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What is the purpose of the Code of Measuring?

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Provides definitions for accuracy and consistency

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what is measuring used for?

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Valuation
Management
Planning
Tax
Sale
Letting
Acquisition

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What is the measurement standard for offices and residential buildings?

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IPMS

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What are the core definitions within Code of Measuring Practice?

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Gross External area
Gross Internal area
Net Internal area

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What is GEA?

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Entire space within the main external envelope
Used for rating, council tax, town planning

Excludes canopies, external open sided balconies and fire escapes, garden stores

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What is GIA?

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Entire space within inside main external wall

Excluding perimeter wall thickness, open sided balconies and fire escapes, canopies, garden stores

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What is NIA?

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Usable area within building measured to the internal face of the perimeter wall

Used for marketing, valuation

Includes: atria with clear height above, entrance halls (unless multi-let), ramps of lightweight construction, pavement vaults, built in cupboards, kitchen

Excluding entrance halls where multi let, balconies, toilets, cleaners rooms, lift room, plant room, stairwells, corridors, service cupboards, internal structural walls, A/C, headroom less than 1.5m

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8
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What are measured surveys?

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Measurement of site/buildings to produce accurate scale drawings
Agree details, tolerance, scale, delivery times and costs

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9
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What is RICS NRM 1

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RICS New Rules of Measurement: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works Oct 2021

Construction project

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10
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What would you expect the percentage of NIA to GIA/GEA to be?

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Depends on the project
Office building expect NIA to GIA to be in the region of 70-80%
70% is poor use of space
85% is excellent use of space

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11
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What does BIM mean?

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Building Information Model

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What is Building Information Model?

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Creating and managing information for built assets
Integrates structured, multi discipline data for the lifecycle of the premises from planning, design, construction and operation

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13
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What is a defect report?

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  1. No action/repair = normal maintenance
  2. Repair/replace = future works and not serious
    3 urgent/replace = serious and hazardous
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14
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What information should you obtain from a seller/occupier?

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Time at the property
Alterations made
Defects known
Services
Drainage
Boundaries

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15
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Name types of surveying items?

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Measuring device
Moisture meter
Torch
Spirit level
Mirro
Plumb bob
Compass
Umbrella
Mask
Gloves
Wipes
First aid kit
Mobile
Alarm

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16
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What are inspection risk factors?

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Safe use of tools
Not to climb
Use fitted ladders
Not to touch electrics
Not to move glass/fibre insulation
Check-in on arrival
Mobile
Not to lock doors

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17
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When should you terminate an inspection?

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Loose asbestos
Injury
Abusive

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18
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What desktop information can you obtain prior to inspection?

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Particulars
Site info
Exposure
Previous works
Guarantees
Status
Lease info

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19
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What are included in Terms of Engagement for inspection?

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Service
Surveyor details
Procedure
Payment terms
Cancellation
Liability
Complaints

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20
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What are measure surveys?

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Scale drawings of site and buildings

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21
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Who conducts measured surveys?

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Land surveyors
Trade Survey Association

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22
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What is a total station?

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Optical instrument used in construction
Measure angles and distance

Components = transit theodolite, distance meter, microprocessor, data collector and storage

Highly accurate

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23
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What is photogrammetry?

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Measurements from photos
Records measuring, evaluations and external pictures
Used for site plans, topographic mapping, earthwork
Process = planning, image, data, presentation

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24
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What are UAVs?

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Unmanned aerial vehicles

Drones

Reduce risk

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What is laser scanning?

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Distance between objects at speed

Drones and laser scanning are using for topography and structures

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26
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When is NIA used?

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Shops, stores, agency, valuation, rating

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27
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Detail inclusion/exclusion from NIA

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Incl - atria with clear height and entrance, kitchens, lift lobbies, fire corridors

Excl - wc, plant room, cleaners cupboard, head height less than 1.5m

Internal face of external wall
Measure to glass where full height glazing

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28
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When is GIA adopted?

