Washington – The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International is finalizing the revisions to its floor measurement standard for BOMA Gross Areas: Standard Methods of Measurement (BOMA Z65.3). BOMA is soliciting any persons with an interest in voting on whether the standard should be accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
BOMA International is currently working to publish the third edition of the Gross Areas Standard. The standard has continued to evolve over time and seeks to promote an unambiguous framework for determining the gross areas of any building, particularly those that may not strictly fit within the constraints of another BOMA standard. This version is an update to the 2018 Gross Areas Standard and includes many new features, enhancements, and clarifications. It also addresses questions that users of the previous BOMA Gross Areas Standards have asked the Interpretations Subcommittee.
The BOMA Standards Secretariat will develop a list of potential canvassees consisting of those organizations, companies, government agencies, standards developers, individuals, etc., known to be, or who have indicated that they are, directly and materially affected by the standard. The standards development process shall not be dominated by any single interest category, individual or organization. Also, no individual shall represent more than one interest category, and only one individual may be a member of the canvass from the same company.
The interest categories for BOMA’s American National Standards include:
Producer – The definition for this term encompasses those interests aligned with at-risk equity ownership of buildings and includes all producers and providers of space (building owners and managers) as well as agents, brokers, floor measurers, appraisers, architects and other designers who work on behalf of building owners and managers.
User – The definition for this term encompasses those interests aligned with those who use space within a building including tenants as well as brokers, agents, floor measurers, architects and interior designers and others who are in the contractual employ of tenants.
General Interest – The definition for this term encompasses all firms and individuals that do not have a direct alignment in the business interests of producers or users. Such firms or individuals may include management companies, facility managers, appraisers, architects and other design professions, general contractors, design-builders, construction managers and project estimators who have a general interest in floor measurement standards for office buildings.
Those interested in serving as a canvassee are asked to complete the interest form by Aug. 12.