Success notes

Question 1

Application for IPMS 1 (formerly GEA)

Answer 1

Planning

Question 2

Application for IPMS 2 - Office (formerly GIA)

Answer 2

Costings

Question 3

Application for IPMS 2 - Residential (formerly GIA)

Answer 3

Costings

Question 4

Application for IPMS 3 – Office
(formerly NIA)

Answer 4

Agency and valuation

Question 5

Application for IPMS 3A – Residential

Answer 5

Agency and valuation

Question 6

Application for IPMS 3B – Residential

Answer 6

Agency and valuation

Question 7

Application for IPMS 3C – Residential

Answer 7

Agency and valuation

Question 8

Internal Dominant Face

Answer 8

The internal finish comprising more than 50% of the floor to
ceiling height for each IDF Wall Section.

If such does not occur, the Finished Surface is deemed to be the IDF

Question 9

Common Facilities

Answer 9

Those parts of a Building providing shared facilities that
typically do not change over time, including for example,
circulation areas, stairs, escalators, lifts/elevators and motor
rooms, toilets, cleaners’ cupboards, plant rooms, fire refuge
areas, maintenance rooms and unallocated parking spaces.

Question 10

Finished Surface

Answer 10

The wall surface directly above the horizontal wall-floor
junction, ignoring skirting boards, cable trunking, heating and
cooling units, and pipework.

Question 11

IDF wall section

Answer 11

Each internal finish of a section of an External Wall, ignoring
the existence of any columns, that is either recessed from
or protrudes from its adjacent section.

Question 12

Limited use area

Question 13

Useable floor area

Question 14

IPMS 1

Answer 14

measuring the area of a building including external walls on a floor by floor basis

Question 15

IPMS 2

Answer 15

measuring the interior of an office to include all areas available for direct use, measured to the IDF of the wall on a floor by floor basis in component areas

Question 16

IPMS 3

Answer 16

Used for measuring the occupation of floor areas in exclusive use using same assumptions as IPMS2

Question 17

What are the differences between IPMS3 and NIA?

Answer 17

• Perimeter measurements are taken to the IDF
• All columns are included
• No exclusions for restrcited height of less than 1.5m
• Floors with multiple occupiers, the area is taken to the midpoint of the partition wall between tenancies

Question 18

Internal Eves Height

Answer 18

The clear height between the floor and the lowest point on the underside of the roof

Question 19

What are the commonly used scales

Answer 19

1:50 - Room plan
1:100 Building plan
1:1,250 Street/location plan
1:2,500 Location plan
1:500,000 Road map

Question 20

1 acre = ? hectares

Answer 20

c.0.4