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Our Mission is to provide Commercial Building Inspectors in the United States and Canada with access to a website where we as inspectors can provide our clients with the best possible building inspection and report using ASTM Standard E 2018 as our baseline for commercial property inspections.
The main goal of this association is for our members to gain knowledge about the commercial building industry.
Each
client has their own needs and expectations, we as commercial building
inspectors must exceed our clients expectations by providing extremely
detailed assessments of the property, there is no room for an error or
omission in our inspection or report.
Commercial Property Condition Reports are based on the clients needs and expectations.
All Commercial Property Condition
Assessments, or inspections, are not the same. In fact, reports will
vary substantially, based on the particular information clients need
relative to a particular property. Clients come from many sources.Owners often need to know how well a property has been maintained, especially if they have leased the property to a business.
Potential leasers need
to know the conditions and expected maintenance costs of those systems
and building components they are agreeing to maintain during their
lease period.
Buyers require a wide range of information depending on their intended use of the property.
The following list introduces some of the services that may be involved in Commercial Property Conditions report.
Due Diligence
To make a good decision, you need
to have important information about the building. What is the condition
of the roof and what is its repair history?
What kind of heating and cooling (HVAC) system does the building have; is there
a central plant system, or are there split systems, package units, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, etc?
Do the building plans indicate
any significant modifications have been made to the building; are there
previous environmental reports, maintenance records for HVAC, roofing,
elevators, fire sprinklers, and other installed systems?
Basic Evaluation provides valuable information for:
Roofing
HVAC or Cooling and Heating
Structures, Exteriors, Interiors
Plumbing, Mechanical, Electrical
Other items of client interest:
Repair Cost Estimates when required.
Five-Year Cost Projections when required.
Fire Sprinkler Inspections by an Independent Licensed Contractor
Elevator Inspections performed by State Approved and licensed Contractor
Phase One Environmental Assessments
Life Safety Review
ADA Accessibility Review
Relevant Questions that a Client may ask during a Property Condition Analysis.
How long will the roof last before needing replacement?
How long will the heating and cooling systems (HVAC) last before needing replacement?
Is the electrical system adequate and safe?
Has the building been modified and are proper permits on file and engineering reports available?
How about interior and exterior surfaces?
Have they been well maintained?
When will parking areas need resurfacing or replacement?
What is the status of the building’s ADA or accessibility provisions?
What events would trigger a need to update and what are my options?
(Local jurisdictions often do not require that existing buildings adopt ADA
required improvements unless the buildings are substantially altered or
modified. The extent of alterations, structural repairs, or additions
necessary to trigger ADA
requirements may be set to a dollar amount adjusted annually by the
local enforcing agency. This amount is typically in the $70,000 range.
Meeting these exclusions will not necessarily prevent litigation based
on state or national requirements for accessibility.)
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