Measurement

Question 1

What is the RICS Professional Statement: RICS Property Measurement 2018

Answer 1

implementation of International Property Measurement Standards in order to establish consistency across the globe.

Question 2

What are the general principles of measurement and calculation confirmed in the RICS PS: RICS Property Measurement 2018?

Answer 2

Mandatory for all RICS members carrying out office and residential measurements.

• provide measurement date
• state measurement method used.
• measurements and calculations must be clearly documented.

Members are to advise clients of the benefits of IPMS.

Question 3

What is IMPS 3.2

Answer 3

• used for measuring the occupation of floor areas.
• measured to the internal dominant face
• excludes common facilities such as stairs, lifts, motor rooms, toilets

Question 4

What is the difference between NIA AND IPMS3 ?

Answer 4

For IPMS:
- Perimeter of the measurements are taken to the internal dominant face.
- no exclusions for restricted height of 1.5m
- All columns are included.
- Terraces and balconies included but measured separately.

Question 5

What does the RICS code of measuring 2015 practice provide?

Answer 5

Provides precise definitions to ensure common and consistent approach to measurement.

Question 6

What are the bases of measurement advises by the Code of Measuring Practice 2015? And what are they used for

Answer 6

GEA - used for town planning, council tax and buiding cost estimates.

GIA - estate agency, rating, industrial warehouses.

NIA - shops and offices.

Question 7

What is included and excluded in GEA?

Answer 7

Includes:

• everything outside the main envelope of the building.
• Atrium
• Internal balconies
• Loading bays
• Garages
• Conservatories

Excludes:

• canopies
• roof terraces
• open-sided balconies
• fire escapes

Question 8

What is included
and excluded in GIA measurements?

Answer 8

includes for industrial:

• columns
  -Lift wells
• mezzanines with permanent access
• loading bays

excludes:
- fire escapes
- canopies.

Ancillary offices measured GIA.

Question 9

What is included and excluded for NIA offices?

Answer 9

Included:
- atria where there is a clear height above doors
-notional lift lobbies and fire corridors
-kitchens
- built in cupboards
- areas occupied by non structural walls.

Excluded:

toilets
- plant and lift rooms
- stairwells
- meter and service cupboards
- areas less than 1.5m
- permanent circulation areas.
- measurements should be taken to the glazing for full height glazing.

Question 10

What is the meaning of net frontage?

Answer 10

the overall frontage of the shop line measured between the internal face and external walls.

Question 11

What types of measurement tools are there?

Answer 11

• tape
• rod
• trundle wheel
• laser (accurate up to 1.5mm up to 200m) (can be distorted by sunlight)
• desktop software
• all tools should be checked against known distances.
• lasers should be calibrated annually by manufacturers.

Question 12

How do you convert sq m into sq ft?

Answer 12

multiply by 10.7639

Question 13

What different IPMS standards documents are there?

Answer 13

• Office (2015)
• Residential (2016)
• Industrial (2018)
• Retail (2019)
  All Buildings Asset Classes (2023) - applicable to all property types dependent on use.