{"id":1148,"date":"2026-05-11T06:48:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/?page_id=1148"},"modified":"2026-06-10T06:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:16:59","slug":"building-condition-assessments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/services\/building-condition-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Condition Assessments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A Building Condition Assessment is an inspection and report outlining the current and potential future costs associated with the maintenance of the building. It is often required:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    A Building Condition Assessment, as described by ASTM Standard E2018 \u2013 24 (https:\/\/www.astm.org\/Standards\/E2018.htm), is as follows:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    • Structural and foundation condition survey of concrete, steel, timber and masonry structures, including the roof and exterior doors and windows.<\/li>
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      Environmental Site Assessment | FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      A Building Condition Assessment is an inspection and report outlining the current and potential future costs associated with the maintenance of the building. It is often required:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      What Do I Do If My Property Is Contaminated? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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      \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you plan to undertake a transaction concerning your property, you must consider contamination cleanup and control.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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      Can Environmental Dangers Harm Human Health? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Yes. Contaminations can potentially cause harm to human health in various ways, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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        Yes, contaminated soil can damage the environment in various ways, such as river pollution, odour, poor plant health, etc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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        Can Fisher Engineering Limited Help With Cleaning My Contaminated Property? <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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        \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYes, we can. We have years of experience helping property owners and other stakeholders control and remedy soil contamination.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Building Condition Assessment (BCA) A Building Condition Assessment is an inspection and report outlining the current and potential future costs associated with the maintenance of the building. It is often required: For financing or peace of mind when purchasing a new building. As a supplement to an ESA Phase 1. A Building Condition Assessment, as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1148","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1148"}],"version-history":[{"count":70,"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3414,"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1148\/revisions\/3414"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clients.madebytwins.com\/fishereng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}