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FLOOR AREA [3 records]

Record 1 2012-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
  • Fire Regulations
  • Construction Standards and Regulations
DEF

The space on any storey of a building between exterior walls and required firewalls, including the space occupied by interior walls and partitions, but not including exits, vertical service spaces, and their enclosing assemblies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
  • Réglementation (Sécurité incendie)
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Construction)
DEF

Espace délimité par les murs extérieurs et les murs coupe-feu exigés et comprenant l'espace occupé par les murs intérieurs et les cloisons, mais non celui des issues et des vides techniques verticaux ni des constructions qui les encloisonnent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pisos y cielos rasos
  • Reglamentación (Seguridad contra incendios)
  • Reglamentación y normas de construcción
DEF

En cualquier piso de un edificio, superficie delimitada por los muros exteriores y los muros cartafuego; incluye la superficie ocupada por los muros interiores y los tabiques, pero no la de las salidas ni de los espacios verticales de servicio que atraviesan el piso.

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Record 2 1992-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agriculture - General

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agriculture - Généralités

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Regulations (Urban Studies)
  • Construction Standards and Regulations
DEF

(site planning) The total floor area of all stories devoted to residential use, including halls, stairways, elevator shafts, and other related nonresidential use, measured to outside faces of exterior walls.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réglementation (Urbanisme)
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Construction)
CONT

Densité de construction : rapport entre la somme des surfaces de plancher habitables d'une ou plusieurs constructions et la surface totale du terrain d'implantation.

Spanish

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