Regularly Occupied Gross Area

Hi Dana,This is sort of a grey area, but we usually exclude the wall widths in this calculation.

You do not need to consider wall thickness or other structural elements, or spaces that are not being included in the calculations. The calculations are based on the total regular occupied area and not the overall sq footage.

PLF 3 table PLf 3-1 is linked to the EQc 8.1 and 8.2. This is the square footage of regularly occupied areas that is only used in those credits. The other information i believe goes into PLF 2 which is the gross area, etc.

I see your confusion on this and you are trying to follow the definitions. Here is the example that will better explain how i complete this table. You have an open office space, i measure the space within the walls, minus any permanent partitions. This is what i place in the gross area. Now within that space there are areas that are considered corridors, or walkways, along with an area that surrounds the copies, maybe some storage space for flat files. I take those areas that i am not considering, subtract them from what i put into gross area, and this is what i use for regularly occupied area. You can measure the wall thickness if you want for the gross area, what counts is your regularly occupied area ( I believe using net area is not helping your understanding of this). The other tables with gross area and other columns are overall, not individual space. Make it easy on yourself, measure within the walls for gross, minus all the other areas that can be excluded from the calculations for regularly occupied.