Recommendations for Bareland Condo Exterior Appearance Update?

[Mark Hambridge]

Rather than consider only the exterior appearance, please consider this as the first stage of an energy-efficiency retrofit to reduce energy costs far into the future and contribution to reducing our impact on the current climate crisis. https://www.retrofitcanada.com/case-studies is an example of what you might do.

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Recommendations for Bareland Condo Exterior Appearance Update?

[Bette Beswick]

Thanks for the suggestion. Our Bylaws have a very limited definition of “Managed Property” so as an association we are relatively limited in what we can do. A number of our owners have, however, upgraded windows and furnaces so we’re moving in a better energy efficiency direction.

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[Terry Gibson]

I cannot suggest an Architect.

However, I recommend you use this as an opportunity to have your building envelopes looked at by a qualified engineer specializing in envelope issues.

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[Bette Beswick]

Would I not expect that the person who did our Reserve Fund study have identified any issues?

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[dana bouwman]

That’s unfortunately a common misconception. A reserve fund study provider won’t be able to tell you if there are real issues with the building envelope (unless perhaps the issues are incredibly obvious).

A reserve fund study is a visual inspection of the property while a building envelope study includes destructive testing.

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[Terry Gibson]

I strongly agree. Assessing envelopes and preparing replacement reserve plans require different skills, although many companies offer both services.

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