| Planning the future of existing properties should | | | | 4 Condition Assessment (Existing Properties) |
| always begin with an Impacts Assessment. Before | | | | Enables existing property owners to better manage |
| determining what to do with your building or buildings | | | | their facilities and establish budgets for maintenance |
| you must first find out what you have to work with. | | | | and repair. Non destructive exterior physical grounds |
| Property owners should become aware of how their | | | | assessment which identifies critical items, repair items, |
| building stacks up against other similar buildings in the | | | | and general maintenance items as it pertains to |
| marketplace. Once the impacts are defined and | | | | parking, sidewalks, landscaping, site amenities, etc. |
| assessed, owners can start to think about strategic | | | | Non destructive building condition physical assessment |
| planning objectives based on the needs that were | | | | which identifies critical items, repair items, and general |
| revealed in the assessment phase. | | | | maintenance items as it pertains to building envelope |
| Listed below is an outline of the levels of due | | | | and enclosure. |
| diligence that would apply to program specific building | | | | Provides photographic survey of exterior and interior |
| projects. | | | | building. Provides structural building assessment which |
| Levels of Impacts Assessments | | | | identifies the condition of the existing building |
| 1 Industry Standards Assessment | | | | structure and evaluates technical feasibility for |
| Analytical assessment enables property owner to | | | | proposed building expansions. Provides mechanical |
| compare existing facilities with business and industry | | | | systems assessment which looks at the age, |
| standards. The evaluation of industry standards can | | | | condition and capacity of existing mechanical |
| be used as a baseline for planning physical building | | | | equipment and systems. Provides electrical systems |
| projects. Identifies building program and material | | | | assessment which looks at the age, condition and |
| standards as they relate to client image requirements | | | | capacity of existing services and systems. |
| and program needs. Develops a documented schedule | | | | 5 Identification of Strategic Planning Objectives |
| of quality standards to be used in conceptual building | | | | Enables client to identify key programming needs as |
| design. | | | | it relates to planning for future site and building |
| 2 Socioeconomic Impacts Assessment | | | | projects. Assembles and documents key |
| Analytical assessment enables client to determine | | | | programming needs based on evaluation of industry |
| status of socioeconomic impacts on existing and | | | | standards, socioeconomic impacts, operational needs |
| planned future facilities with respect to changes in | | | | and condition assessment. Establishes strategic |
| the business environment. The assessment can be | | | | planning objectives which respond to defined key |
| used to help identify social, cultural and economic | | | | programming needs. Develops long term and short |
| impacts for planning physical building projects. | | | | phasing strategies to address key programming |
| Identifies demographic, economic and cultural trends | | | | needs as it relates to future building projects. |
| that relate to future business growth. Develops a | | | | The key to successful risk management planning is in |
| documented schedule of impacts to be used as | | | | the quality of the due diligence. Performing the |
| strategic factors in conceptual building planning and | | | | correct type of analysis at the proper time can take |
| design. | | | | the guesswork and much of the risk out of a |
| 3 Operational Needs Assessment | | | | potential acquisition or reinvestment into an existing |
| Inclusive process enables client to identify general | | | | property. |
| business and operational needs which will be used as | | | | A clear understanding of the development process |
| a baseline for planning physical building projects. | | | | and the ability to quantify risk areas will provide |
| Identifies general site and building key operational | | | | property owners with the competitive advantage |
| program needs. Develops a space program to be | | | | they need to emerge from the pack in the new |
| used in conceptual building design. Initiate preliminary | | | | economy. Complete these levels and your chances of |
| research of systems and strategies which support | | | | property development success will be greatly |
| business and operational needs. | | | | increased. |