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Key differences | Ìý | Ìý |
Element | Residential | Commercial |
Average floorplate (gross internal area above ground) | 560-790m2 | 1,500-3,000m2 |
Wall:floor ratio (above ground) | 0.50-0.70 | 0.32-0.63 (usually %3E0.50) |
Floor:floor heights (above ground) | 2.90-3.15m | 3.65-4.15m |
Facade strategy | Unitised curtain walling, 60:40 mix solid panels/ vision glass including openable windows | Unitised externally ventilated double wall facades (complexity varies) |
Structural frame and core material selection | Frame-concrete,core-concrete | Frame-steel, core-steel or concrete (central or offset) |
Location factors | |
Inner London | 1 |
Outer London | 0.96 |
South-east | 0.94 |
South-west | 0.9 |
East Midlands | 0.9 |
West Midlands | 0.9 |
East Anglia | 0.9 |
Yorkshire & Humberside | 0.91 |
North-west | 0.9 |
Northern | 0.91 |
Scotland | 0.92 |
Wales | 0.88 |
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