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Special Notes
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standard developed under the auspices of The Building
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The American Natìonal Standards lnstitute does not develop
standards and will in no circumstances give an interpretation
of any American National Standard, lnterpretations ol lndustrial
Burldings: Standard Methods of Measurement - ANSI/
BOMA 265.2-2012 may be obtained through the "Floor
Measurement Standards lnterpretations" in the OuickLink
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Floor Measurement Standards lnterpreiers.
BOMA does not have on-staff technical expertise to respond
to individual floor measurement inquiries. lf you have questions
relating to a situation not addressed directly by the available
guidance, BOMA recommends that you follow an approach
using'best judgment'derived from the guidance in print.
Any modifications to or deviations from the methodologies
described in this standard, often referred to as "Modified
BOMA', are not in compliance with this Standard.
It is imperative that all measurements be fully documented.
One of the hallmarks of superior property and facility management
is good documentation of floor areas that provides
accurate, reliable, and verifiable rentable area calculations.
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illustrations, separately so that they can be viewed side-byside.
Alternatively, the text may be read in printed form and
the illustrations viewed electronically where the viewer can
enlarge them for increased resolution of details.
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