本欧洲标准为规划设计，区域和空间管理，财务评估以及设施管理领域的基准工具建立了共同的基础。 本标准涵盖现有拥有或租赁建筑物以及规划或开发建筑物的面积和空间测量。 该标准提出了建筑物内部和建筑物外面区域的测量框架。此外，它还包含明确的术语和定义，以及用于测量建筑物和/或建筑物部分的水平面积和体积的方法，而与其功能无关

This European Standard establishes a common basis for planning and design, area and space management, financial assessment, as well as a tool for benchmarking in the field of Facility Management. This standard covers area and space measurement for existing owned or leased buildings as well as buildings in state of planning or development. This standard presents a framework for measuring floor areas within buildings and areas outside of buildings. In addition, it contains clear terms and definitions as well as methods for measuring horizontal areas and volumes in buildings and/or parts of buildings, independent of their function.