IPMS INDUSTRIAL

An internal or external walkway above the surrounding area that is used to provide access or allow workers to stand or move.

The maximum height within a building or section of a building measured to the lowest point of the roof structural element or building equipment such as ducting, gantries, pipework, sprinklers and the like.

The wall surface directly above the horizontal wall-floor junction, ignoring skirting boards, cable trunking, heating and cooling units, and pipework.

The sum of the areas of each floor level of a Building measured to the outer perimeter of external construction features and reported on a floor-by-floor basis.

The sum of the areas of each floor level of an Industrial Building measured to the Internal Dominant Face.

The Floor Area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier.

The Floor Area available on an exclusive basis to an occupier.

The area designed for vehicles next to or adjacent to a Loading Dock.

An elevated platform at an opening of a Building designed for receiving or dispatching goods or equipment.

A Mezzanine that is an integral part of the structure of a Building.

Comprises Users, Service Providers and Third Parties.

Any entity providing real estate advice to a User Including, but not limited to, Valuers, Surveyors, facility managers, property managers, asset managers, agents and brokers, Space Measurement Professionals, cost consultants, interior designers and architects.

A Service Provider qualified by experience or training to measure Buildings in accordance with IPMS. 

Those parts of a Building providing shared or common facilities that typically do not change over time, including, for example, stairs, escalators, lifts/elevators and motor rooms, toilets, cleaners’ cupboards, plant rooms, fire refugee areas and maintenance rooms. See Common Facilities.

The Standards Setting Committee appointed by the IPMSC to develop global standards for property measurement. 

A construction that provides shelter or serves as an ancillary function, but is not necessarily fully enclosed.

A Mezzanine that is not an integral part of the structure of a Building. 

Any entity other than a User or Service Provider with an interest in property measurement including, but not limited to, governments, banks, other property financing bodies, data analysts and researchers. 

An owner-occupier, developer, investor, purchaser, vendor, landlord or tenant.

A Service Provider with an appropriate professional qualification in valuation or appraisal.