Measurement Flashcards
Why recommend IPMS to clients?
- Transparency, consistency
What is excluded under IPMS 3?
- Standard facilities (WC, showers)
- Columns – exc NIA / inc IPMS
- 1.5m or less inc IPMS 3
- Inc. NIA/ exc. IPMS 3
- Common walls – middle section of partition on common walls?
Which is bigger? IPMS3 OR NIA?
- IPMS 3 is bigger than NIA
You’ve referenced some GIA uses, when is it applied?
valuation - retail parks, industrial , foodstores, department stores
How are you undertaking a measurement to GIA?
In an industrial building, what else might you be measuring for marketing material?
Eaves height, floor to ceiling
Any other sectors that you have worked in or not worked in where GIA is applicable?
Laboratories, department stores, retail warehouses.
What is the RICS guidance on why different methods are used and what measurement standard should be used for different purposes?
Why would an industrial landlord quote on the GEA rather than GIA?
Value as you analyse – if your comparables are being measured on one basis, that is how you value.
What measurement standards to adopt for office lettings?
IPMS 3 (all buildings)
What are the main differences between IPMS 3 and NIA?
IPMS – internal dominant face (covers more than 50%), include columns, measure to mid-point of dividing walls
Do you find IPMS useful?
It is quicker and easier to measure as you don’t have to deduct columns. Once adopted fully it will provide consistency of measuring standards in global markets.
How would you measure a curved wall?
In this instance I would take some check measurements of the building, send the CAD plans to an architect specialist to use CAD specific measurements.
You could measure the curve using the mean radius on the face stated, but in order to be more accurate I would seek professional advice.
What is IPMS?
International Property Measurement Standards
- How would you calibrate a disto laser?
- What is the Internal Dominant Face in IPMS?
Internal dominant face (IDF)
The internal finish comprising more than 50 per cent of the floor-to-ceiling height for each external wall section; if this does not occur the finished surface is deemed to be the IDF
- Why was IPMS introduced?
- What basis of measurement would you use for rating or taxation?
- How will IPMS affect your area of work?
- What is excluded under NIA?
- What scale was your floor plan?
- What basis of measurement did you use for the retail unit and why?
- How did you record your measurements? Sq. ft or sq. m?
How to deal with difficult spaces to measure?
What is purpose of letter of reliance when using party’s measurements
Common scales:
street map?
building plan ?
road/walking map?
what is site cover? is it better to have lower site cover?
what is Net frontage? gross frontage?
what is Shop depth? site depth? built depth ?
what is Internal eaves height?
what are rules on Measurement accuracy?
What are some of the limitations when using a distometer? How is the device calibrated?
Why did you measure the office property using IPMS 3?
Did you conduct your office measurement using IPMS only? Why?
Was there office space in your industrial unit? How did you treat this when it came to measurement? Did you notify your client?
differences between IPMS and NIA?
IPMS: standard facilities: shared areas in a building that don’t typically change -toilets, kitchen,
NIA: shared facilities
- what equipment do you take when measuring?
- distometer
- floorplans
- tape measure
- how do you check equipment is working?
- why did you use Measuring Practice 6th Edition?
- IPMS: why did you not use NIA?
client requested and mixed use development
- why is it important to measure correctly for service charge?
any incorrect measurement will not only mean incorrect service charge applied for one unit, but all units if based on weighted floor area
- is zoning a measurement method ?
valuation methodology
- How would you calibrate a disto laser?
use a check measure on a known distance using tape measure
- What basis of measurement would you use for rating or taxation?
Ratings/taxation:rating: GIA; taxation: GEA
- How will IPMS affect your area of work?
valuations - will increase comparability
- What is excluded under NIA?
- What scale was your floor plan?
1:100
- What basis of measurement did you use for the retail unit and why?
NIA - as per COMP 2015
- How did you record your measurements? Sq. ft or sq. m?
sqft
what are differences between GIA and NIA?
Measurement – Wantage
- Did you use the Zoning method of valuation?
Yes, as it was a retail unit
Measurement – Wantage
- On what basis did you measure the property?
NIA - COMP 2015 as it is a retail unit
Measurement – Wantage
- What’s the difference between NIA and GIA?
GIA measured to the internal face of perimeter walls at each floor.
Offices
IPMS 3 roughly equivalent to the net internal area (NIA) from the CMP this includes all internal walls and columns within the area available exclusively to an occupier but excluding standard facilities.
Retail
The NIA which is the useable area measured to internal face of perimeter walls at each floor; sometimes GIA may be used for larger units such as supermarkets or department stores.
Benefits and limitations of distometer?
The benefits of using a laser distometer are accuracy and ease of use. However, it is not without its limitations: it does not function well in bright light and is difficult to use in very narrow spaces
Lasers do not work well in bright sunlight, as it can be hard to see the laser beam. Using a long tape measure can overcome the issue or by shadowing the target area
When using a laser to measure to a dark surface, the measuring time can increase leading to inaccurate measurements. Taking a sheet of A4 white paper to site can be used as a measuring target
Lasers may be inaccurate when measuring to colourless liquids, glass, styrofoam, permeable or high gloss surfaces
Benefits and limitations of tape measure?
Cloth tape measures can be inaccurate if not fully stretched or if they are over-stretched
Steel tape measures may not be long enough for certain distances
how to check accuracy of measurement
There are many steps candidates can take to ensure that their measurements are as accurate as possible including:
taking several check measurements
making sure the laser or tape is measuring from the correct surfaces
checking measurements with scaled plans or reliable mapping software
limitations of measuring software
Measuring software may be less accurate given that it is hard to pinpoint the exact boundaries or surfaces to measure to online
limitations of photocopies
Photocopied scaled plans can be distorted which will affect the scale of the plan. This can be overcome by using check measurements to confirm the accuracy of the scale specified on the plan
