminated section of a road—as defined by the United Kingdom's Highway Code—where speed limits are automatically applied.
See also
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- Urban planning
- Urban development
- Real estate development
- Gross floor area
- Floor area (building)
- Built-up area (Highway Code)
References
- ↑ Definition vary among jurisdictions.
- ↑ BOMA’s Suite of Floor Measurement Standards Bundle / BOMA. URL: boma.org.
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