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Five Reasons to Perform a Hazardous Building Materials Assessment Before Every Property Purchase

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
hazardous building materials assessment
Investors, owners, and banks know that a Property Condition Assessment (PCA) is a must on every new commercial property purchase. Increasingly, these individuals are likewise recognizing the limits of the PCA to fully cover their potential liability. Along with reserve tables and code compliance reviews, many have begun to add the hazardous building materials assessment...

Contamination Remediation: What Developers Need to Know

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Nobody likes to hear that a potential development site has contamination on it. Nevertheless, it is certainly better to hear this before a purchase rather than after. Unfortunately, developers often rush into a purchase without adequate environmental due diligence, and wind up with unpleasant news on the wrong side of the closing date. Even in...

Brownfield Sites: What Developers Need to Know

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
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Brownfields can be an enticing option for developers in high-demand areas, thanks to lower purchase prices and government incentives for development. However, they do come with their own potential pitfalls and complications, which can cause massive headaches for developers. Here’s what you need to know in order to make the most of brownfield opportunities, while...

Four Indoor Air Quality Problems and Their Solutions

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Tenant complaints about indoor air quality (IAQ) can be frustrating and difficult to resolve. Whether the occupants are convinced that there’s a mold problem, or they describe headaches that seem to go away when they leave the building, air quality issues can be tough to diagnose and costly to remediate. Because of these challenges, it...

What OSHA’s New Rule on Silica Means for Property Owners and Lenders

Michael Collins, CIH, CSP, CIEC
Silica
Asbestos in building materials, lead in paint, mercury in athletic flooring. For construction companies, these are the big bad guys in worker health and safety. Not mitigating worker exposure to these contaminants raises construction and renovation costs, and increases exposure to legal risks under OSHA. These costs and risks get passed directly on to property...

Three Things Property Managers Need to Know about Lead-Based Paint

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
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Lead is a naturally occurring element that can be found in all parts of our environment. However, if ingested or inhaled, it is poisonous to humans and animals, especially children and pregnant women, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders. Even low blood levels of lead in children can cause behavior and learning problems,...

Four Capabilities of a Good Indoor Air Quality Solution Provider

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
IAQ
As a property owner, you’re responsible for ensuring the quiet enjoyment of the premises for your tenants. That includes maintaining good indoor air quality (IAQ). When you get tenant complaints, sometimes the best course of action is to work with a professional IAQ team. But not all IAQ providers are created equal. To ensure you...

The Secret (Asbestos) History of Ca’ d’Zan, the Ringling Family Mansion

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Everybody in America knows about the Greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Brothers Circus (now Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey). Likewise, nearly everyone in Florida knows about Ca’ d’Zan, the home of the original circus king and his wife. Built during the decade of the “Roaring Twenties,” and inspired by the famous palazzos of...

9 Costly Renovation Mistakes to Avoid

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
renovation mistakes
Commercial property renovation varies widely in price, depending on many factors, some of which can be reduced or even eliminated with proper planning, preparation, and management. You can keep your costs down by avoiding these nine expensive renovation mistakes. 1. Waiting Too Long In an effort to save money, many owners wait until they have...

What Is a Property Condition Assessment

Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP
Most commercial property purchases include a property condition assessment (PCA) as part of the due diligence process. Because it sometimes is just a box to check on a form, many people involved in the process don’t understand what the PCA is, why it’s important, or how to make sure it serves its purpose properly. Fortunately,...

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