3rd updated edition with the changes of the New "Tagaras" Code Law 5306/2026.
What counts towards coverage and what towards building? How are the distances D and δ correctly calculated? What applies to semi-outdoor spaces, balconies, mezzanines, attics, basements, planting, and parking spaces;
The book "How to Calculate a Coverage Diagram" is a comprehensive and practical guide for the engineer who prepares, reviews, or submits studies for building permits.
The new 3rd updated edition has been aligned with the changes in the Spatial Planning and Urban Planning Code "Nikolaos Tagaras" Law 5306/2026 and presents, step by step, the process of calculating and completing the Coverage Diagram.
It does not limit itself to the presentation of legislation. It explains in a simple and organized way how the provisions are applied in practice, which measurements need to be calculated, what is counted or excluded, and how to properly present the permissible and actual data.
The book analyzes
The calculation of permissible and actual coverage
The calculation of permissible and actual building volume
Heights and their measurement base
Open semi-outdoor spaces and balconies
Eaves, mezzanines, attics, and staircases
The calculation of distances D and δ
The position of the building within the plot
The coefficient and the actual volume
The ideal solid
The mandatory uncovered space and planting
The required parking spaces
Additions, use changes, and existing buildings
Cases inside planning zones, outside planning zones, and villages under 2,000 inhabitants
BASED ON THE NEW TAGARAS CODE
The edition includes the correlation of the main articles of the Building Law (NOK) with the new codified articles of Law 5306/2026, so that the engineer can more easily identify the current legal framework.
Special attention is paid to:
Differences between the old NOK provisions and Law 5306/2026
Transitional provisions
Relevant jurisprudence and the Supreme Court Decision 146/2025
Circulars and technical instructions
Elements checked by the YDMO (Urban Planning Department)
Elements under the responsibility and declaration of the consulting engineer
PRACTICAL APPLICATION AND COMMON QUESTIONS
The book includes numerical examples, diagrams, templates for inside and outside planning zones, and numerous questions arising in the daily practice of the engineer.
It addresses questions such as:
Does a canopy count towards coverage or building volume;
How is the percentage of semi-outdoor spaces calculated;
What applies to a shelter or pergola within distance D;
When does an atrium count towards coverage;
How are D and δ calculated in out-of-plan lands;
Is the so-called "nine-meter rule" mandatory;
What counts towards the volume coefficient;
How is the ideal solid calculated;
When are new parking spaces required in additions or use changes;
When is the purchase of parking spaces allowed?
WHAT THE EDITION INCLUDES
568 pages
Detailed step-by-step methodology
Tables, diagrams, and numerical examples
Coverage Diagram templates
Practical Q&As for engineers
Correlation between NOK and Law 5306/2026
WHO IT IS FOR
Civil engineers
Architects-engineers
Agricultural and survey engineers
New engineers
Building permit consultants
Technical offices
Professionals involved with e-Permits and urban planning checks
An everyday working tool for the engineer who wants to accurately calculate and document the Coverage Diagram.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Pantelis Papakonstantinou
- Publisher
- Dedemadis
- Type
- Political Science
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 568
- Release Date
- 21/08/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9786185443498
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