This article previously appeared in
Focus on Real Estate - November 2010
Article by Jordan Hill and Christina Luison,
Student‐at‐Law
The American National Standards Institute and the Building
Owners and Managers Association publish the "Office Buildings:
Standard Methods of Measurement" ("BOMA Office
Standard"). The BOMA Office Standard, previously the
"American National Standard Method of Measuring Floor
Area in Office Buildings", has been the leading method used
for floor measurement for many years.
Adopted in May 2010, the new BOMA Office Standard (the
"2010 Standard") updates and addresses issues posed by
the last edition of the standard that was published in 1996 (the
"1996 Standard"). Responding to the mandates of their
respective organizations, BOMA and the International Facility
Managers Association ("IFMA") created a working group to
develop a unified set of measurement methodology and terminology
that both organizations could share. Published in
