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Description of  Building Inspection Manual : A Guide for Building Professionals for Maintenance, Safety, and Assessment

Building Inspections are done - and required - for all sorts of reasons: real estate assessments, safety, maintenance and repair, and facility inventories, among others. This new, concise guide to building inspections covers them all, using a clear, easy-to-follow checklist approach. All major building components, from site inspections to exterior and interior and structural inspection are covered. Expert help in writing up inspection summaries and recommendations will also be provided. The book will also give the reader additional Industry resources and informational sources for further reading and reference. Karl F. Schmid, PE, LEED AP, is a construction consultant based in Los Angeles, California. He holds a BCE from the City College of New York, a MS degree in civil engineering from Stanford, and an MBA from Cornell University. He has held positions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Cornell University, City University of New York, and the City of New York's Department of Buildings. Besides this book, Mr. Schmid has authored Construction Crew Supervision, Construction Estimating, and the Concise Encyclopedia of Construction Terms and Phrases, also published by Momentum Press.