Measurement Flashcards
What PS did the RICS release to incorporate the International Property Measurement Standards?
RICS Property Measurement 2nd Edition 2018
What was the aim of the RICS property measurement standard 2018?
establish consistencies in property measurement standards to be adopted by global basis
which IPMS practices were adopted by the RICS?
Residential and Office
what are members encouraged to do until IPMS becomes market practice?
report on a dual basis
when are the RICS incorporating IPMS Industrial Buildings 2018, and IPMS Retail Buildings 2019?
No date given yet
what does IPMS replace?
replaces references to resi and office buildings in the code of measuring practice 2015
how would you check the accuracy of a laser measure?
known distance
what should you use for measuring land?
a trundle wheel
how would you calibrate a tape measure?
I would send it off to the manufacturer for calibration
what do you need to record when undertaking measurments?
-Person measuring
-Date
- accuracy/ rounding
-methodology
-conversion factor from metric to imperial
-reference any plans used.
does RICS recommend metric or imperial?
Metric
how would you measure a development site?
use pro map and measure against title plan.
could use a trundle wheel on site.
how many hectares is one acre?
0.406 hectare = 1 acre
Is IPMS mandatory?
YES
what can distort a laser measure?
bright sunlight
when would you use IPMS 1
Planning procedures
what else do you include in IPMS 1 that you didn’t include in GEA?
Balconies and roof top terraces
how do internal dominant faces work?
if the windows height is more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height you measure to the glazing line
if the windows are less than 50% of the floor to ceiling height how do you measure?
you would measure to the wall line
how would you do this in practice with lots of windows?
you would split the building up into lots of vertical sections
if the window is exactly 50% of the height of the building then you measure to the wall line
what does IPMS 3 represent?
Area occupied solely by one tenant, measured to the internal dominant face.
Including:
-Columns
-Solely occupied balconies
-Areas under 1.5 metres, listed separately as limited use areas.
Excluding
Communal facilities
shared corridors
stairwells
would you include balcony in IPMS 3
yes, only if it is in exclusive use by a tenant
What does IPMS 3 most closely equate to in the code of measuring practice?
NIA
When would you use net internal area?
Agency
Valuation
Property Management
what is included and excluded in NIA?
Excluded
-communal facilities
-columns
-balconies
how did you measure the land?
measured it using the lease plan, and then made reference points, bought a trundle wheel to site with a senior surveyor and marked it up, then spraypainted.
What is the tolerance on measurement?
+/- 25mm on a 1:100 plan
what scale of drawings have you dealt with?
floor plan 1:100 or 1:50
lease plan 1:200
what is IPMS 2?
The area of a building measured to the internal dominant face on a component by component floor by floor basis
what is ipms 3?
the area of a exclusively occupied space, measured to the internal dominant face.
Excludes standard facilities
Includes columns, solely occupied terraces and areas of limited use height. (reported separately)
Measure to half of partition wall also.
what is IPMS 1
the sum of the entire building, measured to the external perimeter wall. reported on a floor by floor basis.
