What is the purpose of the RICS Professional Statement relating to Measurement?
To avoid current inconsistent definitions.
Global transparency.
When did the Professional Standard come into effect?
1st January 2016
What is office measurement based on?
IPMS Office Buildings.
Where are references to the measurement of offices explained?
RICS Code of Measuring Practice
What are the mandatory requirements when measuring office buildings?
- Date of measurements
- Measuring methodology adopted
- Reference and scale of any plans used.
- Conversion factor and any rounding stated.
- Clearly document measurements/calculations.
- Retain a record of the RICS member responsible to certify the above.
What is IPMS 1 used for?
For planning or building costs purposes (GEA)
What is IPMS 2 used for?
For agency and valuation purposes (GIA)
What is IMPS 3 used for?
Also for agency and valuation purposes (NIA)
Which IPMS is used for measuring the area of a building including external walls on a floor by floor basis?
IPMS 1
What measurements are included but stated separately in IPMS 1?
Covered galleries
Balconies
Generally accessible roof terraces
What exclusions are there to IMPS 1?
Upper void levels of an atrium
Open external stairwells
Patios, refuse areas, external parking
Which IPMS is used for measuring the interior of an office to include all areas available for direct use, measured to the internal dominant face of the wall on a floor by floor basis in component areas?
IPMS 2
What measurements are included in IPMS 2 but stated separately?
Covered galleries
Balconies
Generally accessible roof terraces
What areas are excluded from IPMS 2?
Open light wells
Upper levels of an atrium
Patios at ground floor level
Refuse areas
External parking
Equipement yards
Cooling equipment
What is the internal dominant face?
The inside finished surface comprising 50% or more of the surface area for each vertical section forming an internal perimeter (i.e. wall).
Which IMPS is used for measuring the occupation of floor areas in exclusive use using the same assumptions as IPMS 2?
IPMS 3
IPSM is the floor area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier excluding what?
Standard facilities and shared circulation areas
What standard facilities are excluded within IPMS 3?
Stairs
Lifts
WCs
Cleaner’s cupboards
Plant rooms
What differences do the new IPMS measurements provide?
- No exclusions for restricted height.
- Measurement to be taken from the internal dominant face of the wall.
- Columns are not to be deducted.
What is the global Code of Practice relating to measurement?
RICS Code of Measuring Practice 2007
What is GEA used for?
Town planning
Council tax valuations
Building cost estimates for houses
What is GIA used for?
Estate agency
Rating
Building cost estimations
Valuation of industrial/warehouses
Valuation of retail warehouses and food stores
New homes valuations
What is the approximate deduction from GEA to get GIA?
2-3%
What is NIA used for?
Valuation of offices and shops?
What is the approximate percentage deduction from GIA to get NIA?
15%
What is excluded from the GIA in industrial/retail warehouses?
Canopies
Covered ways
How are ancillary offices within an industrial building measured?
GIA
Are mezzanines included within the GIA for measuring industrial buildings?
Yes, if permanent access
How wold you estimate the built width of a shop that has been separated by full height partitioning?
Remove a ceiling tile
Inspect basement or first floor
Get behind partitioning if gaps
Scale from floor plans (having taken check measurements)
Take sufficient on site measurements to calculate ITZA measurements
Are store rooms and ancillary space included when measuring a shop?
Yes
When did NIA stop being used for measuring offices?
1st January 2016
What is internal eaves height?
Clear height between floor and lowest point on underside of roof.
What is site depth?
Measurement from front to rear boundaries.
What is the Gross frontage?
Overall external measurement in a straight line across the front of a building from the outside external walls or centre of party walls.
What is net frontage?
overall frontage of a shop measured between the internal face of the external walls.
How would you measure a piece of land?
Check boundaries on site with OS and/or Land Registry Plan.
Trundle wheel
How many hectares to an acre?
0.4046
What range of accuracy does the RICS Code of Measurement state?
1-10%
