Measurement

Question 1

What is the RICS COde of Measuring Practise and date

Answer 1

2015

Best practice for industrial and retail.
Bases: GIA, GEA and NIA

Question 2

What does industrial GIA exclude and include

Answer 2

Includes loading bays, mezzanine and columns

excludes canopy’s .

Question 3

RICS Property measurement date and what is it?

Answer 3

2018
brings greater global transparency and brings consistency with property measurement
members encouraged to report on a dual basis
Incorporates the IMPS

Question 4

What must members comply with for Prop measurement

Answer 4

provide date of measurement
state measuring methodology provided
provide reference of scale

Question 5

What is IPMS and talk me through each?

Answer 5

International Property Measurement Standards

IMPS 1,2,3 for office and resi.

Office - IMPS 3 is for NIA.
IMPS 1 - includes external walls usually for build costing (GEA)
IMPS 2 - used for all areas for direct use (GIA)
IMPS 3 - valuation and agency for internal uses like NIA.

Question 6

Talkk me through IMPS for resi

Answer 6

PMS 1 - External
IMPS 2 - resi (internal)
IMPS 3 - resi (occupier)

Question 7

How do you calibrate your laser?

Answer 7

These are calibrated every 6 months by our building surveyors.
Two points in the office where they measure to 2m and 20m.
Not within my line of work.

Question 8

Difference between NIA and IMPS 3

Answer 8

IMPS: measure to internal dominant face
include columns
include areas under 1.5m
On floors with multiple occupiers the measurement is taken to the midpoint of the partition wall.

Question 9

What is included in NIA

Answer 9

kitchens
built in cupboards
ramps and steps within the usable area

Question 10

What is excluded from NIA

Answer 10

WC’s
plant rooms
cleaners cupboards
areas under 1.5m
stairwells

Question 11

Do you have regard to IPMS when measuring all properties

Answer 11

No. Only for offices and residential. However, I am aware of the new IPMS all building introduced this year, but not effective.

Question 12

How else can you measure the external area?

Answer 12

Using a trundle wheel

Question 13

Talk me through the measurement you carried out on your industrial unit?

Answer 13

• calculated the site area prior to measuring the property.
• took a trundle wheel to measure the external because I couldnt see the full extent on promap.
• measured the unit to GIA.
• i calibrated the disto prior to inspection.
• measured the eaves height to be 6.1m
• dimensions of the loading door was 3 x 3.5 m.

Question 14

What was the site coverage of industrial?

Answer 14

41%

Question 15

How did you measure the loading bays?

Answer 15

There was only one loading bay, but it wasnt a loading bay. door was 2.5 x 3m.

Question 16

Talk me through the measurement of your office in Richmond

Answer 16

• client requested NIA measurements to be reported as well.
• I always report on a dual basis.
• measured to IMPS 3 and NIA.
• printed plans which didn’t match the property and I therefore drew plans to match the property.
• I advised the client that the plans didnt match and we provided our measurements to the client.

Question 17

When might you not zone a retail shop?

Answer 17

Not used on all retail pitches – so you would consider not zoning a unit on a retail pitch in a small town. In order to establish whether it’s suitable to zone in that area you would contact agents to see if comps are on zoning basis or sq ft