A commercial inspection documents the environmental condition of a building in writing, before a price is agreed.
BUYER - diligence on what you are taking on, documented specifically enough to negotiate against.
SELLER - the same assessment run earlier, to find what a buyer will find while there is time to address or disclose it.
ENVIRONMENTAL - what an ordinary building inspection does not cover: air quality, moisture, and suspect materials in a building of an age that suggests them.
Indoor air quality in occupied areas - carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, total VOCs, temperature and humidity. Moisture and the building envelope, with thermal imaging and meter readings. Suspect materials such as asbestos and lead, identified before a renovation disturbs them.
Commercial buildings vary too much for a fixed checklist. Scope is agreed in writing before the visit, and the report states what was covered and what was not.
No. A Phase I is a records-and-site review for contaminated land liability. This is a building and indoor environmental assessment. If your transaction needs a Phase I, that is a different specialist.
Usually, yes. Readings taken while a building is occupied and running are generally more representative, and work needing access is scheduled around business hours.
The report states what was covered, what was measured and how, and includes the laboratory work, so a buyer can judge it on its method.
