Measurement

Question 1

What is the RICS professional statement on measurement?

Answer 1

RICS Professional Statement: RICS Property measurement 2nd ed Janurary 2018

Question 2

What is the purpose of RICS Professional Statement: RICS Property measurement 2nd ed Janurary 2018

Answer 2

Establish consistencies in property measurement in property measurement to be adopted by governments and industries on a global basis

Question 3

what did the RICS Professional Statement: RICS Property measurement 2nd ed Janurary 2018 replace?

Answer 3

It replaced references to the measurement of offices and residential properties in the code of measuring practice 2015

Question 4

what a the principles of measurement and calculations in the professional statement?

Answer 4

mandatory unless instructed by the client to comply with the following

1 - Provide a date when the measurement was undertaken
2 - State the measuring methodology
3 - Provide the reference and scale of any plans used.
4 - state the conversion factor and any rounding up
5 - the measurement and calculations must be clearly documented.
6 - retain a copy to certify the above requirements.

Question 5

What is IPMS office 123 used for?

Answer 5

1 - Planning and build cost = GEA
2 - Agency and valuation = GIA
3 - Agency and valuation = NIA

Question 6

What does IPMS 1 include and exclude?

Answer 6

1 - used for measuring the area of a building including external walls on a floor by floor basis
2 - included but stated seperate are Covered galleries, Balconies and general accessible roof terrace - GEA does not include galleries or balconies.

Exclusions are
1 - Upper voide areas of an atrium
2 - open external stairwells
3- Patios, external parking at ground level.

Question 7

What does IPMS 2 include and exclude?

Answer 7

1 - Used for measuring the interior of and office to include all areas available and measured to the Internal dominent face.
2 - Areas can also be details on a component by component basis
3 - Measurements include covered galleries and balconies

Excluded
1 - Open light wells and upper-level voids of an atrium
2 - Patio and decks at ground floor level
3 - External parking and equipment yards, cooling equipment and refuse areas.

Question 8

What does IPMS 3 include and exclude?

Answer 8

1 - Used for measuring the occupation of floor areas in exclusive use and the same assumptions as IPMS 2
2 - measured to the internal dominant face on a floor-by-floor basis
3- floor area available on an exclusive basis to the occupier
4 - Excluded are common facilities, stairs, lifts, WC’s, motor room, plant room, etc
5 - Included are Covered galleries and balconies & accessible roof terraces

Question 9

What is the main difference between IPMS 3 and NIA

Answer 9

1 - Perimeter measurements are taken to the Internal dominant face.
2 - No exclusion for the restricted height of less than 1.5m
3 - Columns are included
4 - Areas occupied by the reveals of a window are measured and assessed as the internal dominant face
5 - floors with multiple occupiers the area is taken to the midpoint of the partition wall between occupiers.
6 - covered galleries and balconies for the exclusive use of one tenant are included and stated separately

Question 10

when did IPMS for residential buildings come into effect?

Answer 10

1st may 2018

Question 11

What are IPMS 1,2 & 3 for residential?

Answer 11

1 - External
2- Residential (internal)
3 - Residential (occupier) - exclusive area to an occupier

Question 12

What are the sub sections of IPMS 3 Residential?

Answer 12

IPMS 3A - Measurement of the outer face of the external Wall and center line of a shared wall
IPMS 3B - MEasurement of the area in exclusive occupation, including internal walls and columns measured to the internal dominant face
IPMS 3C - Measurement of the area of exclusive occupation, excluding the walls and columns measured to the internal dominant face

Question 13

What is the code called for measurement

Answer 13

Code of Measuring practice 2015

Question 14

What is the basis of measurement under the Code of Measuring practice 2015

Answer 14

GEA - Town planning, council tax valuations, building cost estimates for housing
GIA - Estate Agency, Rating, Build cost estimation for commercial assets & valuation of industrial/warehouses and valuation & rating of retail warehouses (approx 2-3 % deduction on GEA)
NIA - As above but for shops (approx 15% deduction from GIA)

Question 15

How would you measure the NIA of a shop

Answer 15

Try to get the actual building width if fully fitted with partitioning by
1 - remove a ceiling tile
2- Try to get behind partitioning
3 - Inspect the basement or first floor to get the building width
4 - Scale from floor plans ( undertake check measurements)
5 - take sufficient measurements to undertake anm ITZA measurement

Question 16

What to include when measuring NIA of an office?

Answer 16

Include
1 - lift lobbies and fire corridors
2 - Atria with clear height above entrance and halls if the not common area
3 - Kitchens
4 - built-in cupboard
5- Ramps and sloped areas and steps within the usable area
6 - Areas occupied by ventilation heating grills
7 - skirting
8 - areas occupied by non-structural walls sub diving accommodation in sole occupancy

Question 17

What to exclude when measuring NIA of an office?

Answer 17

1- WC
2 - plant and lift rooms
3 - Stairwells
4 - Meter and service cupboard
5 - Areas less than 1.5 meters in height
6 - Measurement should be to the glazing for full height glazing unless elements of the window structure or design render the space substantially unusable.

Question 18

What are the scales

Answer 18

1:50 - Room plan
1:100 building plan
1:1250 - Steet/location plan
1:12500 - Location plan
1:50000 - Road/ walking map