Building Measurement Services
At CAD Drafters, it is our mission to provide building measurement solutions that are industry standards for the owner, occupier, investor, and leasing professionals. Regardless of whether you are purchasing, leasing, equity financing, repositioning, or managing a portfolio, our professionals will provide service by the proper methodologies for obtaining accurate square footage, whether BOMA, REBNY, GWCAR, or IPMS.
We provide the data and measurements necessary to support your action, starting with lease outline drawings and rentable area verifications, ending with usable square footage calculations. Every measurement we provide is compliant, defensible, and simple to understand.
20 +
Years Of Experience
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Client Satisfaction Rate
Accurate Building Measurements That Maximize Space Value
At CAD Drafters, we know that square footage is nothing to mess with, and you will want to verify building measurements, whether you are a property owner, investor, architect, or leasing agent. Accurate measurements determine usable and rentable square footage for maximizing spaces, planning renovations, facilitating transactions, or even to keep tabs on your portfolio.
Why Real Estate Professionals Trust Our Building Measurement Services
With 20 years of experience in precise building measurement and CAD documentation, CAD Drafters is your reliable partner for developers, property managers, brokers, architects, and engineers across the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Europe. We are your accurate square footage provider per leading standards BOMA, REBNY, GSA, GWCAR, and IPMS, which makes us a trusted choice for leasing, selling, repositioning, and asset management.
CAD Drafters employs expert surveyors and drafters with tools including AutoCAD, Revit, and laser scanning technology to produce deliverables including floor plans, lease outline drawings, capped load factor reports, and demising scenarios. Our reports enable interpretation of single properties as well as entire portfolios all with a level of detail and accuracy that is fully code-compliant and supports decision-making throughout the real estate lifecycle.
At CAD Drafters, you’re not just outsourcing a service; you are obtaining a strategic partner. With more than 200 professionals and global deliverables, we can deliver reliable turnaround, consistency, and expert advice regardless of the type of building or complexity of measurement task. We provide a transparent, precise, data-driven advantage to your commercial real estate processes.
Building Measurement Perks That Provide Foundational Accuracy for Design
Standards-compliant Accuracy
We are part of a global standard measurement practice, including BOMA, REBNY, GWCAR, and IPMS. That means the square footage data you receive is accurate, consistent, and ultimately standards-compliant for leasing, sales, and insurance purposes.
Comprehensive Measurement Services
From the initial site survey and lease outline drawings, or even to amending updates and demising scenarios, our full-service offering and scope applies at every stage of a building’s life cycle from improved space utilization to ROI.
Expert knowledge, not just figures
Our experienced team does not just give you numbers we provide you with information compiled into an in-depth report with a breakdown of metrics and continued support, empowering our clients with information and making more informed real estate decisions with our expert knowledge on tap as needed.
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Streamlined Workflows for Reliable Building Measurement Services
We base our building measurement services on an efficient workflow that captures every square foot in clear detail. It does not matter if you are a property manager recreating a lease document, an architect creating renovation plans, or a developer confirming FAR for a new development. We work within an organized format to help ensure all errors are minimized and value is achieved.
Site Surveying & Data Capture
Our way starts with a fully managed onsite survey performed by trained professionals using laser distance meters, 3D scanners, or LiIDAR depending on project scope. Our team captures complete spatial data on-site in accordance with the measurement standard (BOMA, REBNY, GWCAR, and so on) with as little impact as possible on a tenant's activities and services.
Drafting, Verification, and Reporting Format Standards
With the site data in hand, our drafters will convert their field notes into precise CAD drawings using AutoCAD and Revit. Each plan passes through a multi-stage QA process to verify that it meets the selected guideline, which can range from rentable vs usable area, to GSA standards and IPMS formatting. Final deliverables include annotated floor plan, lease outline drawings, stack plans, or area reports - these will be published digitally formatted and ready to be integrated into your lease system or planning documents.
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How We Turn Your Vision Into Efficient Building Measurement services: Our 9-Step Process
- Start by receiving your design
- Review the codes of regulation
- Create a CAD drawing
- Add notes
- Add dimension
- Add service/structure information
- Review internally
- Update regularly
- Return shop drawings in your required file format
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Why Choose CAD Drafters?
CAD Drafters’ precision, reliability, and industry knowledge comes together to provide you with the best drafting and design services to suit your project and meet all of your requirements. CAD Drafters brings you over 30 years of drafting experience and a team of over two hundred skilled drafting professionals ready to help architects, engineers, builders, and developers with a fast, accurate, and code-compliant drafting and design solution. From building measurement services, AutoCAD drafting design services, to complex 3D modeling, CAD Drafters employs the latest tools and workflows to ensure stress-free and on-time project delivery. CAD Drafters has a global delivery model, flexible pricing, and a commitment to quality. CAD Drafters is our trusted partner for unlimited drafting projects big or small.
Industries We Serve with Expert Building Measurement Services
Residential Housing
Commercial Builders
Hospitality and Hotels
Mixed-Use Development
Industrial Facilities
Institutional Projects
Frequently Asked Questions
For what kinds of properties do you conduct building measurements?
We have completed building measurement services for residential, commercial, industrial and public buildings. In terms of size, we have worked on everything from single residential homes to a million square feet commercial complex, and in all instances we provided accurate and scaled measurements for decisions to be made regarding planning, renovations and documentation.
What equipment do you use to take measurements?
We use various equipment to take measurements including traditional measuring equipment and some advanced techniques. Precisely we have used laser scanning equipment, total stations, and digital devices to measure dimensions.
Do you provide as-built drawings following measurement?
Definitely. As-part of our measurement service we pride ourselves on producing accurate as-built drawings completed directly with the available measurements taken on site. These as-built drawings represent the actual built conditions of the structure for renovation, agreements, and continuity documentation.
How long after the site visit should I expect final drawings?
Due to the size and complexity of each site, we will provide you with our projected turnaround, but typically for measurement drawings we will provide within 3-7 business days.
Are your building measurement services compliant with local and international building measurement standards?
Yes, all measurement services and drawings are compliant with local codes as well as international (depending on jurisdiction) RICS, BOMA, and ANSI/BOMA Z65 standards appropriate to your building.
