Standardized floor space measurement will benefit residential investors, say IPMS Coalition. From today, people buying, renting and investing in domestic property will begin to get a clearer and more consistent […]

The New South Wales Government in Australia has today endorsed the need for the International Property Measurement Standard (IPMS) to drive the global roll-out of the National Australian Built Environment […]

Last month (29-30 May 2015), IPMS trustees met for the third physical meeting of the Coalition at the FIABCI World Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The meeting, which took place […]

A coast to coast train trip across the United States in the mid-19th century passed through more than 80 time zones. That’s because each railway station set its clocks based […]

Conceived in early 2013, the journey towards truly international property measurement standards has been rapid. Propelled by the shared desire of organisations, governments, companies and professionals to build a genuinely […]

Ken Creighton, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the IPMS Coalition, talks to Property Week’s Adam Branson about publishing an international guide to measurements. If you buy a 40,000 […]

A new standard that will bring transparency and consistency to global real estate markets has been launched today. The International Property Measurement Standard for Offices (IPMS for Office Buildings) is […]

IPMS for Offices – Second public consultation announced On Monday 30 June IPMS for Offices will be launched for a second round of public consultation, scheduled to run until 15 […]

Sounds like a trick question. Either a building is 10,000 sq metres or it is not – surely? Despite the apparent riddle there’s a very important point here which has […]