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What factors are you governed by when inspecting?

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RICS Code of Measuring Practice (6th edition)

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What are the different bases of measurement?

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GEA
GIA
NIA

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What is GEA?

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Gross External Area

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What is GIA?

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Gross Internal Area

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What is NIA?

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Net Internal Area

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What is the definition of GEA?

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The area of a building measured externally at each floor level

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What is the definition of GIA?

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The area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level

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What is the definition of NIA?

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The usable area within a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level.

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What is included and excluded in GEA?

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Includes:

Everything inside the building envelope

Excluded:

Everything outside the building envelope

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What is included and excluded in GIA?

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Includes:

Columns
Mezzanines
Lift wells

Excludes:

Canopies
Balconies
Fire escapes

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What is included and excluded in NIA?

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Includes (anything within the usable area):

Kitchens
Hallways
Built in cupboards
Notional lift lobbies

Excludes:

Toilets
Bathrooms
Lift rooms
Stairwells

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What is IPMS?

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International Property Measurement Standards

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Why was IPMS introduced?

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For international consistency, reducing discrepancies caused by regional standards like GEA, GIA, or NIA

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When would you use NIA?

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When measuring offices and retail units

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When would you use GIA?

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When measuring industrial / warehouse units and residential

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When would you use GEA?

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Council tax valuations and build cost estimates.

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On what basis would you measure an office?

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NIA

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In what basis would you measure an industrial unit / warehouse?

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On what basis would you measure a shop / retail unit?

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What are measured surveys?

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Measurements of buildings in order to produce accurate drawings to scale

21
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What is BIM?

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Building Information Modelling

The process of creating and managing information for a built asset

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What tools do you use when measuring? What others are there?

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A distometer

A tape measure, a trundle wheel, rod

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How often would you calibrate your distometer?

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Every year with the manufacturer

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What would you ask for prior to taking measurements?

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Floor plans

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When wouldn't you use IPMS?
If requested by the client or when it's a small local project where the client prefers traditional UK standards like GIA or NIA
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What experience do you have in measuring residential properties?
A lot. I am aware you would measure in GIA.
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What are the benefits and limitations of using a distometer?
Quick and easy to use, but may not have battery and may not be calibrated
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How would you measure a retail unit?
NIA, then convert it to ITZA for valuation purposes
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How would you zone a shop?
Start from the shopfront and move backwards into the shop every 6.1m
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How would you calculate zoning?
Split them into zones every 6.1m Zone A - A/1 Zone B - A/2 Zone C - A/4 Remainder - A/8
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What is the accuracy of a distometer?
+/- 1mm to +/- 3mm
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What are the differences between IPMS 3 and NIA?
1.5m, IDF, columns included, covered balconies/galleries included if for single tenant.
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What scales would you commonly see in drawings?
1:100 in general floor plans 1:1250 land reg plan 1:2500 location plan
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Why do check measurements?
To ensure the previous measurement's accuracy
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What digital mapping software do you use?
Edozo Promap Google Earth
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What is reasonable tolerance when measuring?
2 - 3%
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Why did you cross check with plans provided by the client for West Stone House?
To ensure the accuracy of the previous measurement provided
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How do you ensure that your laser distometer is calibrated?
Test against a known distance and use the calibration target
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What is the latest IPMS?
IPMS All Buildings 2023
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What if IPMS is not suitable?
Document a reason as to why it is not suitable
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What is IDF?
Internal Dominant Face Inside finished surface comprising more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height
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What are the THREE IPMS standards for measuring residential buildings?
IPMS 1 - Residential: External IPMS 2 - Residential (Internal): Internal area of the building IMPS 3 - Residential (Occupier): the occupation of the building on an exclusive basis to an occupier
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What is the site depth?
The measurement from the front to rear boundaries

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