Measurement Flashcards
What RICS document relates to measurement?
RICS Property Measurement, 2nd Ed. January 2018.
RICS Code of Measuring Practice, 6th Ed. May 2015.
What does IPMS stand for?
International Property Measurement Standards.
What is the purpose of IPMS?
An International Property Measurement Standard (IPMS) will ensure that property assets are measured in a consistent way, creating a more transparent marketplace, greater public trust, stronger investor confidence, and increased market stability.
What IPMS documents are there?
IPMS Office Buildings, Nov 2014
IPMS Residential Buildings, Sept 2016
IPMS Industrial Buildings, Jan 2018
IPMS Retail Buildings, Sept 2019
IPMS All Buildings, In Consultation.
What is IPMS 1?
The sum of the areas of each floor level of a Building measured to the outer perimeter of external construction features, which may be reported on a component basis for each floor of a building,
When is IPMS 1 used?
Used for planning purposes or costings of development proposals.
What does IPMS 1 include or exclude?
Includes: All areas and walls, columns, enclosed walkways, passages, balconies, sheltered areas, verandas, mezzanines.
Excludes: Temporary Structures, open light wells, open external stairwells, structures beyond the covered area.
What is IPMS 2?
The sum of the areas of each floor level of a measured to the Internal Dominant Face, which may be reported on a Component-by-Component basis for each floor of a building.
When is IPMS 2 used?
Data on use of space, benchmarking, marketing.
What does IPMS 2 include or exclude?
Includes: all internal areas, columns, walls, enclosed voids, balconies, loading bays, mezzanines.
Excludes: Areas outside external wall, sheltered areas, loading bays,
What is IPMS 3?
The Floor Area available on an exclusive basis.
IPMS 3a – measured to external walls.
IPMS 3b – measured to internal dominant face.
IPMS 3 – (resi) internal dominant face, excluding walls and columns.
When is IPMS 3 used?
Valuation and Marketing
What does IPMS 3 exclude?
Patios, unenclosed parking spaces, staircase openings, voids where area is greater than 0.25m2,
What is GEA and when is it used?
Gross External Area is the area of a building measured externally at each floor level.
Used for Town Planning, Rating and Council Tax (residential) and Building Cost Estimation.
What does GEA include and exclude?
Include: Perimeter wall thickness, external projects, areas occupied by internal walls and partitions, columns, piers, chimney breasts, stairwells, lift wells, atria and entrance halls, internal balconies, structural or raked floors, mezzanines, lift rooms, plant rooms, fuel stores, outbuildings, loading bays, areas with headroom of less than 1.5m, pavement vaults, garages, conservatories.
Exclude: External open sided balconies, covered ways and fire escapes, canopies, open parking areas, voids of structural floors, greenhouses, garden stores.
What is GIA and when is it used?
Gross Internal Area is the area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level.
Used for building cost estimation, estate agency and valuation, rating, property management, new home valuations.
What does GIA include and exclude?
Include: Areas occupied by internal walls and partitions, atria and entrance halls, internal open-side balconies, walkways, structural, raked or stepped floors, horizontal floors, corridors of permanent nature, mezzanine floors, lift rooms, plant rooms, fuel stores, tank rooms, service accommodation such as toilets, toilet lobbies, bathrooms, showers, projection rooms, voids over stairwells and lift shafts on upper floors, loading bays, areas with a headroom of less than 1.5m, pavement vaults, garages, conservatories.
Excludes: perimeter wall thickness and external projections, external open sided balconies, covered ways and fire escapes, canopies, voids over or under structural floors, greenhouses, gardens stores, fuel stores.
What is NIA and when is it used?
Net Internal Area is the usable area within a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor
level.
Used for estate agency, rating, property management
What does NIA include and exclude?
Include: Atria with clear heigh above, entrance halls, notional lift lobbies and notional fire corridors, kitchens, built-in units, cupboards, ramps, sloping areas and steps within usable areas, areas occupied by ventilation or heating grilles, skirting and perimeter trunking, areas occupied by non-structural walls, pavement vaults.
Exclude: Parts of entrance halls, atria, landings, balconies used in common, toilets, toilet lobbies, bathrooms, cleaners rooms, lift rooms, plant rooms, tank rooms, staiurwells, lift wells, permanent lift lobbies, corridors and other circulation areas, areas under control of service or external authorities, internal structural walls, columns, piers, chimney breasts, space occupied by air-con, heating or cooling apparatus. Areas with a headroom of less than 1.5m.
