Measurement Flashcards
What document is IMPS in?
RICS professional standards and guidance Global, RICS Property Measurement Jan 2018
and IPMS: All Buildings 2023
What must be included in a measurement report?
- Purpose of measurement
- Date of measurement
- Measurement standard
- If IPMS not used, the reason for the departure
Measurement method (e.g. laser or tape) - Scale of any plans
- Unit of measurement and any conversion factors
- Name of RICS member or firm
How should you use IPMS?
RICS members are expected to advise their client or
employer on the benefits of using IPMS. However, it is
understood that IPMS is not suitable in all circumstances and in these circumstances RICS members must document the reason for departure.
What is IPMS1 similar to?
GEA
What is IPMS 2 similar to?
GIA
What is IPMS 3 similar to?
NIA
When might you use IPMS1/GEA?
Planning Applications, Council Tax, Building Reinstatement Costs
When might you use IPMS 2/ GIA?
Industrial, Warehouse, Supermarkets
When might you use IMPS 3/ NIA?
Agency, Rating, Valuation
What’s the IDF?
Internal Dominant Face
The internal dominant face (IDF) is the inside finished
surface comprising more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height for each IDF wall section. If such does not occur, then the finished surface is deemed to be the IDF.
If the IDF is glass where do you measure to?
The centre of the glazing
What is the definition of IPMS 1?
‘IPMS 1: The sum of the areas of each floor level of a
building measured to the outer perimeter of external
construction features, and reported on a floor-by-floor
basis’
What measurements are included but stated separately in IMPS1?
- Covered galleries
- balconies
- generally accessible roofterraces
What is excluded in IPMS1?
- open light wells or upper level voids of an atrium
- open external stairways
- patios and decks at ground level
- external car parking
- equipment yards
- refuse areas
What are the key differences between IMPS1 and GEA?
GEA does not include external open sided balcony (stated seperately)
generally accessible roof terraces (stated seperately)
What is the definition of IMPS 2 Office?
IPMS 2 – Sum of all areas measured to the IDF
Office includes all areas, including internal walls, columns and enclosed walkways or passages between separate buildings, available for direct or indirect use. Covered void areas such as atria are only included at their lowest floor level.
What are included but stated separately in IPMS2?
- covered galleries
- balconies
- generally accessible roof terraces
What is excluded in IMPS2 ?
- open light wells or upper level voids of an atrium
- open external stairways
- patios and decks at ground level
- external car parking
- equipment yards
- refuse areas
What are the key differences between IMPS2 and GIA?
- external balconies would not normally
be included in GIA, - internal open-sided balconies or galleries, may be included in GIA
- generally accessible rooftop terraces not normally be included in GIA possible that in some jurisdictions they are included
- No internal dominant face, the area is taken to the glazing but it is possible that in some jurisdictions they are included!
What are key inclusions in IMPS2?
- Internal walls,
- Columns and enclosed walkways
- Areas occupied by reveals of windows when assessed to IDF
What is the definition of IPMS 3?
‘IPMS 3 – Office: The floor area available on an exclusive
basis to an occupier, but excluding standard facilities and shared circulation areas, and calculated on an occupier-by-occupier or floor-by-floor basis for each building
What is included in IMPS 3?
All internal walls and columns within an occupant’s exclusive area are included within IPMS 3 – Office.
The floor area is taken to the internal dominant face and, where there is a common wall with an adjacent tenant, to the
centre-line of the common wall.
What is excluded from IPMS 3?
Standard Facilities -
are those parts of a building providing
shared or common facilities that typically do not change over time, including, for example, stairs, escalators, lifts/ elevators and motor rooms, toilets, cleaners’ cupboards, plant rooms, fire refuge areas and maintenance rooms
What are key differences between IMPS 3 and NIA?
- IDF
- NIA doesn’t include any shares walls
- NIA doesn’t include headroom of less than 1.5m
- NIA doesn’t include internal walls or columns (except non-structural)
- NIA doesn’t include enclosed walkways or passages between buildings in exclusive occupation
