What you Need to know : BOMA INTERNATIONAL 2019 for Industrial Buildings

BOMA International has just released their latest floor area measurement standard for Industrial Buildings, BOMA 2019 For Industrial Buildings: Standard Methods of Measurement (ANSI/BOMA Z65.2-2019). 

BOMA's latest update to its Industrial Buildings Standard has been totally redesigned to a "Step by Step" format to make it easier to use and follow. Many concepts and methods have been rewritten to be easier to understand. Many helpful hints have been provided along with additional instructional illustrations and an expanded Glossary of Terms..

OVERVIEW OF WHATS NEW FOR 2019 BOMA MEASUREMENT FOR INDU STRIAL BUILDINGS

STANDARDS COMPATIBILITY

     * International Property Measurement Standard (IPMS) Compatibility with IPMS 1 Industrial calculations; www.ipmsc.org

BUILDING PERIMETER / BOUNDARY AREA

* Method A (Exterior Wall Method) & Method B (Dripline Method Replaced with a unified methodology (Boundary Area)
* Drip Line Methodology allowed if both Landlord and Tenant agree
* Boundary Area intorduced to be compliant with IPMS 1 Industrial

WALL PRIORITY (How to measure the enclosing wall of a room/area)

* New illustrations and explanations for Wall Priority between Building Features / Space Classifications

SPACE / AREA CLASSIFICATION

* Inclusion of Major Vertical Penetrations as Rentable SF at their lowest level
* Inclusion of Public Use Covered Galleries
* Introduction of Sheltered Area for Industrial Buildings

ADVANCED CONCEPTS

* Inter-Building Area Definitions & Implementation (calculations) detailed and explained
* Single Occupant & Multi-Occupant scenarios combined into a single chart
* Capped Load Factors applied to individual Suites

GENERAL

* Best Practices included throughout
* Expanded Glossary of Terms
* Many more Illustrations & Examples
* Special Conditions Explained
* New Spreadsheet Examples for Global Summary of Areas Spreadsheet
* New Spreadsheet Examples for Inter-Building Area Allocations

LEARN MORE / HELPFUL LINKS

To learn more about the new BOMA 2019 Industrial Standard and how to implement it for your building or provide training for your teams contact us by clicking one of the links below.

IMPLEMENT OR GET A QUOTE TO UPDATE MY BUILDING TO 2019
TRAIN MY TEAM ON BOMA 2019

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