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Parking Lot & Pavement Evaluations: ADA Compliance, Drainage & Trip Hazards
A commercial property’s parking lot and exterior pavement is often the first thing visitors, customers, and employees interact with. It is also one of the most frequently neglected elements of commercial property maintenance, until a slip-and-fall claim, a…
Commercial Electrical Systems: 3-Phase Power, Load Calculations & Safety Risks
Commercial electrical systems are very different from what you see in a typical home. The equipment is larger, the power demands are higher, and the risks are a lot more serious if something is not working properly. Because of that, commercial buildings also have…
Remaining Useful Life (RUL): How Inspectors Estimate Major System Lifespans
Every major system in a commercial building, such as the roof, the HVAC, the electrical panels, the elevators, the plumbing infrastructure, is on a clock. Understanding where each system sits on that clock is genuinely valuable information for owners, investors, and…
Evaluating Commercial Roof Systems: TPO, EPDM, Modified Bitumen & Metal
A commercial roof is not a small thing. On a multi-tenant office building or a large industrial facility, the roof can represent hundreds of thousands of square feet of surface area and one of the most significant maintenance and capital planning items on the…
Commercial HVAC Assessments: RTUs, Make-Up Air Units & Split Systems
Walk across the roof of almost any commercial building and the HVAC equipment is right there in front of you. Rooftop units lined up across the deck, curb-mounted and working quietly, or sometimes not so quietly. For many commercial buildings, that rooftop equipment…
Evaluating Commercial Roof Systems: TPO, EPDM, Modified Bitumen & Metal
A commercial roof is not a small thing. On a multi-tenant office building or a large industrial facility, the roof can represent hundreds of thousands of square feet of surface area and one of the most significant maintenance and capital planning items on the…
Commercial Draw Inspections: What are they and how are they conducted?
Construction financing moves in stages, and each stage requires verification. Commercial draw inspections are the mechanism that lenders use to confirm construction progress before releasing the next round of loan funding. For developers, contractors, and lenders…
What Is a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment?
Buying commercial property in Cincinnati or Dayton without conducting a Phase I environmental site assessment is a serious risk that most experienced investors don’t take. Environmental contamination on a property can result in remediation costs that dwarf the…
Opinions on repair costs and cost reserve reports
Property owners and investors rarely argue with the need for maintenance planning. The argument usually starts when the numbers come in. Cost reserve reports generate strong opinions. Some see them as essential planning tools. Others treat them as bureaucratic…
