Measurement Flashcards
What requirements and information should a measurement report contain?
- Purpose of the measurement instruction
- Date of the measurement instruction
- Date of measurement
- Measurement standard adopted
- If IPMS not used, document reason for departure
- Measurement methodology adopted
- Scale of any plans used
- Floor area schedule with relevant areas cross-referenced to floor plans
- Unit of measurement and conversion factor
- Name of RICS member/firm responsible for instruction
What does GEA include and exclude?
Include:
Atria and entrance halls with clear height above
Loading bays
Perimeter wall thickness and external projections
Mezzanine areas intended for use with permanent access
Exclude:
External open sided balconies, covered ways and fire escapes
Canopies
Open vehicle parking areas and roof terraces
Voids over or under structural, raked and stepped floors
What does GIA include and exclude?
Include:
Areas occupied by internal walls and partitions
Columns, piers, chimney breasts, stairwells etc.
Internal open-sided walkways, balconies and the like
Mezzanine floors with permanent access
Exclude:
Perimeter wall thickness and external projections
External open-sided balconies, covered ways and fire escapes
Canopies
Voids over or under structural, raked or stepped floors
What does NIA include and exclude?
Include:
Atria with clear height above measured at base level only
Entrance halls
Notional lift lobbies and notional fire corridors
Kitchens
Exclude:
Areas used as common parts
Toilets, toilet lobbies, cleaning cupboards
Lift rooms, plant rooms
Stairwells, lift wells and permanent lift lobbies
Shared corridors
Permanent circulation areas
When would you apply GEA?
Town planning
Rating valuations for industrial and warehouse
When would you apply GIA?
Building cost estimation
Estate agency and valuation
Property Management
When would you apply NIA?
Estate agency and valuation
Rating (of shops, offices etc)
Property management
Why was IPMS introduced?
To create consistency and transparency in measurement on a global level
To separate the valuation and measurement practice which had become intertwined
What are the key differences between IMPS 3 and NIA
Restricted height - imps does not exclude areas with restricted height because this does not actually affect the size of a building however, the valuation should reflect this in the rental range adjustment
What is the internal dominant face?
The inside finished surface comprising 50% or more of the surface area of each vertical section
How should you check accuracy of measurements ?
Against another source I.e latest technology such as CAD plans
Can you define IPMS 3 - Office?
It is the floor area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier, but excluding shared circulation areas, and calculated on an occupier-by-occupier or floor-by-floor basis for each building.
What are standard facilities?
Standard facilities are those parts of a building which provide shared or common facilities that typically do not change over time including, stairs, escalators, lifts/elevators, motor rooms, toilets, cleaners cupboards, plant rooms etc.
What does IPMS 3 Office include and exclude?
Inclusions:
All internal walls and columns within an occupants exclusive area. Floor area taken to internal dominant face and where there is a common wall, the centre line of the wall.
Included but stated separately:
Balconies, covered galleries and rooftop terraces are to be measured to inner face and stated separately
Exclusions:
Standard facilities. In the case of single occupancy it should be assumed, hypothetically that the building is in multiple occupation. Shared circulation areas should be stated separately where there is two or more occupiers.
