Measurement

Question 1

Code of Measuring Practice 6th Edition GN Jan 2018

Answer 1

• NIA - Shops for agency, rating and valuation purposes.
• GIA - (approx 15% more) Industrial, warehouses, supermarkets for agency, rating and valuation purposes
• GEA - (3% more) - Commercial reinstatement cost for planning, Council Tax and Building reinstatement costs.

Question 2

What is NIA?

Answer 2

Usable area.

Include: Atria with clear height and entrance (if not common), Kitchens, Notional lift lobbies and fire corridors, Area occupied by demountable partitions.

Exclude: WCs, Plant and lift rooms, Cleaners cupboard, meter cupboards, areas with head-height <1.5m, areas are unusable if opposite face is <0.25m away.

Measure to glass for full height glazing, unless structure makes space unusable.

Question 3

GIA

Answer 3

Measure internal faces of external walls.

Includes: Coloumns, lift wells, Mezzanines with permanent access, loading bays, ancillary offices.

Question 4

GEA

Answer 4

Measure around outside of building. Includes external walls.

Question 5

Techniques for measuring

Answer 5

Scale from plans, Get to plaster finish of wall, inspect basement 1st, remove ceiling tiles.

Question 6

What does IPMS stand for?

Answer 6

International Property Measurement Standards

Question 7

IPMS 1

Answer 7

Similar to GEA

Question 8

IPMS2

Answer 8

Similar to GIA

Question 9

IPMS 3 - Measures occupation

Answer 9

Slightly similar to NIA but includes internal columns. Measure to internal dominant face

Question 10

RICS Property Measurement 2nd Edi Jan 2018 - Take effect May 2018

Answer 10

RICS property measurement PS, include IPMS for offices and residential.

Question 11

Typical Scaled plans

Answer 11

1: 100 Building plan
1: 1250 Street Plan
1: 2500 Location Plan