How can I determine the area of a building or space for which there are no existing plans (paper or CAD)?
It is not necessary to prepare complete as-built floor plans (a costly process that runs upwards of $0.10 per SF and includes doors, columns and other elements irrelevant to lease area measurements) in order to determine building area measurements. Only the wall or window surfaces that are significant in determining usable and rentable areas need be located by field measurement. Usable areas of any suite can be computed inexpensively, but, when using the BOMA or GWCAR standard, the entire property must be so measured to determine the Rentable Area of any one suite.
