Measurement Flashcards
- What professional and guidance relates to property measurement
RICS property Measurement 2nd Edition, January 2018. Effective 1st May 2018
Code of measuring practice 6th Edition, May 2015- effective 1st May 2015
- What are the different method of measurements
Office- IPMS 1, IPMS 2, IPMS 3
Residential: IPMS 1, IPMS 2, IPMS3, IPMS3A, IPMS3B, IPMS3C
- What document would you reply on to measure industrial areas ?
Code of measurement practice 2015
- What type of measurement would you use when working out a site value ?
Gross internal Area
- What is GEA
Gross External Area is the area of a building measured externally at each floor
Used for planning applications, site coverage and calculating build costs on residential property for insurance purposes
- What is GIA ?
Gross Internal Area is the area of a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor.
Can be used for build cost estimation, estate agency and valuation.
- What is NIA ?
Net Internal Area is the usable area within a building measured to the internal face of the perimeter walls at each floor level
- What is IPMS
International Property measurement Standards
- Which sectors have an IPMS ?
Residential and Office
- How are residential buildings measured?
[IPMS, GIA and GEA]
- What’s the difference between GEA and GIA?
GEA measures the perimeter of a building
GIA measures to the Internal dominant face within a building
- Do you include measurement of communal space in your development measurements?
Yes, only for the purpose of getting the IPMS2 or GIA of building on a floor by floor basis for build cost purposes.
- How did you measure a site/piece of land?
- How did you measure a site/piece of land?
Using a trundle wheel in Meters, Hectares and Acre
- Define IPMS 1 and when will you use it ?
The sum of the areas of each floor level of a building measured to the outer perimeter of external construction features, which may be reported on a component basis for each floor of a building.’
Used for planning purposes
- When will you use IPMS 2
The sum of the areas of each floor level of a residential building measured to the internal dominant face, which may be reported on a component by- component basis for each floor of a building. In many markets, but not universally, this is similar to gross internal area [GIA].’
Can be used for build costs.
- When will you use IPMS 3
Measure the occupation of building on an exclusive basis to an occupier
Used for marketing and valuation purposes.
- What is IPMS 3A
an external measurement of the area in exclusive occupation – equates somewhat to GEA (gross external area)
- What is IPMS 3B
an internal measurement including internal walls, etc. – equates somewhat to GIA (gross internal area)
Used for marketing and valuation purposes.
- What is IPMS 3C
an internal measurement excluding internal walls, etc.
– equates somewhat to EFA.
- How would you calibrate a laser measurer
Check a known distance and if it doesn’t show the correct distance then send to manufacturer. Results are to be recorded.
- What is a scale ?
A scale allows measurements to be taken from a paper plan & converted into real time measurements of a property or site. It is the relationship between a measurement on a paper plan or map and the corresponding distance on the ground
- What is an internal dominant face
‘The internal dominant face (IDF) is the inside finished surface comprising more than 50% of the floor to ceiling height for each IDF wall section. If such does not occur, then the finished surface is deemed to be the IDF
How many acres are in a hectare?
1 hectare = 2.47105381 acres
What is the accuracy of your digital measurer
Different brands have different accuracy.
The Leica disto d110 has. 1.5mm acurracy @ 60 m
