Measurement L1 Flashcards
Tell me about your understanding of RICS Property Measurement.
Provides RICS guidance on the measurment of different property types and standards in accordance with IPMS.
When would you use NIA as a measurement basis?
- Shops and convenience stores
- For agency, rating and valuation.
When would you use GIA as a measurement basis?
- Agency rating and valuation
When would you use GEA as a measurement basis?
- Insurance reinstatement
- Rating
- Planning
- Council Tax
Tell me about what is included in NIA
- The usable space within a building measured to the face of the main external walls including:
o Atria with clear height above, measured at base level only.
o Kitchens
o Built in cupboards
Excluding toilets, stairs, circulation space etc
Tell me about what is included in GIA?
The area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level including:
o Columns
o Mezzanines with permanent access.
o Loading Bays.
o Lift wells.
Where would GIA be used?
o Agency, rating and valuation.
15% more than NIA typically
Tell me about what is included in GEA?
The area of a building measured externally at each floor level including:
o Canopies.
o External Balconies.
o Fire Escapes.
o Garden Stores.
What measurement basis would you use for office property?
IMPS 3
What measurement basis would you use for industrial property?
GIA
What measurement basis would you use for retail property?
NIA
What is the difference between IPMS 3 AND NIA
The term ‘net internal area’ is now obsolete and should no longer be adopted as an industry standard term. It is now replaced with the term IPMS 3 known as ‘useable floor area’ - space only for the exclusive use of an occupier.
Measurements should now be taken to what is known as the ‘internal dominant face’ (the area within each vertical section [wall] that makes up the perimeter of the building/unit). This can include inside the window recess (to include inside glazing), as long as the glazing is 50% or more of the floor to ceiling height.
In a multi-let scenario, the area occupied by the dividing wall between two tenants’ accommodation is included within the floor area and apportioned equally between the two as a limited use area.
Will the rentalised area increase with IPMS 3?
Essentially no, the useable floor area calculations are representative of the former net internal area.
How does RICS Property Measurement differ from the old Code of Measuring Practice?
Old code of measuring practice looks at NIA NEA GIA
Property measurement now incorporates IMPS 3 and 3b
What are the residential standards for IMPS?
IPMS 3A – Residential, which equates somewhat to the former GEA (gross external area).
IPMS 3B – Residential, which equates somewhat to the former GIA (gross internal area).
IPMS 3C – Residential, which equates somewhat to the former EFA (effective floor area).
Tell me about how you use floor plans to facilitate measuring buildings?
Use a floor plan to annotate with measurements and saves me having to draw my own.
How do you calibrate a laser measure?
Test it over a known distance.