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Optimizing the Value of Strata / HOA Properties through Strategic Planning & Preventative Maintenance.

For: Owners, Councils, Managers

The Small Stuff Doesn’t Have to Become the Big Stuff

Rather than living in anxious anticipation of the news that you must cough up your life savings to fix a previously hidden problem, we have the tools to identify where such threats are hiding, and the wherewithal to forecast 30 years out and avoid the big hitters.

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For: Owners, Managers

Extended Lives: Understand the Expected Life Spans of Each System Component in Your Strata Managed Building

There are many infrastructure systems that need to be considered for regular maintenance. Others are Balconies, windows, cladding, heating, boilers, access, elevators, to name just a few.

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For: Owners, Councils, Managers

A Different Reality: Post Disaster Realities and Pre Disaster Risk Preparedness

Insurance companies, post flood, ready their inspectors for the daunting task of assessing damages to properties and homes caught in the path of floodwaters in British Columbia. What will they find? How will what they find compare with potential damages covered by the Insurance purchased sometime in the past?

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For: Owners, Councils, Managers

The Calm After the Storm?: Don't Wait Till After the Storm to Reflect on Risk Planning

Finding infrastructure issues, and then developing long term plans to make sure these weaknesses don’t cause you grief, is good planning and the foundation of solid risk management.

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For: Owners, Councils

Taking the "?" Out of the "What if?" for Strata Owners

The news over the years hasn't been kind to Strata owners. In British Columbia, the leaky condo crisis of the late 90's and early 2000's continues to leave its mark. IN 2021, the collapse of a condominium building in Miami Beach, Florida, captured the attention of the entire world. But why must we have to learn from our mistakes in such dramatic fashion? Could the leaky condi situation have been avoided? Could the building collapse in Florida have been prevented?

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For: Owners, Councils, Managers

You May Outlive Your Strata, But Not By Much: Maintaining Building Good Health

Good design and construction is a good start to a building's long life expectancy. Preventative actions and maintenance are the next steps.

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For: Owners

Water Detectives: Using Technology to Find and Repair Water Ingress Issues

A friend of ours renovated his bathroom with new tiles. Two years later the entire wall of his bathroom collapsed suddenly. The next door neighbor had used a long nail to hang a picture and the nail nicked the cold-water pipe. A couple of years of dripping destroyed the wall and it fell on the person taking a shower. Nobody wants this kind of surprise! The paths that water can find into a building are numerous and most are invisible to the eye.

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For: Owners, Managers

Peace of Mind Part 2: What's the Remaining Useful Life of the Major Systems in Your Home?

There are 10 – 12 major systems in your building, each one delivering what you’ve come to expect as you stroll through your home flicking switches, turning taps, dumping garbage, etc., etc. Each system is made up of +/- 45 components. Each component has a maintenance &/or replacement history to keep track of. It’s not simple.

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