Does Stevenson Systems have their own Standard to measure buildings?
Yes. The Stevenson Standard was developed in 1986 to address the issues in the measurement of commercial buildings that were not addressed by the current BOMA Standard (ANSI Z-65-1980). The BOMA standard is the most well known standard; however, most building owners and managers do not follow it because it does not adapt to current leasing practices or newer building design. Furthermore, building owners and managers are asked by the lessee how square footage was measured and calculated, for which the BOMA standard did not have clear guidelines. The Stevenson Standard was established to define and clarify many of the issues and deficiencies found in the BOMA Standard. The Stevenson Standard was also developed to enable building owners and managers to have better accounting of the square footages through better accounting practices.
