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The BOMA Industrial Standard
This new standard is published jointly by BOMA - the Building Owners and Managers Association - and SIOR - the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors - under the title "Standard Methods for Measuring Floor Area in Industrial Buildings". It does not yet carry an ANSI designation but is under review by ANSI, possibly to be designated ANSI/BOMA Z65.2. The current version was published in October of 2004.To obtain this standard, call BOMA at 1-800-426-6292 or order it online at BOMA by clicking on THE BOMA STORE, then STANDARDS AND CODES. It is stock #234IFMS04 and costs $26.25 for BOMA members and $36.75 for non-members. This standard draws many concepts from the AIR Industrial Building Standards but uses terminology consistent with the BOMA Office Standard to make it easier to apply, especially in mixed use developments. This document is organized similarly to the BOMA Office Standard with many definitions and illustrations in its 28 pages. It encompasses two distinct measurement methods - the Exterior Wall Methogology and the Drip Line Methodology. The former yields areas similar to Gross Area measurements and the latter reflects the area covered by the roof structure and is useful with properties lacking exterior walls or in market areas where use of this method is customary. Since this is the first release of this standard, future revisions and clarifications are expected as it is adopted by the real estate industry. BOMA recommends that properties occupied 51% or more by non-office users should be measured using this Industrial Standard. In flex-space properties the BOMA Office Standard should be considered.An article on this web site, Setting the Industrial Standard, contains more information. Organizations desiring training in the BOMA Industrial Standard may retain Building Area Measurement LLC to conduct custom training classes. |
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