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Industrial, warehouses, supermarkets

Internal face to external walls

Generally 15% more than NIA

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29
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What is included in GIA?

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Columns, lift wells, loading bay, ancillary office, mezzanine

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30
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When is GEA adopted?

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Reinstatement cost, planning, tax

Generally 3% more than GIA

Measure around the building

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31
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Tools to measure?

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Disto
Fibre tape
Rod
Trundle wheel
Prompt
Ordnance survey

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32
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What is the technique to measure?

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Straight lines
Plot on a plan
Use paper
Avoid bright lights
Remove ceiling tiles

Accuracy +/- 2%

33
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What are the scales for plans?

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Building - 1:100
Street plan 1:1250
Location plan 1:2500
Lease plan 1:1250 - 1:500 (urban)

34
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What is included in a lease plan?

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Scale 1:1250
North point
Bar scale

35
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How to use a laser measurer?

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+/- 1.5mm
Use white paper to bounce for distance
Avoid bright light
Check calibration with known distance

Land = trundle wheel

36
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What is IPMS?

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International Property Measurement Standards

80 professional organisations inputted to reflect office, residential, industrial and retail

37
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How to IPMS 1, 2 and 3 relate to measurement current adopted?

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1 = GEA
2 = GIA
3 = NIA

38
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What is IPMS 3?

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It is split into two sections for occupation

3.1 - exclusive occupation external measurement
3.2 exclusive occupations internal measurement

Report separately:
Sheltered access
External floor areas
Enclosed walkways or passages connecting buildings
Mezzanines
Limited use areas

39
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What does the Code of Measuring Practice apply to?

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All buildings except office and residential

40
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What global standard is used for office and residential?

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RICS property measurement eff 1 April 2018

41
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Outline IPMS requirements for Residential buildings?

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IPMS 1- incl external wall (GEA)
State separately: balconies, roof terraces,
IPMS 2- interior area to internal dominant face (GIA)
- include: area occupied by window reveals,
State separately: galleries, balconies, terraces, mezzanines, verandas
IPMS 3a - area in exclusive occupation
IPMS 3b - exclusive occupation including floor area occupied by internal walls and columns
IPMS 3c- exclusive occupations excluding floor area occupied by full-height permanent internally and columns

42
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What is a common facility?

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Shared, do not change over time

Include stairs, lifts, motor rooms, plant room, cleaners cupboards

43
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What is a covered area?

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Extent at ground level of the area of a building covered by one or more roofs, the perimeter sometimes referred to as drip line

44
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What is an Internal Dominant Face?

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Internal finish comprising more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height for each external wall section.

45
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What is IPMS 3 for offices?

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Roughly NIA
Includes internal walls, columns within the area available exclusively to the occupier

46
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Measurement for retail?

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NIA with GIA for larger stores like supermarkets and department stores

47
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Measurement for industrial?

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GIA measured to the internal face of the perimeter wall

48
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How to measure accurately?

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Check measurement
Take RICS guidance on site
Measure the correct surface
Take time

49
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What is the difference between GIA and NIA?

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NIA:

excludes columns
excludes shared internal walls
excludes common areas such as entrance halls, toilets, stairwells, lift.

GIA:

includes columns
includes all internal walls
includes common areas.

50
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What governs measurment?

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RICS Code of Measuring Practice 6th ed (being updated) May 2015 - guidance note

Property Measurement 2nd edition (professional statement) being updated

51
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What to do if not used IPMS?

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Document reason for departure

52
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How to calibrate a disto?

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Each accessible length
Measure with steel tape
Disto in fixed position - ten measurements of baseline from fixed point
Average values
Calculate standard deviation using: Individual measurements, average and number of measurements

53
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What does GEA include/exclude?

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Include - perimeter wall thickness, areas occupied by internal walls and partitions, columns, chimney breasts, atria, internal balconies, stepped floors, mezzanine, lift rooms, plant room, outbuildings sharing one wall with main building, loading bays, areas with headroom less than 1.5m, pavement vaults, garages, conservatories

Exclude: sided balconies, covered ways, fire escapes, canopies, voids over/under structural raked or stepped floors, greenhouses, garden stores

54
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What is included/excluded from GIA?

