IFMA Announces New Floor Area Measurement Standard!

There has been a new official floor area measurement standard set by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA). “E1836-08: Building Floor Area Measurements for Facility Management,” was recently approved and published by the IFMA, and sets a standard that gives all facility managers a clean cut procedure to use when measuring and classifying the floor are in buildings.
The Building Floor Area Measurements includes measurement rules for floor areas in text form and a easy to read matrix. This can be applied to space planning, strategic facility planning and specifying occupant requirements. It allows owner-occupiers and tenants to perform space planning activities and charge back business units for the amount of space they occupy.
The new standard also allows The Building Owners and Managers Association International and the IFMA to collaborate on different projects where an overlap of different measuring systems use to exist. This is also the first time two standards have been put in alignment, and allows for easier data sharing as well as cutting costs for facility managers and building owners.