English translation of "SUB" - "GFA (Gross Floor Area)"

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77 months ago

Kate (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	Law / Certificates
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	SUB
Context:	une surface projetée de ## m² de bureaux et une différence en moins de ## % (soit une surface réelle de ## m² SUB), … les mètres carrés excédant le seuil de tolérance de ## % (seuil de tolérance correspondant à une surface de ## m² SUB) ; … What does SUB stand for and mean here? thx in advance
Keywords:	bail commercial

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77 months ago

wrote:

Area to be used for official purpose.

77 months ago

Robert Tucker wrote:

Total Useful Floor Area

My comment:

S.U.B. = Surface Utile Brute

My references:

https://immobilier.cbre.fr/blog/bureaux/surface-utile-brute-ou-surface-utile-nette/
https://www.cibsecertification.co.uk/About-us/About-Energy-Certificates/Energy-Performance-Certificates/Preparing-for-an-EPC/Measuring-a-building.aspx

77 months ago

Vilma Etchart wrote:

GFA (Gross Floor Area)

My comment:

This is according to DIN 277. In opposition to NFA (Net Floor Area)
I hope it helps.
Cheers,
Vilma

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77 months ago

Vilma Etchart wrote:

Je voudrais ajouter que SUB veut dire Surface Utile Brute. Vilma

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