What exactly "parking area" means?

Alicja Bieszyńska

Skanska

LEEDuser Basic Member

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March 25, 2015

I found here two contrary oppinions regarding what area of a building's garage that should be excluded from the gross building area calculations. Is it just the parking spots or the area covered by parking spots plus the drive and the ramps? The term "parking areas" can be interpreted in different ways...

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Jian Hui Liu

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Thu, 10/22/2015 - 07:07

I am also confused about that.Have you received the response from GBCI?

Jon Clifford

LEED-AP BD+C

GREENSQUARE

LEEDuser Expert

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Tue, 02/02/2016 - 04:53

Alicja & Jian—By definition, Gross Floor Area “excludes floor area dedicated to the parking and circulation of motor vehicles.” Therefore, you exclude both from the area calculation. Include only interior portions of the building as described in the definition for “Gross Floor Area.”