Measurement Flashcards

1
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What is the global latest measurement standards? What does this mean?

A

I P, M,S all buildings, January 2023
Updated version of RICS property measurement guidance is expected

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Tell me about what you know about IPMS?

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International property measurement standards publish standards on office, residential industrial retail all building asset classes.
RICS members instructed in professional statement, property measurement to apply Office and residential.

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3
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What has recently been published?

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International property measurement standards coalition published latest standards, January 2020 3IPMS all buildings

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4
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How many IPMS bases have been published by IPMSC?

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IPMS 1
IPMS 2

IPMS 3.1
IPMS 3.2

IPMS 4.1
IPMS 4.2

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5
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How will I PMS3 office deal with limited use areas?

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Measure separately, limited floor area, additional measurement, balconies, terraces, columns, less than 1.5 m.

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6
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How will I PMS affect your area of practice?

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Will require IPMS3 office as mandatory in code of measuring practice and expected new code of the measuring practice soon

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7
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What are RICS document guides measurement?

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RICS professional statement property measurement 2018, which incorporates guidance note RICS code of measuring practice

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8
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What measurement bases did you measure London Road Portsmouth in?

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Net internal area. NIA

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What did you exclude in London Road Portsmouth measurement

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It was a retail measurement so excluded internal columns and insured measurement to correct services

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10
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What measurement bases did you record for Northumberland Road Portsmouth

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Industrial unit letting gross internal area, measured internal face of external walls, measured in clear, internal height, external and internal eaves height

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11
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How do you ensure your laser is calibrated?

A

Regular check measurements

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12
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What is the main change to IPMS

A

Internal dominant face

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13
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What is internal dominant face?

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Internal finish comprising 50% or more of the surface area

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14
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What is NIA?

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Internal face of external walls, but with exclusions

Include kitchens.
Exclude toilets, plant rooms, clean cupboards

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15
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What is GIA?

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Internal face of external walls.
Includes columns lifts loading base mezzanine office.

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16
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What is G EA

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Gross external area measure around outside of building includes external walls

17
Q

What measurement basis would use for Office property?

A

I P,MS3

18
Q

What measurement basis would you use for industrial property?

A

GIA

19
Q

What are the general principles of RICS Property Measurement, 2018?

A

Advise clients of the benefits of using IMPS
Document the reason for not using IMPS
Must provide a date when the measurements are undertaken
State the measuring methodology adopted
Provide the reference and scale of any plans used
State the conversion factor from metric / imperial and any rounding
Measurements and calculations must be clearly documented

20
Q

When is IPMs 2 - Offices used? What method of measurement does it most closely correspond to?

A

building cost purposes

GIA

21
Q

When is IPMS 3 - Offices used? What method of measurement does it most closely correspond to?

A

NIA Agency vals tax property manangenrnt

22
Q

What are the differences between IPMS 3 and NIA?

A

measurements taken to ‘Internal Dominant Face’
All columns are included
On floors with multiple occupants, the area is taken to the midpoint of the partition wall between tenancies
Covered galleries and balconies for the exclusive use of one tenant are included and stated separately

23
Q

5 principles of measurement

A

Standard
Method
Unit
Sage
Verified and why

24
Q

What discount do you apply to get from GEA to GIA?

A

3%

25
Q

On what scale would you typically measure a building?

A

1:100

26
Q

On what scale would you typically measure a street?

A

1:1250

27
Q

On what scale would you typically measure a location?

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1:2500

28
Q

What would you put on a plan?

A

Scale, North point, copyright

29
Q

What is IPNS one similar to and used for

A

Similar to GEE used for planning costing development proposals

30
Q

What is IPMS to similar to and used for?

A

GIA-residential buildings

31
Q

What must be retained on file or in report?

A

Purpose of instruction.
Date of instruction
Date of measurement.
Measurement standard adopted.
Scale of plans.
If I PMS not used reason for departure.
Unit of measurement.
Name of member or firm

32
Q

What is an example of measurement tools

A

ProMap, C A, D.
DISTO
Trundle wheel.
Fibre tape.
Rod. 

33
Q

Northumberland Road, Portsmouth why did you measure the internal height?

A

Surface and lowest point of ceiling

34
Q

What area did you exclude in Northumberland Road Portsmouth?

A

Canopies fire, escapes

35
Q

What did you record during inspection?

A

 Weather condition, tenants improvements, licensed

36
Q

How did you measure the eaves height?

A