1. The total floor area of a building measured from the external faces of external walls and including all enclosed spaces, without deductions for columns, wall thickness, or other structural elements
The gross built area of the commercial building is 5,000 square meters.
A área construída bruta do edifício comercial é de 5.000 metros quadrados.
2. In real estate and construction, the complete constructed area used for calculating property value, zoning compliance, and building regulations
The architect calculated the gross built area for zoning compliance purposes.
O arquiteto calculou a área construída bruta para fins de conformidade com as normas de zoneamento.