Authors: Luke Allen, Andrew Charleson, Svetlana Brzev, and Charles Scawthorn
This online Glossary explains around 400 terms contained in the GEM Building Taxonomy v 2.0 and nearly 700 images.
The terms have been listed in alphabetical and numerical order. Text description of each term is accompanied by illustrations (photos and/or drawings) where possible.
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The position of a building in relation to other neighbouring buildings, in terms of the number of adjoining buildings and their location relative to the building under consideration. Adjoining is defined in this table as spaced apart a distance less than 4% of the height of the lower building.
If x is less than 4% of h, the buildings are considered to be adjacent.