Built-up area

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Built-up area (BUA) is a term used primarily in urban planning, real estate development, building design and the construction industry. It encompasses the following:

• A developed area, i.e. any land on which buildings and/or nonbuilding structures are present, normally as part of a larger developed environment such as:
  • developed land lot
  • rural area
  • urban area
    • suburban area
    • urban agglomeration
      • conurbation
• A gross building area (construction area), as defined in BOMA standards for "computing, communicating and comparing the measurement of buildings by gross areas", namely:
  • Construction Gross Area (CGA)
  • Exterior Gross Area (EGA)
• An illuminated section of a road--as defined by the United Kingdom's Highway Code--where speed limits are automatically applied.

Video Built-up area

See also

• Built-up area (Highway Code)
• Floor area (building)
• Gross floor area
• Real estate development
• Urban development
• Urban planning

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia