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Category: Building Forensics

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How The Foreclosure Crisis Will Be Different This Time

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP20 July, 2020 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
gas station foreclosure

After the mortgage crisis of 2008, mass property foreclosures followed quickly, leading into what is now remembered as the Great Recession. This year, 2020, the COVID19 pandemic has shut down economies across the United States, threatening to create yet another wave of foreclosures. But will it be different this time?  At GLE Associates, Inc. we…

Here Are Our Top 10 Most-Read Articles of 2018

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP9 January, 2019 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP

2018 was a year of enormous growth for us at GLE. We added 19 new team members and added 332 new clients in addition to our existing client base. At the same time, we continued our commitment to provide you with timely, useful information and news on topics that are important to you through our…

Everything You Need to Know About Hillsborough’s New School Tax

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP5 December, 2018 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP

When Danielle Anderson’s children came home from school soaked in sweat from the heat in their classrooms, she was appalled. But it kept happening, day after day. “If I did that and my kids didn’t have A/C, I’d be in trouble,” Anderson told Spectrum News 9. “So I don’t understand why it’s okay for the…

What You Need to Know to Choose the Right Commercial Roof Type

Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP22 August, 2018 Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP
aerial top view of commercial roof

Low sloped (commonly referred to as flat roofs) commercial roof materials have come a long way in the 35 years I’ve been in the business. What was standard practice when I began my career is no longer considered best practice, and some of the new materials blow the old ones out of the water when…

Here Are Your Top 10 Favorite Posts from 2017

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP4 January, 2018 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Top 10

As we head into the new year, we like to look back to see which of our posts you enjoyed in the previous year, so we can bring you more of what you want. We thought it would be fun for you to see which of our posts were the most popular in 2017. Based…

How to Save Time and Money on Multi-Facility FCAs

Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP1 May, 2017 Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP
Capitol Building, FCA, FCAs
When the State of Florida requested a facility condition assessment (FCA) for more than 30 facilities, and they needed all 30 reports in 60 days, GLE didn’t have time to dink around. At GLE, we usually estimate about a two-week turnaround per facility, so a two-month turnaround on 30 buildings demanded that we work about...

Here’s What You Need to Know About Lead in Water

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP14 March, 2017 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Lead Contamination in Water - GLE Associates

You’d be hard pressed to find someone in the United States who doesn’t know about the Flint, Michigan water crisis. High concentrations of lead in the municipal water supply prompted officials to declare a state of emergency and to instruct residents to bathe and drink only bottled water. What many people don’t realize is that…

How to Estimate the Cost of a Commercial Roof Replacement

Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP27 February, 2017 Craig Gardei, AIA, LEED AP
commercial roof replacement, replacement cost

The roof is one of the most important, and also one of the most expensive, components of any building. For that reason, when a problem arises, the building owner should first consider whether to repair rather than replace. Understanding the primary cost factors involved in a commercial roof replacement can help in that decision, as…

Remediating Mercury Floors: A Tale of Two Schools

Edmund Smith7 February, 2017 Edmund Smith
Mercury Athletic Flooring - GLE Associates

Mercury was a common component of rubberized athletic flooring for two decades, between the 1960’s and 1980’s. It was used as a catalyst with liquid polymers and other components to form a solid rubber-like material that was touted as an excellent replacement for older wood floors. Thirty years later, many of these floors are nearing…

How Technology is Changing the Inspection Industry

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP24 January, 2017 Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Thermal Imaging technology - GLE Associates

Whether you’re buying new property, planning a new use for an existing property, or simply caring for your property as it is, inspections are a regular part of commercial property ownership. It’s also a part of property ownership that is rapidly changing, becoming better, faster, and cheaper, thanks to new technologies. Here are three technologies…

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