Measurement Questions

Question 1

What is IMPS 1

Answer 1

• Sum of each floor level
• Measured to outer perimeter of external construction features
• Reported on a floor by floor basis

Question 2

In IMPS 1, what measurements are included but stated separately?

Answer 2

• Internal balconies
• External balconies
• Accessible rooftop terraces

Question 3

What areas are excluded in IMPS 1?

Answer 3

• Open light wells
• Open external stairways
• Patios
• External car parking

Question 4

What is the difference between IMPS 1 and GEA?

Answer 4

• Internal balconies are included in GEA, and included but stated separately in IPMS 1
• External balconies are excluded in GEA, and included but stated separately in IPMS 1
• Accessible rooftops are excluded in GEA, and included but stated separately in IPMS 1

Question 5

What is IPMS 2?

Answer 5

• Sum of each floor level of a building measured to the internal dominant face
• Reported on a component by component basis for each floor of a building

Question 6

In IPMS 2, what measurements are included but stated separately?

Answer 6

• Internal balconies
• External balconies
• Accessible rooftop terraces

Question 7

What areas are excluded in IPMS 2?

Answer 7

• Open light wells
• Open external stairways
• Patios
• External car parking

Question 8

What is the difference between IPMS 2 and GIA?

Answer 8

• Internal balconies are included / excluded in GIA, and included but stated separately in IPMS 2
• External balconies are excluded from GIA, and included but stated separately in IPMS 2
• Accessible rooftops are excluded in GIA, and included but stated separately in IPMS 2
• Areas occupied by the reveals of windows when measured as the internal dominant face, are excluded in GIA and included in IPMS 2

Question 9

What is IPMS 3?

Answer 9

• The floor area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier, excluding standard facilities, calculated on an occupier-by-occupier basis for a building

Question 10

What is included in IPMS 3?

Answer 10

• Internal walls and columns
• Floor area taken to internal dominant face
• Where there is an adjacent common wall, it is measured to centre line

Question 11

In IPMS 3, what measurements are included but stated separately?

Answer 11

• Internal balconies
• External balconies
• Accessible rooftop terrace
• Areas under 1.5m

Question 12

In IPMS 3, what areas are excluded?

Answer 12

Standard facilities

Question 13

What is the difference between IPMS 3 and NIA?

Answer 13

• Internal walls and columns are excluded in NIA, and included for IPMS 3
• Common walls with adjacent occupier are measured to dominant face in NIA, and centre line with IPMS 3
• Enclosed walkways or passages excluded from NIA, but included in IPMS 3