Question

A project team is seeking LEED certification for an 8-story building. The building has 8 equal floors, and the total square footage (sf.) of the building is 168,000 sf. What is the building's footprint?

Answer 1

Answer:

building footprint is 21000 sf

Explanation:

given data

floors = 8

total square footage = 168000 sf

to find out

building footprint

solution

we know building footprint is area where building built up same as perimeter of any building plan

so here

we have calculate here total perimeter

building footprint = $\frac{total square footage}{total floors}$   ........1

put here value

here all floor are equal

building footprint =  $\frac{168000}{8}$

building footprint = 21000 sf

so building footprint is 21000 sf