Property Condition Assessments

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McGraw Hill Professional, 12/11/2007 - 406 páginas

Accurately Assess the Physical Condition of Property for Commercial Real Estate Transactions!

Turn to Property Condition Assessments for comprehensive guidance on accurately collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on the physical condition of property for commercial real estate transactions. This definitive resource provides expert information for evaluating the quality of construction, integrity of building systems, and other critical components.

This hands-on reference discusses the latest industry standards and explains how to appraise structural, roofing, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, lighting, and interior systems ...rate the condition of existing equipment and components...establish estimated costs for correcting physical deficiencies...uncover maintenance problems...and more. The book also shows you how to incorporate and set up a corporate website, seize business opportunities in the booming property assessment field and maximize returns. Filled with over 250 detailed illustrations, Property Condition Assessments features:

  • Guidelines for identifying defects, deficiencies, items of deferred maintenance, and code violations
  • Insights into litigation, dispute resolution, and expert testimony
  • Business-building advice on presentations, marketing, and setting up an office and website
  • Sample reports, forms, templates and letters - all needed for a successful career in this industry

Inside This One-Stop Property Assessment Guide

• The Property Condition Assessment Process • Building Systems: Design and Evaluation • Building Systems: Description and Observation • Business Development • Sample Documents • Standards and Guidelines • Resource Listings • Glossary of Terms •_ And Much More

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Índice

Need for a Condition Assessment Program
1
Property Condition Assessments PCA
7
Property Condition Assessments PCA Survey Guidelines
21
Professional Standards Methods
51
Developing a Condition Evaluation Program Strategy
67
Elements of Property Condition Evaluations
75
The Building Site
89
Structural Systems
97
The Building Envelope
211
Building Codes
245
Barrier Free DesignADA Requirements
261
Life Safety Systems
283
Property Security
299
Indoor Air Quality IAQ Environmental Pest Control
315
Business Development
325
Selling YourselfSample Letters Brochures and Websites
339

Roofing Systems
111
Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning HVAC Systems
127
Electrical Lighting Systems
151
Plumbing Systems
165
Vertical Transportation Systems
177
Interior Systems
195
Appendix
353
Acronyms Glossary
379
Bibliography
395
Index
399
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Página 385 - The Date of Substantial Completion of the Work or designated portion thereof is the Date certified by the Architect when construction is sufficiently complete, in accordance with the Contract Documents, so the Owner can occupy or utilize the Work or designated portion thereof for the use for which it is intended.‎
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Página 390 - INTENT 1.2.1 The Contract Documents shall be signed in not less than triplicate by the Owner and Contractor. If either the Owner or the Contractor or both do not sign the Conditions of the Contract, Drawings, Specifications, or any of the other Contract...‎
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Página 184 - ... hoists; and similar equipment (see Section 3001.2). Moving walk: A type of passenger-carrying device on which passengers stand or walk, and in which the passenger-carrying surface remains parallel to its direction of motion and is uninterrupted (see Section 3001.2).‎
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Página 389 - A bond of the contractor in which a surety guarantees to the owner that the work will be performed in accordance with the contract documents. Except where prohibited by statute, the performance bond is frequently combined with the labor and material payment bond.‎
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Página 386 - a means of egress" is defined as "a continuous and unobstructed way of exit travel from any point in a building or structure to a public way and consists of three separate and distinct parts: the way of exit access, the exit, and the way of exit discharge. A means of egress...‎
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Architectural Forensics
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Acerca do autor (2007)

Sam A.A. Kubba, PhD, has more than 30 years’ experience in all aspects of construction. He is an award-winning architect, and has worked as a general contractor, interior designer, and property developer. His practice includes projects in the U.S., U.K., and the Middle East. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio talk shows including the BBC World Service, CNN, Lehrer Hour, CNBC, and was featured in the documentary film Fahrenheit 9/11. He is currently a consultant for the United Nations Office for Project Services, and his books include Mesopotamian Furniture (Oxford, 2006) and Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors (McGraw-Hill, 2003).

Informação bibliográfica

TítuloProperty Condition Assessments
McGraw Hill professional
AutorSam Kubba
EditoraMcGraw Hill Professional, 2007
ISBN0071596119, 9780071596114
Número de páginas406 páginas
  
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