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BOMA's New Office Floor Measurement Standard Now Available

BOMA Standards

There´s a Reason Everyone Calls it "The BOMA Standard"

In 1915 it was the first floor measurement standard and today it is still sets the standard for measuring office space. Now BOMA International introduces the latest version of this landmark standard, Office Buildings: Methods of Measurement and Calculating Rentable Area (2010).

Standard

New features include…

  • A new Single Load Factor Method. This new calculation, "Method B," applies to the occupant area of each floor to determine the rentable area and is the same for all floors of a building, i.e., all tenants are allocated the same percentage for calculation of amenities and service areas.
  • More options. Choose either the new Method B or the measurement methodology of the 1996 standard, referred to as "Legacy Method A."
  • Regional leasing practices. Allows for enclosure requirements and limited unenclosed circulation; i.e., walkways and outdoor lobbies. Great for tropical climates.
  • Interactive and downloadable. The new format includes hyperlinks throughout the document´s text, expanded definitions and 45 full–color illustrations.

Order the new BOMA Office Standard today at http://shop.boma.org

BOMA Sets the Standard. Check out BOMA´s family of standards available in the BOMA bookstore at http://shop.boma.org. Other measurement standards include – Gross Areas of a Building: Methods of Measurement (2009); Standard Methods for Measuring Floor Area in Industrial Buildings; and Unified Approach for Measuring Office Space: For Use in Facility and Property Management.

Purchasers of BOMA´s measurement standards also purchase the new Guide to Developing a Standard Operating Procedure Manual.

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Melissa Badillo
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