I would like to clarify which areas shall I include in Combined Density calculations, namely:
1) the buildable land (acres) refers to "portion of site where construction can occur". This means that, for example in a site with 1000 sf and permission to buid 4 floors, buildable land shall be 4 x 1000 sf? Or only the site area (1000 sf) shall be counted?
2) If the number of floors shall be considered for buildable land calculations, then, for example in a building where 5 floors were allowed to be built but only 3 of them were actually built, the number of floors to consider is still 5, correct?
3) Total floor area (m2) shall be calculated considering the actual floors already built (e.g. building in a site with 500 sf and 10 floors, is counted with 5000 sf). Is this correct?
Regards,
Charalampos Giannikopoulos
Senior Sustainability ConsultantDCarbon
84 thumbs up
June 7, 2017 - 4:53 pm
The buildable land refers only to the site area where construction can occur. It is not related to the GFA you are allowed to build.
Olga Yuil
Green Building Consultant20 thumbs up
December 21, 2018 - 9:14 am
Questions: If combined density (m2/hectare) = total floor area (m2) / total buildable land (hectares) then:
Total floor area = total area of built buildings (ground level + upper floors)?
Total buildable land = total area of blocks and/or lots?
Emily Purcell
Sustainable Design LeadCannonDesign
LEEDuser Expert
370 thumbs up
December 21, 2018 - 10:23 am
That's correct.
Olga Yuil
Green Building Consultant20 thumbs up
December 21, 2018 - 12:41 pm
Thank you Emily!