BOMA-101 : Understanding BOMA Measurement Standards

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Solid Tech Property Measurement presents an overview of overview of the suite of BOMA Building Area Measurement Standards, some key differences, changes over the years, and basic steps to control liability when measurements are tied to transactions.

Building size can vary by 24% depending on the measurement standard used. And BOMA International is rolling out new floor measurement standards every 5 years now for all 6 of its measurement standards (Office, Industrial, Retail, Gross, Multi-Family & Hospitality, and Mixed-Use Standards).  That’s more than one a year! It is a lot to keep track of.  With recent lawsuits going after 10s of millions of dollars in back rent for bad measurements mean we all need to be more diligent than ever.

1.0 AIA|HSW Credits

Collection of building codes and standards booklets and covers, including BOMA standards and measurement guidelines for buildings.

This one hour course goes over the following four primary learning objectives with an overview of the BOMA Building Area Measurement Standards to give a basic familiarity with them.

Learning Objective 1: Review a brief history of BOMA measurement standards, how they have evolved into a suite of six unique ANSI certified standards, and what makes that ANSI certification significant.

Learning Objective 2: Identify the basic characteristics of varying BOMA measurement standards for Office, Industrial, Retail, Multi‐Family buildings, their intended uses, and how the standard selection will affect the measurement result.

Learning Objective 3: Understand how the BOMA measurement standards for Gross Area and Mixed Use buildings integrate with the four use type specific measurement standards from BOMA.

Learning Objective 4: Describe the 6 Steps to take when measuring a building for lease agreements that will help manage your risk exposure.

Detailed building area reporting with plans, tables, graphs, and summary data that is all easy to read and insightful.

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