M&E floors with headroom of up to 1.8m are excluded from GFA. The height of the M&E floor is measured from the floor to the underside of the upper floor. As suspended or false ceiling is not a floor per se, such ceiling is not considered an upper floor.
For M&E floors with varying headroom (i.e. the height of the headroom varies from below 1.8m to exceeding 1.8m), the entire floor is included as GFA.
M&E Floor with Limited Headroom
Under the Landscaping for Urban Spaces and High-Rises (LUSH) scheme, activity-generating and sustainability-related uses are encouraged on the rooftop of either new commercial and hotel developments or commercial and hotel developments undergoing major additions and alterations / re-development.
Activity-generating uses include F&B and sustainability-related uses include urban farms1, communal roof gardens, greenery and solar panels.
Rooftop M&E services may be transferred from the roof to one of the top three floors directly below the roof and only one such floor may be excluded from GFA provided the use of the freed-up roof space adhere to the following requirements:
Applicants are to take note of the following considerations:
Note: Proposals for activity-generating and sustainability-related uses on the roof and the associated GFA exclusion for the M&E services transfer shall be considered based on the merits of the proposal and subject to URA’s evaluation at the development application stage.
1 Rooftop urban farms come in various forms, ranging from smaller scale community-based farming activity and edible gardens, to larger-scale, highly intensive farming activities conducted on a commercial basis.
M&E spaces enclosed by chain-link fencing or low parapet wall on common car park floors (eg. above basements) are excluded from GFA.
Non load bearing roof covers meant to screen off rooftop services (e.g. M&E and other service equipment) may be excluded from GFA.
Roof Covers for M&E Services
Last updated on 26 Jul 2023