Wall To Floor Ratio Rics

The code of measuring practice is a uk guidance note published by the royal institution of chartered surveyors.

Wall to floor ratio rics.

Produced by the rics property measurement group. The terms can also refer to limits imposed on such a ratio through zoning. The rics suggest that. A reasonable ratio on central london offices is considered to be in the order of 0 40 with 0 35 and below being regarded as very efficient and significant.

This indicates the proportion of external wall required to enclose a given floor area. As a formula far gross floor area area of the plot. The useable area within a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level. It is often used as one of the regulations in city planning along with the building to land ratio.

Floor area ratio far is the ratio of a building s total floor area gross floor area to the size of the piece of land upon which it is built. The wall to floor ratio of a building is calculated by dividing the external wall area by the gross internal floor area.