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Q. For retail centers, are BOMA standards to the interior face of exterior wall or exterior...
A. Retail centers can be handled under the BOMA/SIOR 2004 Industrial Standard, and as such would...
Article ID: 478
Filed under: BOMA/SIOR (2004) Industrial Standard, Retail
Date: 2008-08-27
Q. When a single tenant office building is leased to one user who has control of...
A. No, Usable area would not include restrooms and mechanical/electrical/janitorial closets/rooms. All of this space...
Article ID: 477
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, single tenant
Date: 2008-08-27
Q. I work in several countries where they have adopted the BOMA system. Have you got...
A. Not here, but there have been some studies done comparing various methods used around the...
Article ID: 476
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, RISC comparison
Date: 2008-08-27
Q. Hi, Maybe you can help me out here. We have two company that share the...
A. Yes, unless the building has changed, the 17% should still apply. The Standard hasn't...
Article ID: 474
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, rentable
Date: 2008-08-26
Q. We are in the process of discussing an option to lease in Crystal City, Arlington,...
A. Basically what you are measuring is Usable area, but rents are based on Rentable area,...
Article ID: 473
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, Rentable vs Usable
Date: 2008-08-22
Q. what is the difference between rentable and usable space using the standard BOMA 96 ?
A. You can find the definitions on our website, under BOMA section, but in summary: Usable Area...
Article ID: 472
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, Rentable vs Usable
Date: 2008-08-17
Q. If I want to reference in a lease that the premises will be measured in...
A. The latest standard for office buildings is referred to as the 'ANSI/BOMA Z65.1-1996 Standard Method...
Article ID: 471
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, current version
Date: 2008-08-15
Q. 1. Can the building loading areas on the Ground Floor of an office building be...
A. Loading docks can be included, but only that portion contained within the building line; ...
Article ID: 470
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, loading docks and mechanical penthouses
Date: 2008-08-13
Q. Am looking for the BOMA standard template in excel format. Is this something I...
A. Copies of the current standards are available from BOMA at: http://shop.boma.org/showMultipleItems.aspx?session=347F2B66364F4F0F802E9877C21629D6&category=133 The 1996 version is the current...
Article ID: 469
Filed under: General BOMA questions, spreadsheet
Date: 2008-08-11
Q. What exactly is the BOMA standard for measurement of office space? Thank you.
A. BOMA publishes the ANSI/BOMA Standard Method for Measuring Floor Area in Office Buildings, which is...
Article ID: 468
Filed under: General BOMA questions, what are they
Date: 2008-08-08
Q. Please let me know how I can get a copy of the BOMA standards. ...
A. Copies can be downloaded thru the BOMA Store, online at: http://shop.boma.org/showMultipleItems.aspx?session=347F2B66364F4F0F802E9877C21629D6&category=133
Article ID: 467
Filed under: General BOMA questions, standards - where to buy
Date: 2008-08-06
Q. Does BOMA have a standard for drive thru use? We have a ground floor tenant...
A. Such space can certainly be measured and accounted for, it certainly has value. However,...
Article ID: 466
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, rentable
Date: 2008-08-06
Q. We manage a two-story, 25,934 sq. ft. GBA, office building that has a 1,847 sq....
A. The first floor gallery would be building common. 2nd floor gallery would be...
Article ID: 464
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, common areas
Date: 2008-08-05
Q. Is there a standard formula for calculating circulation space? We have a variety of...
A. The BOMA Measurement Standards provide a method of calculating Rentable Square Footage for all tenant...
Article ID: 463
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, common areas
Date: 2008-08-04
Q. In a retail center would you include the area under the front canopy in calculations...
A. No, you would measure to either the exterior face of exterior wall, or to the...
Article ID: 461
Filed under: BOMA/SIOR (2004) Industrial Standard, where to measure to
Date: 2008-08-01
Q. In our building it appears we have a lot of loss due to common area....
A. Typical R/U ratios for standard office space are 1.10 to 1.15 under BOMA, meaning about...
Article ID: 460
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, common areas
Date: 2008-07-30
Q. If a toilet room facility with a built-out plumbing wall is placed against a demising...
A. Yes, if you can determine that wall thickness, you are correct, plumbing stacks should...
Article ID: 459
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, Demising
Date: 2008-07-30
Q. What are BOMA standards for retail? In particular we need to know if a load...
A. BOMA does not currently have a Retail Standard per se, however the 2004 BOMA/SIOR Industrial...
Article ID: 458
Filed under: General BOMA questions, retai
Date: 2008-07-29
Q. What is the standard for measuring Gross Square Footage (GSF). I am calculating a historic...
A. Copies of the BOMA Standards can be ordered from BOMA online at: http://shop.boma.org/showMultipleItems.aspx?session=347F2B66364F4F0F802E9877C21629D6&category=133
Article ID: 457
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, standards - where to buy
Date: 2008-07-24
Q. For multi-story, multi-tenant office buildings, is there always a difference in the load factor for...
A. Under the ANSI/BOMA 1996 Office Measurement Standard, which is the current Standard, each floor will...
Article ID: 456
Filed under: ANSI/BOMA Z65.1 (1996) Office Measurement Standard, R/U factors
Date: 2008-07-22
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