Gross floor area GROSS FLOOR AREA According to DIN 277, the gross floor area (GFA) of a building is the total. and their constructive enclosure. It is therefore measured according to the GFA is used in cost calculation in construction in accordance with DIN 27 2000/2010) for the valuation and comparison of buildings.2 The gross floor area is often incorrectly confused or equated with the (gro 20 BauNVO, floor space is calculated by the external dimensions of the bi balconies, loggias, terraces and building structures are not taken into acc The gross floor area is divided into the net floor area and the construction the area of usable areas of all floor plan levels located between rising con usable area (UA), functional area (FA) and circulation area (CA). Furthern areas of exposed installations or permanently installed objects (e.g. an ov The construction floor area (CFA) is the total of the areas of the rising con include walls, columns, chimneys, alcoves, wall openings, windows, doors Thus, the GFA can simplistically be described as follows: GFA = NFA + CFA NFA = UA + FA+ CAg The areas of buildings are calculated separately according to the classific Category a): “Covered and fully enclosed on all sides.” This includes the < attic. Category b): “Covered but not fully enclosed on all sides.” This includes p Category c): “Not covered.” This includes balconies or terraces that are n« considered cover in this context.7 Areas such as crawl space, basement bays, external stairs and unusable calculating GFA. These are areas that are not usable floor plan levels.g In valuation in accordance with the asset value method, these component calculation as “special components”. DIN 277 includes more detailed guidelines for the calculation of gross floo individual cases. 1 Vgl. Schulz-Eickhorst, Antje; Focke, Christian; Pelzeter, Andrea (2008): Art t