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The 1996 BOMA Office Standard
This standard is published by BOMA - the Building Owners and Managers Association - under the title "Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings". It also carries the designation "ANSI Z65.1" which designates it as an American National Standard. The current version was approved on June 7, 1996. Although widely referred to as "The BOMA Standard", the best way to cite this standard is with the designation "ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996".To obtain this standard, call BOMA at 1-800-426-6292 or down-load it in Adobe Acrobat format from www.BOMA.org. It costs $26.25 for BOMA members and $36.75 for non-members. It can also be down-loaded from the ANSI e-Standards Store. Search for "Z65.1" and pay $36.75 by credit card. The publication is no longer available in hardcopy. A recommended companion document is Answers to 26 Questions About the ANSI/BOMA Standard Method of Measuring Floor Area in Office Building. This is a well-illustrated but substantial (18 double-sided pages including covers) standard that is a challenge to learn, understand and apply. If you are not experienced applying it (or have not used the current version), there are half-day classes offered periodically by local BOMA chapters around the U.S. that can help you gain a working knowledge of this standard. There is also an online seminar that costs US$100 and will achieve the same end. Organizations desiring training in the BOMA standard may also retain Building Area Measurement LLC to conduct custom training classes, since we have taught these classes for BOMA and many others. This standard has been around since 1915 and has evolved through several versions. The current 1996 version is significantly different from the previous 1989 version and an another uppdate is currently in the works with publication expected in late 2009 or 2010. It applies only to office space and store areas in office buildings. In flex-space properties the new BOMA Industrial Standard should be considered. In the metropolitan areas of Washington, D.C. and New York City, the GWCAR and REBNY standards are often used. There are variations on this standard, commonly referred to as Modified BOMA. When this term is used, parties should take great care to understand and document precisely the nature of the modification to avoid misunderstandings. Refer to the articles on this web site addressing Modified BOMA, BOMA Math and Single R/U Ratio modifications. |
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