Boma guidelines

	BOMA guidelines This general overview of the BOMA standard for measuring office space gives you a general idea on how office space should be measured for rental purposes. The BOMA Standard has been the generally accepted method for measuring office space for many years. This standard can and should be used in measuring office space for both old and new buildings. It is applicable to any architectural design or type of construction. This guideline is helpful in finding what your usable areas are or should be and will help you with your office measuring questions. Defining the Usable Area: The Usable Area is the actual area of a floor or an office suite which is actually being occupied. The amount of Usable Area on a multi-tenant floor may fluctuate. For example, having corridors enlarged will change the usable area as well as decreasing the corridors will have an effect on the usable area of a floor space. Most types of having the floors remodeled can effect the usable areas of a floor space. The use of a conversion factor (common area factor) converts usable floor area to rentable area. The usable area of an office is computed by measuring to the completed surface side of the office to the center of the partitions that separate the office from adjoining usable areas, and then to the inside finished surface of the predominant portions of the stationary outer building walls. There is no deduction for the essential columns and projections. The Usable Area of a floor should be equal to the sum of all Usable Areas on that floor plan. BOMA guide continued... __________________________________________________________________________ more office space articles \| Terms and conditions \| Helpful office resources office space guides \| help on business related \| serviced office space info \| office rent references \| office space sources Copyright oceanofofficespace.com. All rights Reserved world wide. All trademarks and service marks are property of their respective owners.

BOMA guidelines

This general overview of the BOMA standard for measuring office space gives
you a general idea on how office space should be measured for rental
purposes. The BOMA Standard has been the generally accepted method for
measuring office space for many years. This standard can and should be
used in measuring office space for both old and new buildings. It is applicable
to any architectural design or type of construction. This guideline is helpful in finding what your usable areas are or should be and will help you with your office measuring questions.

Defining the Usable Area:

The Usable Area is the actual area of a floor or an office suite which is actually being occupied. The amount of Usable Area on a multi-tenant floor may fluctuate. For example, having corridors enlarged will change the usable area as well as decreasing the corridors will have an effect on the usable area of a floor space. Most types of having the floors remodeled can effect the usable areas of a floor space.

The use of a conversion factor (common area factor) converts usable floor area to
rentable area. The usable area of an office is computed by measuring to the
completed surface side of the office to the center of the partitions that separate the office from adjoining usable areas, and then to the inside finished surface of the predominant portions of the stationary outer building walls. There is no deduction for the essential columns and projections.

The Usable Area of a floor should be equal to the sum of all Usable Areas on that
floor plan.

BOMA guide continued...

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