NRM provides a standard set of measurement rules and essential guidance for the cost management of construction projects and maintenance works.
NRM 2021 publications
For the first time, all three volumes of the New Rules of Measurement (NRM) suite have been published at the same time. The updated suite consists of three separate volumes:
- NRM 1: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for capital building works
- NRM 2: Detailed measurement for building works
- NRM 3: Order of cost estimating and cost planning for building maintenance works
These new editions of NRM were effective from 1 December 2021.
The primary development in recent years has been the publication of the International Cost Management Standard (ICMS) (formerly known as International Construction Measurement Standards). Together with the recent publication of the Cost prediction professional statement, there now exists a hierarchy of cost management standards and tools from the high-level and global ICMS, through the more detailed principles of all aspects of cost prediction in the professional statement, to the detailed rules and guidance in the NRM suite.
Other recent developments that have resulted in the need for a revised edition include the publication of a new RIBA Plan of Work (2020), which provides a framework for the analysis of construction costs.
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NRM 1
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NRM 2
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NRM 3
NRM 1 has been revised to interface with new developments, so that clients can be advised of and have confidence in the quality and consistency of the cost information being provided to them.
Users are free to make use of these templates as they wish and to customise them for their own particular requirements, but users should ensure that they carefully check that any logic sequences and embedded formulae are correct and reflect what is required to be calculated. RICS makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to these templates. RICS accept no responsibility for the misuse of these template documents or for any loss of damage caused to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material included in these templates. Use of these templates is subject always to the RICS Terms and Conditions of Use
NRM 1 Document Downloads
Published date: 29 October 2021
For NRM 2, we have taken user feedback into consideration for this latest edition. We are publishing this revised edition of NRM 2 shortly before the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of SMM in 1922 – a milestone in long-standing guidance for surveyors.
There are also supporting documents available as downloadable Excel files to assist users with the preparation of estimates and cost plans that are in accordance with NRM 2.
Users are free to make use of these templates as they wish and to customise them for their own particular requirements, but users should ensure that they carefully check that any logic sequences and embedded formulae are correct and reflect what is required to be calculated. RICS makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to these templates. RICS accept no responsibility for the misuse of these template documents or for any loss of damage caused to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material included in these templates. Use of these templates is subject always to the RICS Terms and Conditions of Use
NRM 2 Document Downloads
Published date: 29 October 2021
With NRM 3 we have linked the cost analysis of the capital cost of a construction project with consideration of whole-life-cycle costing, and provided the tools to enable a seamless transfer of cost information from the construction team to the asset management team. In this respect, the use of BIM increasingly plays a significant part in the analysis of cost information, and revisions in this edition acknowledge the move from PAS 1192 to ISO 19650.
As with NRM 1 and NRM 2, there are supporting documents available as downloadable Excel files to assist users with the preparation of estimates and cost plans that are in accordance with NRM 3.
Users are free to make use of these templates as they wish and to customise them for their own particular requirements, but users should ensure that they carefully check that any logic sequences and embedded formulae are correct and reflect what is required to be calculated. RICS makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to these templates. RICS accept no responsibility for the misuse of these template documents or for any loss of damage caused to any person acting or refraining from action as a result of the material included in these templates. Use of these templates is subject always to the RICS Terms and Conditions of Use
NRM 3 Document Downloads
Published date: 29 October 2021
With the publication of the NRM 2021 suite of documents, the previous editions of NRM are now out of date and should not be used on new projects, but for reference purposes they can still be downloaded below
Published date: 15 March 2012
Published date: 15 March 2012
Published date: 17 February 2014