NRM 2 - October 2021 Effective From 1 December 2021 - Detailed measurement for building works

Oct 24, 2026

NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works sets out detailed measurement guidance for building works, including definitions and purpose of bills of quantities, their benefits and types, preparation and composition, codification, and cost management and data handling. It provides rules of measurement, instruction on using measurement tables, and measurement rules covering building work sections, supporting consistent cost estimating and documentation across projects under the stated effective date.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages358

Reading Time15 h 2 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction to NRM

RICS standards framework

Document definitions

Detailed measurement of building works

Definition and purpose of a bill of quantities

Benefits of a bill of quantities

Types of bills of quantities

Preparation of bills of quantities

Composition of bills of quantities

Other considerations

Information requirements for measurement

Codification of a bill of quantities

Cost management/control

Analysis, collection and storage of cost data

Rules of measurement for building works

Using the tables

Measurement rules for building works

RICS PRACTICE INFORMATION New rules of measurement Detailed measurement for building works 2nd edition UK October 2021 ii NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works RICS practice information UK 2nd edition, October 2021 Effective from 1 December 2021 Stages from the RIBA Plan of Work 2020, copyright Royal Institute of British Architects, are reproduced here with the permission of the RIBA. Published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Parliament Square London SW1P 3AD [www.rics.org](www.rics.org) No responsibility for loss or damage caused to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material included in this publication can be accepted by the authors or RICS. This document was originally published in October 2021 as an RICS guidance note and reissued in October 2022 as RICS practice information. ISBN 978 1 78321 425 9 © Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) October 2021. Copyright in all or part of this publication rests with RICS. Save where and to the extent expressly permitted within this document, no part of this work may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means including graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or web distribution, without the written permission of RICS or in line with the rules of an existing licence. This document contains public sector information published by the Health and Safety Executive and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 . Typeset using Typefi iii Acknowledgements Author Alan Northen (Northen Surveying Services) Co-author David Benge (Gleeds) Working group Chair: Steven Thompson (RICS) Andy Green (Atkins) Dave Monswhite (Turner & Townsend) Guy Beaumont (Turner & Townsend) Ian Aldous (Arcadis) Katie Lyson (WSP) Steve Brunning (Rapid 5D) Aaron Wright (BCIS) Paul Burrows (BCIS) Standards delivery project managers Sarah Crouch and Simon Hall Editors Sam Birch, Jo FitzLeverton, Megan Reed and Jess Rogers RICS and the NRM authors would like to acknowledge the efforts of the original steering group, chaired by Stuart Earl: Ed Badke, Alan Cripps, David Benge, John Davidson, Andy Green, Joe Martin, Sean Smylie and Roy Stratton. RICS is grateful for the early work undertaken on this edition of NRM 2 by John Davidson, and his continuing work in dealing with NRM 2 queries from end users up until the end of 2019. NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works iv Contents Acknowledgements 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 iii Introduction to N RM 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 1 RICS standards framework 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 2 Document definitions ............................................................................................................ 3 Introduction 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 4 ICMS: Global Consistency in Presenting Construction Life Cycle Costs and Carbon Emissions ............................................................................................................................... 4 Glossary 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 6 1 General 􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮􀀮 13 1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 13 1.2 Measurement in context with the RIBA Plan of Work and OGC Gateway Process ........................................................................................................................... 13 1.

FAQs

What does NRM 2 cover for building projects?

It provides detailed measurement guidance for building works, including bills of quantities and rules for measuring building work consistently.

How is a bill of quantities defined and used in NRM 2?

NRM 2 explains the definition and purpose of a bill of quantities, its benefits, types, preparation steps, and how it is composed and codified.

When does the guidance become effective?

The document states it is effective from 1 December 2021.

Oct 24, 2026

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