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SHOB [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plans and Specifications (Construction)
- Construction Standards and Regulations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gross floor area
1, record 1, English, gross%20floor%20area
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- total gross floor area 2, record 1, English, total%20gross%20floor%20area
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The sum of the total horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings on a lot, measured from the exterior faces of the walls. The term gross floor area shall include basements; elevator shafts; stairwells at each story; floor space used for mechanical equipment with structural headroom of six feet, six inches or more; penthouses; attic space, whether or not a floor has actually been laid, providing structural headroom of six feet, six inches or more; interior balconies; and mezzanines. 1, record 1, English, - gross%20floor%20area
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Devis, cahiers des charges et plans (Construction)
- Réglementation et normalisation (Construction)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surface de plancher hors œuvre brute
1, record 1, French, surface%20de%20plancher%20hors%20%26oelig%3Buvre%20brute
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- surface de plancher brute 2, record 1, French, surface%20de%20plancher%20brute
feminine noun
- surface brute de plancher 3, record 1, French, surface%20brute%20de%20plancher
feminine noun
- surface de plancher développée 4, record 1, French, surface%20de%20plancher%20d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- surface hors œuvre brute 4, record 1, French, surface%20hors%20%26oelig%3Buvre%20brute
correct, feminine noun
- SHOB 4, record 1, French, SHOB
correct, feminine noun
- SHOB 4, record 1, French, SHOB
- surface de plancher développée hors œuvre 5, record 1, French, surface%20de%20plancher%20d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9e%20hors%20%26oelig%3Buvre
- surface cumulée de plancher 5, record 1, French, surface%20cumul%C3%A9e%20de%20plancher
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La surface de plancher développée, ou surface hors œuvre brute, SHO, ou SHOB, est égale à la somme des surfaces de plancher de chaque niveau d'une construction, calculées à partir du nu extérieur des murs au niveau supérieur des planchers finis; elle comprend les combles et sous-sols, aménageables ou non pour l'habitation ou d'autres activités, ainsi que les balcons, les loggias et les toitures-terrasses accessibles (sauf terrasses extérieures de plain-pied). 4, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20plancher%20hors%20%26oelig%3Buvre%20brute
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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