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01/11/2021

After the fire: What Happens with construction materials could be a "material witness" in a real world trial of a reserve fund's adequacy.

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01/11/2021

Worldwide risk cartogram by

SNIP "As you may or may not know, climate change could bring with it other effects besides our average days getting warmer. Flooding is one of these other things. Based on data from research by Climate Central, Gregor Aisch, David Leonhardt and Kevin Quealy for the New York Times mapped flood risk by country with a cartogram.";

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30/10/2021

Tank tops in the living room in the middle of winter. It happens in many NYC condos and co-ops. Whether too hot or too cold, temps in large, old NYC buildings vary greatly especially in the winter. When co-ops and condos manage their reserve fund, uncomfortable residents could find themselves at odds with boards, and possibly building inspectors, too.

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30/10/2021

Smart house warns when pipes freeze - someday! Or get inspected now.

SNIP "Find out how you can prevent one of the biggest risks of property damage during freezing temperatures by using IBHS' infographic on frozen pipes:"

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30/10/2021

Fires and structural failures can be traced to both maintenance lapses and to inspection errors of omission. A recent fire reported in a Greenfield MA residence pointed out that, regardless of ultimate blame-finding, such scares could point to a need for reserve fund reviews http://linkd.in/1sIIFHY

29/10/2021

Ultimate Stress Test?

A Long Beach NY -op had its stress test after Sandy. What would your -op or board have done with its reserve fund?

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29/10/2021

Arachnophobia Redux: Best "uninspection" story of 2014

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28/10/2021

Building Healthcare: "Standard of Care" in Forensic Engineering

In healthcare and in information technology, the terms "standard of care" and "best practices" have similar, but not identical meanings. As Michael J. Drerup points out in a blog post at the web publication Building Failures, "standard of care" is also the terminology used in forensic engineering. http://linkd.in/1zoUiYv

"In terms of guidelines related to the practice of forensic engineering for buildings and infrastructure, the topic is well covered in the publication Guidelines for Forensic Engineering Practice (Guidelines) by the Forensic Engineering Practice Committee (FEPC), Technical Council on Forensic Engineering (TCFE) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)."

Timely and professional inspection can avoid the need for forensic engineers, but the need extends beyond the obvious. It may be necessary to defend your firm from groundless lawsuits that require this specialty to thwart.

Forensic inspection is one of the services offered by Strategic Inspections.

The site BuildingFailures.com is curated by M. Kevin Parfitt ().

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26/10/2021

Consensus or Dissension? studies. Make HOA love not war

Read our latest LinkedIn blog post on legal issues surrounding the condo budget process.

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Oops! A condo reserve fund is there to address both planned and unplanned expenditures. Of course, the unplanned ones are the most unpleasant.

26/10/2021

Can a mechanics lien make a lean? HOA managers may think their obligations have ended when payment has been made to contractors undertaking repairs and improvements. T'aint so.

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25/10/2021

Time-of-sale fee: Legal? aid? insure http://linkd.in/1xqcXBf

22/10/2021

Alarms, sprinklers, yes. But where was and technologies in the Annapolis fire?

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22/10/2021

If you've questioned what causes potholes, or how much the average person incurs in healthcare costs, then you are on your way to understanding the value of a reserve fund study. What's the common thread?

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19/10/2021

RT Uh Oh - Busted boiler. Why delaying repairs costs ya .

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19/10/2021

SNIP "As pointless as this expense might seem, there is a personal benefit for you: your safety. Do you really want your neighbor to be the one who decides how and when to repair a heavy structure that cantilevers over the side of a Manhattan apartment building?"

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19/10/2021

Even if you're not planning to build on Mars using remotely controlled robots, reconstruction studies are the new black

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19/10/2021

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18/10/2021

Reservefund checkup time? Insurance rates over sinkhole coverage, cost to repair them.

"Concerned condo owners say they're living on a sinkhole, dealing with damaged walls, and worrying when their homes could crumble. Right now, Citizens Insurance is refusing to pay up"

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15/10/2021

Scenic and warm, but what would the reserve fund look like for a nearby ?

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15/10/2021

Freestyle3D: Not for recreational swims.

A building problem after an accident or severe weather event could be unstable or present a risk for both forensic inspectors and occupants.

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15/10/2021

Condo Water Damage

Insurance is the principal obvious line of defense, but prevention should be the first. Prevention requires periodic inspection, vigilance and an association's reserve fund.

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15/10/2021

Strategic Inspections:ToDo List

Here we come, NY NJ FL TX CA MA

construction site and FEMA flood adjustments

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13/10/2021

Local fire codes, safety precautions and a New York legal concept called the "Business Judgment Rule" converge in a call for help placed to the New York Times. What additional precautions should an HOA take when resource-constrained, but worried about long term risks to safety and the HOA reserve fund.

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13/10/2021

[Video] Strategic Inspections does inspections for noise compliance (required for FHA loans), and lots of other inspections, too. But a video put together by video journalist Emily Hager for the NYT () shows that choosing a residence near steady construction noise can save a buck for homeowners -- with caveats. http://linkd.in/1xowFjZ

The noise tolerant, for example, may find that dust and noise on the Far West side of Manhattan (including shameless plugs for Swiffer) is likely a good long term investment, especially those waiting for subway line extensions. On the other hand, in some areas amenities may not yet be as abundant as elsewhere in the borough.

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