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Included: areas occupied by internals walls, columns, atria, internal open sided balconies, structural/stepped floors, corridors of permanent nature, mezzanine, lift rooms, plant rooms, service accommodation (WC, showers, bathroom), projection rooms, voids over stairwells, loading bays, areas with headroom less than 1.5m, pavement vaults, garages, conservatories

Excludes: perimeter wall thickness, external open sided balconies, covered ways, fire escapes, canopies, voids under/over structural floors, greenhouses, garden stores, fuel stores

55
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What is included/excluded in NIA?

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Included: atria with clear height above, entrance halls, notional lift lobbies, kitchens, built in units/cupboards occupying usable area, area occupied by ventilations, skirting, non-structural walls, pavement vaults

Excludes: entrance halls, aria, lands and balconies used in common, WC, bathrooms, cleaners cupboard, lift room, plant room, stairwells, lift wells, corridors, permanent circulation areas (corridors), meter cupboards, internal structural walls, columns, chimney breasts, permanent AC, areas with less than 1.5m headroom, raking areas, opposite faces of less than 0.25m

56
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What is included/excluded in Retail area?

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Adopts NIA

Includes: storeroom and ancillary accommodation formed by non-structure all partitions, recessed and arcaded areas

Excludes: storerooms and ancillary accommodation formed by structural partitions, display cabinets

57
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What does RICS Property Measurement 2nd Edition include?

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Applications
Technical definitions
IPMS office
IPMS residential

58
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What should firms adopt whilst Property Measurement standard is updated?

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IPMS all buildings
RICS code of measurement practice

Based on instruction

59
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What information must be retained on file or within the report?

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Purpose of instruction
Date of instruction
Date of measurement
Measurement standard adopted
Not IPMS - reason for departure
Methodology - laser/tape
Scale of any plans
Floor area schedule with relevant areas cross referenced
Unit of measurement and conversion factor
Name of member/firm

60
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What is the use of IPMS?

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Members expected to advise of the benefits of using IPMS
Mandatory for reporting area of office and residential floor space

61
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What are the general IPMS definitions?

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IPMS 1 - GEA
IPMS 2 - office, GIA
IPMS 2 - residential GIA and NSA
IPMS 3 - Office NIA
IPMS 3a - residential GEA
IPMS 3b - residential GIA
IPMS 3c - residential EFA

62
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What is a component area?

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One of the main elements into which the floor area can be divided

A= vertical penetration
B1= external walls
B2=internal structural
B3= internal non-structrual
C= technical services
D= hygiene areas
E= circulation areas
F= amenities
G= living space
H= other

63
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Examples of component areas in residential?

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Area A - vertical penetrations
Area B1 - External Wall
Area B2 - internal structural elements
Area B3 - internal non structure elements
Area C - technical services
Area D - hygiene areas
Area E - circulation areas
Area F - Amenities
Area G - Living space
Area H - other areas

Multifunctional use = principle use

64
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What is IPMS 1?

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Applies to all building classes

Outer perimeter of external construction

GEA - difference is IPMS includes balcony but states balcony and covered gallery separately

65
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What is IPMS 2 Office?

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Sum of each floor level of office building measured to the Internal Dominate Face and reported component by component basis

Similar to GIA

IPMS include area occupied by the reveal of windows, galleries, balconies, accessible rooftop terraces

IPMS states separately - covered galleries, balconies, accessible rooftop terrace

66
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What is IPMS 3 office?

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Occupational floor areas in exclusive use to occupier excluding standard facilities and shared areas

Similar to NIA

Includes: all internal walls and columns, common wall with adjacent occupier, walkways in exclusive use, areas occupied by window reveals, areas less than 1.5m in height, covered gallopers used exclusively, balconies, accessible rooftop terrace.

