Measurement Flashcards
Tell me about your understanding of RICS Property Measurement.
When would you use NIA as a measurement basis?
When would you use GIA as a measurement basis?
When would you use GEA as a measurement basis?
Tell me about what is included in NIA/GIA/GEA?
What measurement basis would you use for office property?
What measurement basis would you use for industrial property?
What measurement basis would you use for retail property?
How does RICS Property Measurement differ from the old Code of
Measuring Practice?
Why is accuracy important when you measure buildings?
Tell me about how you use floor plans to facilitate measuring buildings?
How do you calibrate a laser measurer?
Why do you take check measurements?
Tell me about a strength and weakness of a measuring technique you
have used.
When would you use a tape measure?
When would you use a trundle wheel?
What is a potential source of error when measuring?
What is IPMS?
Why has IPMS been introduced?
Which IPMS standards are adopted by RICS?
Explain your understanding of IPMS All Buildings to me.
What is dual reporting and when would you use it?
What IPMS bases are you aware of and when would each of these used? How do they differ to their former Code equivalents?
What are limited use areas and how do you report these?
What is the internal dominant face?
How has IPMS been incorporated into Property Measurement?
What RICS guidance relates to the measurement of land?
How do you deal with a situation where your client requests a different
measurement standard to those contained within the RICS guidance?
What Is a suitable measurement tool for taking land measurements?
How can you ensure your measurements are accurate?
How would you treat low or limited head height when measuring?
How would you measure using a scaled plan?
How would you adjust your comparable evidence if it was measured on a
different basis to your subject property?
What is a tolerance level when measuring?
How could you take measurements from Google Maps? How reliable are these?
Level 1
How do you ensure that you present your measurements clearly and
coherently?
Level 2
Why was GIA appropriate at Glenmore?
What would you include on GIA that would be excluded on NIA?
What zoning method did you use at Southwick Square and how did it work?
What was the purpose of zoning the unit at Southwick Square?
How did you treat the recessed shop front at Southwick Square and why?
