Extreme Measures specializes in building measurement and as-built documentation services. Since 1996, our company has documented over 850 million square feet for many of North America’s most prominent companies. Our clients are Building Owners & Managers, Real Estate Developers, Brokers & Agents, Architects, Engineers, Designers, and Commercial Tenants.
We use professional LIDAR scanners to capture high-definition point clouds of building and facilities. With our in-house drafting and modeling capabilities, we offer our clients a full array of Scan-to-BIM and Scan-to-CAD deliverables, including As-Built Revit Models and Autocad Plans.
Extreme Measures is an industry leader in BOMA Floor Measurement Standards and Area Analysis. Since 2007, we have been an active participant on the BOMA Floor Measurement Task Force, and in 2016, BOMA International awarded us the position of Editor & Illustrator for all new floor measurement standards. Additionally, we host a free BOMA Help Desk online, which is the preferred industry resource for interpretation and assistance with BOMA Standards.
We have a long history of developing internet-based software solutions for the real estate industry, including our client-facing Planmine™ Building Data System. Planmine is a secure file hosting solution and building management toolkit, featuring many useful utilities for leasing and facilities management. It is completely free to use and offers secure, unlimited user accounts. For our enterprise clients, Planmine files and data can be integrated into third-party systems with our Planmine API.
Our talented and responsive staff come from a variety of backgrounds including architecture, engineering, technology, and business. Individually and as a group, we are wholly committed to project accuracy, timely completion, and exceptional customer service.
Extreme Measures begins operations with two measuring tapes, two pencils, and two clipboards
Early adopter of first commercially available Leica Laser Distancemeter, enabling rapid point-to-point measurement
Early adopter of proto-BIM software, Archicad with GDL customization
Pioneered simultaneous laser measurement & CAD drafting in the field
Designed, developed, and launched Planmine™ - the first iteration of our building-centric file system
Designed, developed, and launched Chartmaker software, allowing us to conduct complex BOMA area calculations directly from CAD generated file output
Developed and launched "DIY Feature Sheets" SaaS product (decommissioned in 2018)
Major launch of Planmine 2.0, with many new features & enhancements
Joined the BOMA International Floor Measurement Standards Task Force
First-to-market 3D laser scanning service for buildings & architecture
Awarded designation of BOMA Official Interpreter by BOMA International
Worked with Autodesk to test and develop targetless registration and cloud-to-cloud workflows for terrestrial laser scanners. The feature was integrated into the Autodesk Recap Pro hero product.
BOMA International awards major bid to Extreme Measures to produce, edit, and illustrate all new BOMA Measurement Standards on a go forward basis
Produced, Edited, illustrated & produced the flagship BOMA 2017 Office Standard from our headquarters. Well received by industry, it has served as the template for all of the BOMA Standards published since.
Developed and launched our back-end "Post Processor" software. The system comprises a series of modules that effectively create a BIM online and allow us to publish formatted CAD and PDF documents directly to Planmine from the BIM. Our Chartmaker and Buildingmaker software modules were also significantly expanded and integrated during this development period.
Major rebuild and launch of Planmine 3.0. My Portfolio, Building Dashboard, Interactive Stacking Plans, Leasing Module, File Upload/Download, CAD and PDF Preview, Floor Plan Markup & Measuring toolkit, File Sharing, File Bin etc.
Edited, illustrated & produced the BOMA 2019 Industrial Standard
Edited, illustrated & produced the BOMA 2020 Retail Standard
Edited, illustrated & produced the BOMA 2021 Mixed-Use Properties Standard
Embedded Virtual Tours so users can navigate, view, and measure scans directly from Planmine
Edited, illustrated & produced the BOMA 2024 Office Standard