State separately: areas less than 1.5m in height, covered galleries, balconies, accessible rooftop terrace.

67
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What is IPMS 1 for residential?

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Sum of areas of each floor measured to the outer perimeter of external construction

Includes: walls, columns, enclosed walkways, passages between buildings

State separately: covered galleries, balconies, verandas, internal catwalks, sheltered areas, permanent mezzanine, generally accessible rooftop terraces

Excludes: temporary mezzanines, open light well, open external stairways, external areas (car park)

68
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What is IPMS 2 residential?

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Sum of areas of each floor measured to internal dominant face, which maybe reported on a component by component basis

GIA

Includes: internal walls, columns, enclosed walkways

Stated separately: covered galleries, balconies, internal catwalks, internal mezzanine, internal loading bays, verandas

Excludes: open light well, upper level voids of atrium, external car park, catwalks and loading bays

69
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What is IPMS 3 residential?

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Floor area available on an exclusive basis to an occupiers

NIA

Measured to: outer face of the external wall, centre line of shared walls, finished surface to walls of shared facilities,

Include but state separately: basement, attics, garages, limited use areas

Excluded but state separately: patios, unenclosed parking areas, staircase opening, voids,

70
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What is IPMS 3b residential?

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Exclusive occupations including floor area occupied by internal walls and columns

Include but state separately: attics, basement, balconies, garages, limited use areas

Excludes but state separately: patios, unenclosed parking, voids, staircase openings

71
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What is IPMS 3c residential ?

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Measuring the area on a room by room basis. Exclusive occupation excluding floor area occupied by full height permanent internal walls and columns

72
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What are the differences between IPMS 3a, 3b and 3c residential?

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Internal walls, columns and enclosed walkways/passage between separate buildings- IPMS3a = IPMS1, IPMS3b = IMPS2, IPMS3c = room by room basis

External walls = IPMS3a = included, IPMS3b and 3c = excluded

Internal walls and columns- IPMS3a and 3b = included, IPMS3c = excluded

Garages - IPMS3a = included, IPMS3b and 3c = included but separate

73
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What are the three different groups under IPMS All Buildings 15 January 2023?

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IPMS 1 and 2 = external and internal measurement for whole or part of buildings

IPMS 3.1 and 3.2 = external and internal measurement for exclusive occupation

IPMS 4.1 and 4.2 = internal measurement for areas including internal walls, columns and excluding internal walls and columns

74
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How do you measure height under IPMS?

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Full covering to lowest point of the ceiling

75
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What is IPMS 2?

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Floor area measured to the internal extent of the internal dominant face and to notional boundaries

Includes walls, columns, mezzanines, balcony to balustrade,

76
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What is IPMS 3.1?

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Floor area on exclusive basis to an occupier measured externally to any notional boundaries, external walls, demising walls and including any external floor areas, sheltered areas and secondary areas

Includes walls, columns within boundary,

Include state separately: sheltered area, mezzanine, external floor area, enclosed walkways

Excluded: voids covered air and stair openings

77
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What is IPMS 3.2?

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Floor area to an occupier measured internal to any notional boundaries, IDF, demising walls and including External floor areas, sheltered area and secondary areas

Include: internal walls, columns within boundary,

Include but state separately: sheltered areas, external floor area, enclosed walkways, mezzanines, limited use areas

Exclude: Tenant no permanent charges, voids as covered air and stair openings, recessed door and lift openings

78
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What is IPMS 4.1?

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Selected floor area in a building measured to finished surfaces and to any notional boundaries

Include but state separately: external floor area, sheltered area, secondary area, limited use, stairs, staircase, lift shafts

Exclude: recessed for and lift opening

79
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What is IPMS 4.2?

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Selected floor area measured to finished surface, notional boundaries and sheltered area

Include but state separately: external floor area, sheltered area, secondary area, limited use areas, stairs, staircase, lift shaft

Excludes: walls and columns, recessed door and lift openings

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