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Measurement Flashcards

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What are the relevant documents to measurement?

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  1. RICS Professional Statement, Property Measurement (2nd Edition) January 2018
  2. RICS Guidance Note, Code of Measuring Practice 2015
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Why was RICS Property Measurement January 2018 brought in?

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  • To avoid inconsistent definitions of measurement in different countries and bring greater global transparency
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What are common facilities?

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Parts of a building that provide shared facilities that typically do not change over time, including stairs, escalators, lifts/elevators etc.

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What are component areas?

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The split between each of the area’s purposes

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Internal Dominant Face

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Inside finished surface comprising 50% or more of the surface area for each vertical section

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IPMS 1

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Sum of areas of a building including the external walls, measured on a floor-by-floor basis

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When is IPMS 1 used?

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Planning or building cost purposes

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IPMS 1 inclusions but seperately (3)

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  • Covered galleries
  • Balconies
  • Generally accessible roof terraces
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IPMS 1 exclusions (5)

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  • Upper void levels of an atrium
  • Open external stairwells
  • Patios
  • Refuse areas
  • External parking at ground level
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IPMS 2

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Sum of the areas of a building measured to the internal dominant face on a floor-by-floor basis and reported on a component-by-component basis for each floor

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When is IPMS 2 used?

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Agency, asset managers and valuation purposes

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IPMS 2 Inclusions (3)

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All areas including internal walls, columns, covered walkways etc.

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IPMS 2 Inclusions but separately (3)

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  • Covered galleries
  • Balconies
  • Generally accessible roof terraces
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IPMS 2 Exclusions (6)

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  • Upper void levels of an atrium
  • Patios
  • Refuse areas
  • External parking at ground level
  • Cooling equipment
  • Open light wells
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IPMS 3

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Floor area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier but excluding standard facilities on an occupier-by-occupier basis

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When is IPMS 3 used?

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Agency and valuation purposes

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What does IPMS 3 include? (2)

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  • All internal walls and columns within
  • Where there is a common wall with an adjacent tenant, to the centre-line of the common wall
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IPMS 3 Inclusions but separately (3)

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  • Covered galleries
  • Balconies
  • Generally accessible roof terraces
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What does IPMS 3 exclude? (4)

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Standard facilities that provide shared facilities such as:
- stairs
- lifts
- WCs
- cleaner’s cupboards

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Main differences between IPMS 3 and NIA?(5)

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  • IPMS 3 measured to the internal dominant face
  • No exclusions for restricted height of less than 1.5m
  • Columns included
  • Floors with multiple occupiers, taken to the midpoint of the partition wall
  • Covered galleries/balconies that are exclusively for one tenant’s use are measured and stated separately.
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When is GEA used? (2)

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  • Town planning
  • Council tax valuations
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When is GIA used? (4)

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  • Estate agency
  • Rating
  • Building cost estimates for commercial assets
  • Valuations of industrial/warehouses and retail warehouses
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When is NIA used? (3)

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  • Estate agency
  • Ratings
  • Valuations of shops
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GIA Industrial/warehouses measurement inclusions (5)

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  • Columns
  • Lift wells
  • Mezzanines with permanent access
  • Loading bays
  • Ancillary offices within the unit
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GIA Industrial/warehouses measurement exclusions (3)
- Canopies - Fire escapes - Covered ways
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How do you measure a shop unit fitted out with full height partitioning by the tenant?
Try to estimate the full width of the shop by: - Remove a ceiling tile - Get behind the partitioning - Inspect the basement or first floor to see actual built width - Scale from floor plans - Sufficient on-site measurements to get ITZA
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NIA for offices inclusions (3)
- Atria with clear height above - Kitchens - Built-in cupboards
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NIA for offices exclusions (6)
- WCs - Plant and lift rooms - Stairwells - Meter cupboards - Areas less than 1.5m in height - Cleaners rooms
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How do you measure land? (2)
- Check boundaries with an OS plan and/or Land Registry to calculate the area prior using Promap - Trundle wheel on site
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How do you calibrate a disto/laser measurer (2)
- Check for accuracy frequently against a known distance and record the result in a log. - Should be calibrated annually with the manufacturer
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What different types of measuring tools are there? (5)
- Tape - Laser measurer/disto - Software - Trundle wheel - Ruler for tight spaces
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What accuracy does a laser typically have?
c. 1.5mm up to 200m but bright sunlight can distort this
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How do you know that a laser measurer has been calibrated? (2)
- Once a laser measurer has been calibrated by the manufacturer, it is documented in a certificate - My team also labels each laser measurer clearly with the date of its last calibration
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What extra components would you measure at an industrial unit? (4)
- Eaves heights - Roller shutters doors - Yard depth - Loading bays
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GEA Inclusions (3)
- Essentially the whole area of a building including the external walls - Columns - Staircases etc.
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GEA Exclusions (4)
- Balconies - Fire escapes - Side covered ways - Restricted height areas of under 1.5m
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If there's a party wall, where do you measure to?
The midpoint of the party wall
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GIA Inclusions
- Essentially exactly the same as GEA, however, excluding the thickness of the external wall
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GIA Exclusions (4)
- Balconies - Fire escapes - Side covered ways - Restricted height areas of under 1.5m
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How accurate are Promap measurements?
- Depends on the thickness of the red-edged line
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Which measurement basis' do you include plant rooms?
- GEA - GIA - IPMS 1 - IPMS 2
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Which measurement basis' do you exclude plant rooms?
- NIA - IPMS 3

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