This latest release of the Gross Areas Standard is the third edition. The Gross Areas Standard was published in response to calls for a standard that is able to measure forms of occupancy other than office buildings and can be applied to a wide range of building types. This 2024 update is a more comprehensive yet natural evolution of the previous BOMA 2018 BOMA Gross Areas Standard.
For more than a century, BOMA has set the standard for measuring buildings, publishing its first measurement standard for office buildings in 1915. The primary purpose of the BOMA Standards is to calculate Rentable Area, a crucial metric in building leasing, yet it also provides area figures useful for space utilization analysis, valuation, benchmarking, and allocating building expenses across different cost centers.
Today, BOMA International is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) secretariat for a suite of area measurement standards across a range of property types. BOMA’s measurement standards are regularly revised to ensure they address changing building design and use and comply with the ANSI standards development process, of which BOMA International is a member and an ANSI Certified Standards Developer.
“This updated Gross Areas Standard has many crucial updates, like ENERGY STAR® compatibility, the inclusion of several new Unenclosed areas, and an easier step-by-step layout for users,” said BOMA International Chair and CEO, Manny Moreno. “These updates to the Standard enable users to more effectively measure varied building types. I’m thrilled that BOMA can continue to provide impactful and accessible tools like this to the commercial real estate industry.”
Offered in both print and electronic formats, BOMA’s new 2024 Gross Areas Standard is available for purchase through BOMA’s Bookstore. BOMA will host a webinar in early 2025 to explore new features of the 2024 Gross Areas Standard and answer FAQs. In the meantime, members of BOMA’s Floor Measurement Standards Committee are available to provide interpretation, best practice guidance, and consultation services at education@boma.org.
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