Cleanlink News July 15 2009
BOMA Announces New Floor Measurement Standard
A new floor area measurement standard outlining the procedure for
obtaining the gross floor areas of a building has been released by the
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International. The
Gross Areas of a Building: Methods of Measurement provides two methods
that define the two gross areas of a building: the construction gross
area and the exterior gross area.
The larger measure of the two gross areas, construction gross area,
includes the area defined as exterior gross area as well as other areas
that have a structural floor, or are covered by a roof or canopy, that
are typically unenclosed but within the building perimeter.
The exterior gross area, the second method, is the total floor area
contained within the measure line, a new term developed for this
standard, and generally refers to the outside surface of the exterior
enclosure of a building including structured parking.
The procedures for measuring the gross area permit communication and
computation on a concise basis, no matter the purpose of the
measurement, says BOMA International.
The methods contained in the standard are not intended for application to site improvements other than buildings.
