Measurement

Question 1

What RICs documents regarding measurement are you aware of?

Answer 1

Code of measuring practice 6th edition 2015
RICS property measurement 2nd edition 2018
IPMS All building 2023

Question 2

Define GIA

Answer 2

Area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls

Question 3

What do you exclude when measuring on an NIA basis?

Answer 3

Stair cases and lifts
Toilets
Structural walls
Headroom less than 1.5m
Columns

Question 4

What are the main differences between IPMS and NIA?

Answer 4

IPMS you measure to the IDF instead of perimeter wall
Include windows if more than 50% of IDF
Include columns for IPMS
IPMS don’t exclude areas with restricted head height

Question 5

What are limitations of a disto?

Answer 5

Need for calibration
Run out of battery
Hard to see in bright lights or shiny surfaces
Restriction on distance

Question 6

What is meant by internal dominant face

Answer 6

The internal finishing comprising more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height

Question 7

Define internal eaves height?

Answer 7

Measurement from the floor to the underside of the purlin

Question 8

How do you ensure that you measure accurately?

Answer 8

Do check measurements
Cross check with plans
Try and measure in straight line
For retail measure to wall not tenant fit out

Question 9

What would you expect the % of NIA to GIA be?

Answer 9

Approx 15% more for GIA

Question 10

What is excluded in GIA?

Answer 10

Canopies
Covered way
Fire escape

Question 11

What is the principle of zoning?

Answer 11

Method of measuring a retail unit to calculate and compare its value

Question 12

What do you include and exclude within IPMS office?

Answer 12

Include columns & windows over 50%, limited use areas. Exclude standard facilities(WC, server room, cleaning cupboard) and stairs.

Question 13

When would you use IPMS3C?

Answer 13

Where resi properties need to measured on a room by room basis (HMOs).

Question 14

Say you’re measuring a plan with a scale 1:100. What tolerance is provided in RICS guidance?

Answer 14

+/- 2 %

Question 15

What are the parameters provided by the RICS when evaluating the level of accuracy that could be expected from a measured survey?

Answer 15

+/- 25mm

Question 16

What is the difference between measuring NIA and zoning?

Answer 16

NIA is a measurement standard, zoning is a method of calculating a value of a retail unit
Zoning measures in 6.1m depth starting at the front of the shop to calculate Zone A rate.

Question 17

How do you treat atriums when measuring an office on the upper floors ?

Answer 17

Excluded according to IPMS Office

Question 18

When measuring an office building and its 50% office, 50% warehouse l how would you measure it?

Answer 18

Do what lease says
Measure both ways and depends on how comps have been measured. GIA & IPMS

Question 19

What are the changes brought about by IPMS All Buildings?

Answer 19

Published 23 Jan 2023
One standard which applies to all building types independent of use of occupation
Introduction of IPMS4

Question 20

Tell me what you know about IPMS?

Answer 20

Internal property measuring standard, introduced to standardise measurement global
Four different types
Latest document is all building but not yet adopted

Question 21

How do you ensure your laser is accurate?

Answer 21

Test measure before inspection using an accurate point in office
Get calibrated

Question 22

Define eaves height?

Answer 22

The height between the floor surface and the underside of the roof covering, supporting purlins or underlining (whichever is lower) at the races on the internal face

Question 23

What is included/excluded within NIA?

Answer 23

Measure internal face of external walls with more exclusions
Include; atria with clear height, kitchens, notional life lobbies, fire corridors & areas occupied by non structural partitions.
Excluded; WCs, plant & lift rooms, cleaner’s cupboard, service rooms, areas with head height below 1.5m