Measurement Flashcards
What is the global latest measurement standards? What does this mean?
I P, M,S all buildings, January 2023
Updated version of RICS property measurement guidance is expected
Tell me about what you know about IPMS?
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.
What has recently been published?
International property measurement standards coalition published latest standards, January 2020 3IPMS all buildings
How many IPMS bases have been published by IPMSC?
IPMS 1
IPMS 2
IPMS 3.1
IPMS 3.2
IPMS 4.1
IPMS 4.2
How will I PMS3 office deal with limited use areas?
Measure separately, limited floor area, additional measurement, balconies, terraces, columns, less than 1.5 m.
How will I PMS affect your area of practice?
Will require IPMS3 office as mandatory in code of measuring practice and expected new code of the measuring practice soon
What are RICS document guides measurement?
RICS professional statement property measurement 2018, which incorporates guidance note RICS code of measuring practice
What measurement bases did you measure London Road Portsmouth in?
Net internal area. NIA
What did you exclude in London Road Portsmouth measurement
It was a retail measurement so excluded internal columns and insured measurement to correct services
What measurement bases did you record for Northumberland Road Portsmouth
Industrial unit letting gross internal area, measured internal face of external walls, measured in clear, internal height, external and internal eaves height
How do you ensure your laser is calibrated?
Regular check measurements
What is the main change to IPMS
Internal dominant face
What is internal dominant face?
Internal finish comprising 50% or more of the surface area
What is NIA?
Internal face of external walls, but with exclusions
Include kitchens.
Exclude toilets, plant rooms, clean cupboards
What is GIA?
Internal face of external walls.
Includes columns lifts loading base mezzanine office.
What is G EA
Gross external area measure around outside of building includes external walls
What measurement basis would use for Office property?
I P,MS3
What measurement basis would you use for industrial property?
GIA
What are the general principles of RICS Property Measurement, 2018?
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
When is IPMs 2 - Offices used? What method of measurement does it most closely correspond to?
building cost purposes
GIA
When is IPMS 3 - Offices used? What method of measurement does it most closely correspond to?
NIA Agency vals tax property manangenrnt
What are the differences between IPMS 3 and NIA?
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
5 principles of measurement
Standard
Method
Unit
Sage
Verified and why
What discount do you apply to get from GEA to GIA?
3%
On what scale would you typically measure a building?
1:100
On what scale would you typically measure a street?
1:1250
On what scale would you typically measure a location?
1:2500
What would you put on a plan?
Scale, North point, copyright
What is IPNS one similar to and used for
Similar to GEE used for planning costing development proposals
What is IPMS to similar to and used for?
GIA-residential buildings
What must be retained on file or in report?
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
What is an example of measurement tools
ProMap, C A, D.
DISTO
Trundle wheel.
Fibre tape.
Rod. 
Northumberland Road, Portsmouth why did you measure the internal height?
Surface and lowest point of ceiling
What area did you exclude in Northumberland Road Portsmouth?
Canopies fire, escapes
What did you record during inspection?
 Weather condition, tenants improvements, licensed
How did you measure the eaves height?
