My doctor wanted me to start coming in to see her every year for my “annual checkup”. She explained that this would give her a baseline as I grew older and oddities and such appeared. Would that we did that for our built environment, and looked our buildings over, which like an annual physical for the human body would document current conditions of major building systems and components in the following areas using the ASTM 2018-15 Baseline Property Condition Assessmant (PCA) format:
- SITE CONDITIONS
- Topography
- Pavement and Parking
- Landscaping, Site Improvements & Site Amenities
- Municipal Services & Utilities
- Natural Hazards
- BUILDING CONDITIONS
- Substructure
- Superstructure
- Facades
- Roofing
- Roofing
- Basements/Attics
- Interior Finishes & Components
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility
- Suspect Mold and Moisture
- BUILDING SYSTEMS
- Building Plumbing
- HVAC
- Building Electrical
- Building & Site Fire & Life Safety
- Elevators
- MATERIAL CODE VIOLATIONS
- Building Department
- Fire Department
- REFERENCES and REFERRALS
- References Contacted
- IMMEDIATE AND SHORT TERM REPAIRS AND REPLACEMENT RESERVES
- Immediate and Short Term Repairs and Capital Replacement Budget Reserves