Measurement Flashcards

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Key details of RICS Code of Measuring Practice

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The RICS code of measuring practice 2015 is still the best practice document for all measurement exercises expect for offices and residential.

Details uses of GEA, GIA and NIA
Basis of GIA, NIA and GEA (Exclusions)

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GIA uses

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Industrial and Retail Warehouse, resi

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NIA uses

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Retail and offices

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GEA uses

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Town planning, council tax valuations, building costs estimates

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What % of GIA is NIA

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10 to 15%

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% of GEA to GIA

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2- 5%

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GIA exclusions

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Canopies
Fire escapes
Covered ways
Mezzanine with out permanent access

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GIA Inclusions

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Columns, stairway voids, internal walls
ancillary office, mezz without permanent access

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NIA inclusions

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Atria
Notional lift lobbies
Kitchens
Built in cupboards and the like occupying usable areas
non structural walls
ramps and step areas stated separately

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NIA Exclusions

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Terraces
Balconies
WCs (non customer)
Plant and lift rooms
Stairwells
areas less than 1.5m
permanent circulation area

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Eave height

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Floor and lowest point on the under side of the roof

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Site depth

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The measurement from the front to rear boundaries

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shop depth

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The measurement from the notional display window to the rear of the retail area, include thinckness of window

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Gross frontage

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The overall external measurement of the frontage from outside of external walls of centre line of party walls

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Net frontage

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The overall frontage of the shop line measured between the internal face of the external walls

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16
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measurement of land

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Promap, land reg or trundle wheel

17
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acre to hectare conversion

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1 acre is 0.4046 hc

18
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building line

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This is a line within or coinciding with the property line beyond which it is illegal to build

19
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location plan scale

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1:2500

20
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Leas plan scale

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1:100/250

21
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Room plan

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1:50

22
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RICS Professional Statement: Property Measurement 2018

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The global RICS led initiative introduced mandatory international property measurement standards and practices with the aim of reducing inconsistent definitions of measurement in different countries and bring greater transparency. Members are encouraged to report on a dual basis until IPMS is imbedded in market practice. Members are expected to advise their client on the benefits of IPMS, however if its not used then the reason must be recorded.

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Principles of Measurement (Professional Statement)

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Date of measurement
Methodology
Reference to plans
Scale
Conversion factor
Documentation of calculations
Advise benefits of IPMS3
Mandatory to provide IPMS for office and residential
Appendix A tolerance

24
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Reasonable tolerance

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Professional statement states a tolerance of +/- 25mm for a sale of 1:100
In practice we have adopted 0.5%

25
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IPMS in office buildings

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ipms1 - GEA
IPMS2 - GiA
IPMS3 - NIA

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IPMS1

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Measuring the area of a building including external walls

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IPMS2

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used for measuring the interior of an office to include all areas availble for direct use, measured to IDF

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IPMS3

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Used for measuing occupation of a floor area in exclusive use using IDF assumption

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Difference between NIA and IMPS3

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IDF
no exclusions for areas under 1.5m
columns excluded
Multiple occupiers - midpoint of partition wall
Terraces and balconies measured and stated separately

30
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IPMS All buildings

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rics not adopted yet
consistent methods across all buildings
if and when adopted it will replace prof statement