meetruimten

Meetruimten are spaces designated for measurement-related activities within built environments, laboratories, and industrial facilities. The term covers rooms where instruments are calibrated, tested, or maintained, as well as spaces used to house metrology equipment such as reference standards, calibration rigs, or environmental chambers. In Dutch contexts the plural meetruimten can refer to multiple rooms with measurement functions, or to a class of rooms designed to meet metrology requirements.

Typical characteristics include controlled conditions to minimize disturbances that affect measurement accuracy. This can involve stable temperature and humidity, vibration isolation, clean environments, and controlled electrical power and data networks. Access is often restricted to trained personnel, and documentation of calibrations and maintenance is kept to ensure traceability.

Common contexts include laboratories in universities and industry, production plants that require routine calibration of measurement systems, and building services where meters or measurement sensors are consolidated. Some buildings also use the term meetruimte for an area that houses utility meters (meterruimte), though this usage can vary regionally.

Standards and practices emphasize traceability, calibration intervals, and conformity to metrology guidelines and relevant quality management systems, such as ISO/IEC 17025 for laboratories or ISO 9001 for quality management in measurement processes. See also: metrology, calibration, measurement equipment, metrologische ruimte.