Example of Area Validations

In this example, a building has a total rentable area of 70,000 square feet (SF). The building contains three floors with these rentable areas:

10,000 SF on the first floor.
30,000 SF on the second floor.
30,000 SF on the third floor.

As you enter information about the three floors, the system compares the sum of the floor areas with the area of the building. Because the subtotal of 70,000 square feet equals the total area of the building, the system accepts the area of the third floor.

Similarly, if you enter 20,000 SF, instead of 30,000 SF, for the second floor, the system still accepts the area of each floor because the total SF of the floors did not exceed the total for the building.

However, if you enter 40,000 SF instead of 30,000 SF for the second floor, the system returns an error when you enter the area for the third floor because the sum (80,000 SF) exceeds the total area of the building. To locate which floor is in error, you must review the information for each floor.

Note: If the total area of all the units on a floor is less than the total area of that floor, the Building/Unit Statistics report (R15410) shows the difference as an undefined area for the floor.

If you enter date ranges for the floor areas that you specify, the system validates any new floors that are added to the building and changes to the area against the date range.