PARTNER CEO JOE DERHAKE DISCUSSES THE NEW STANDARDS ON SEISMIC RISK ASSESSMENT AND HOW THEY REPRESENT “A BIG STEP” IN HELPING ENGINEERS ASSESS RISKS MORE CONSISTENTLY. NEW YORK CITY—“I believe […]
HOW WILL THE CHANGES AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS? ASTM International has released changes to E2026 Standard Guide and E2557 Standard Practice, the industry standards for assessing seismic risk to buildings. The […]
AREAS OF THE COUNTRY AFFLICTED WITH EARTHQUAKE THREATS NEED TO KNOW THE SHIFTING GUIDELINES BEING IMPLEMENTED LAS VEGAS—Some 13,000 letters are in the process of going out to owners of […]
THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THE PROPERTY CONDITION REPORT CAN VARY WIDELY DEPENDING ON THE USER’S GOALS The Property Condition Report is a frequently used due diligence tool in commercial real estate, […]
ASTM RECENTLY RELEASED UPDATES TO THE E2600-15 ASTM recently released updates to the E2600-15: Standard Guide for Vapor Encroachment Screening on Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions. The update includes many […]
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: THE UPDATED ASTM E2018-15 STANDARD GUIDE FOR PCA’S ASTM recently published ASTM E2018-15, the update to the Standard Guide for Property Condition Assessments (PCA). Revisions involved the simplification and reorganization […]
ASTM PROPOSES A NEW SOUND-MASKING STANDARD TO ENSURE PRIVACY FOR CONFIDENTIAL CONVERSATIONS HELD IN OFFICES AND OTHER COMMERCIAL BUILDING SPACES. ASTM is proposing a new standard to protect speech privacy […]
JANET ANNAN PROVIDES A QUICK REFRESHER ON THE WHAT, WHY, AND HOW OF THE ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRY (AAI) All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) is the process of evaluating the previous uses and […]
JUST BEFORE THE YEAR ENDS: ASTM E1527-13 IS FINALLY APPROVED ON DECEMBER 30 Just in time for the New Year, ASTM E1527-13 has been officially approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). […]
