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Measurement Final Flashcards

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What is RICS key guidance?

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RICS Professional Standard: RICS Property Measurement (2nd Ed, 2018)

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What did the key guidance switch from a statement to a standard?

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June 2024

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What does the RICS Professional Standard: RICS Property Measurement (2nd Ed, 2018) set out?

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The principle is to provide an understanding of the application of the professional standard and technical definition. It also incorporates aspects of IPMS.

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Which IPMS does it include?

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Residential and Office

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How is the RICS guidance split?

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  1. Professional Standard: Property Measurement
    - Applying IPMS under the Professional Standard
  2. RICS IPMS Data Standard
    - IPMS Office Buildings
    - IPMS Residential Buildings
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What are general principles of measurement and calculation under the RICS Professional Standard?

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  • Purpose of instruction
  • Date of instruction
  • Date of measurement
  • Standard adopted
  • Reason for departure from IPMS
  • Methodology adopted (laser / tape measure)
  • Scale of plans used
  • Floor area schedule
  • Unit of measurement and conversion factor
  • Name of surveyor / firm
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What are RICS members expected to advise their clients?

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The benefits of using IPMS

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What is the principle of IPMS?

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Aim is to avoid inconsistent definitions of measurement in different countries and to bring greater global transparency

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What is IPMS made up of?

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Professional firms and not-for profit organisations

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When was IPMS Office first published?

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2014
Incorporated into RICS in 2015

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When was IPMS Resi first published?

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2016
Incorporated into RICS in 2018

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When were industrial and retail published?

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2018 and 2019
Not incorporated yet
Superseded by All Buildings

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When was IPMS all buildings published?

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2023
Not incorporated into RICS yet

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What should RICS members use?

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RICS Professional Standard: Property Measurement (2nd Ed, 2018) is still most up to date RICS Guidance. It applied to all assets and includes IPMS office and resi.

The COMP 2015 applies to retail and industrial.

Office and Resi - Property Meas (2018) & IPMS Office (same things)

Retail and Industrial - COMP 2015

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What are common facilities?

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What is a common facility?

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What is a component area?

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What is a finished surface?

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What is an internal dominant face?

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What is an IDF wall section?

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What is a limited use area?

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Under IPMS Resi, what is IPMS 1?

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External

  • Sum of floors
  • Measured to outer perimeter
  • Report floor by floor basis
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Under IPMS Resi, what is IPMS 2?

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Internal

  • Sum of floors
  • Measured to IDF
  • Report component by component
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Under IPMS Resi, what is IPMS 3A?

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Occupier (GEA)

  • Exclusive occupation
  • Outer face of external wall / centre line of shared walls
  • Finished surface of walls shared with common facilities
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Under IPMS Resi, what is IPMS 3B?
Occupier (GIA) - Exclusive occupation - Including floor area occupied by internal walls and columns - Measured to IDF and finished surface of shared walls
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Under IPMS Resi, what is IPMS 3C?
Occupier (EFA) - Exclusive occupation - Excluding floor area occupied by full height permanent internal walls and columns - Measured to IDF and finished face of internal walls
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What are the IPMS All Buildings?
1 - External measurement 2 - Internal measurement 3.1 - External exclusive use 3.2 - Internal exclusive use 4.1 - Selected areas including internal walls 4.2 - Selected areas excluding internal walls
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What is COMP (2015) best practise for?
All assets that aren't resi or office
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What is the principle of COMP?
To provide definitions to ensure a common and consistent approach to measurement
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What is GEA?
GEA is the area of a building measured externally at each floor level Used for planning applications
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What is GIA?
GIA is the area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level Used for building cost information
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What is NIA?
NIA is the useable area within a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level Used for valuation and marketing of shops, supermarkets and offices
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How does IPMS 1 differ from GEA?
IPMS 1 measured to external extent of external walls and all external areas Unlike IPMS 1, GEA excludes external balconies and accessible rooftops
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How does IPMS 2 differ from GIA?
IPMS 2 measures to the internal extent of the IDF GIA measures to the internal face of perimeter walls Unlike IPMS 2, GIA excludes internal balconies, external balconies, accessible rooftops and areas occupied by reveals of windows
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How does IPMS 3 differ from NIA?
IPMS 3 measures useable floor area to the IDF Unlike IPMS 3, NIA excludes internal walls and columns, and enclosed walkways and passages, and areas occupied by reveals of windows Also on floors with multiple occupiers, IPMS 3 measures to centre line, NIA measures to IDF
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What is internal eaves height?
Clear height between floor and lowest point on the underside of roof
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What is site depth?
Measurement from front to rear boundaries
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What is shop depth?
Measurement from notional display window to the rear of the retail area, including the thickness of the display window
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What is built depth?
The maximum external measurement from the front to fear walls
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What is gross frontage?
The overall external measurement in a straight line across the front of the building from the outside of the external walls or the centre line of the party walls
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What is net frontage?
The overall frontage of the shop line measured between the internal face of the external walls
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What should you consider in terms of accuracy of measurement?
- Purpose - Client's requirements - Building / site conditions that would influence how measurements are taken - Time / cost elements - Ramifications is inaccurate
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How do you measure land?
1. Check boundaries with OS map or Land Registry title document 3. Calculate area using Promap Could also use trundle wheel / mathematical trigonometry / planimeter
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What is a plot ratio?
Ratio between size of site and building footprint (GEA) Also known as site cover
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What is 1 acre equivalent to?
0.4 hectares
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What is a building line?
Line within, or coinciding with the property line, beyond which it is illegal to build
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What is scale?
Ratio of he length in a drawing to the length of real thing
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What are commonly used scales?
Location plan 1:12500 Building plan 1:100 Room plan 1:50
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What are measurement tools?
Tape Rod Laser device Software
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How accurate are lasers?
Accurate to c. 1.5 mm Up to 200m Sunlight can distort
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How often should lasers be calibrated?
Annually

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