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So That's Why It's Always Cold in Here
A Guide for Conducting Facilities Condition Assessment Surveys

References (see appendix A for additional information)
  • Casey, Michael; O'Malley, Kevin. 2000. Building codes for the home inspector. Oceanside, CA: Inspection Training Associates.

  • Cauldwell, Rex. 2001. Inspecting a house. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 266 p.

  • Erickson, J. Craig; McMullen, William H.; Throop, Wes. 2004a. Everyday hazmat designer's training guide. Tech. Rep. 0471–2812–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 59 p. Available at: http://fsweb.mtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/everyday_hazmat and on the Internet at: http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/everyday_hazmat (username: t-d, password: t-d).

  • Erickson, J. Craig; McMullen, William H.; Throop, Wes. 2004b. Everyday hazmat user's training guide. Tech. Rep. 0471–2810–MTDC. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center. 116 p. Available at: http://fsweb.mtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/everyday_hazmat and on the Internet at: http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/everyday_hazmat (username: t-d, password: t-d).

  • Litchfield, Michael; Robinson, Roger. 2003. House check: finding and fixing common house problems. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 41 p.

Photo of buildings at the Rochester Ranger Station in the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forest. While these buildings are newer they should still be inspected as thoroughly as older structures.
Newer buildings like the Rochester Ranger Station in the Green Mountain
and Finger Lakes National Forest in the Eastern Region may not be as
likely to require significant repairs as older structures, but they should
be inspected just as thoroughly. Unpleasant surprises sometimes
become evident as a new building "settles in", and it's always best
to catch and fix those before they cause serious damage to the
structure or problems for the building's occupants.

Appendix A—Additional Information (see References for materials cited in the guide)

Other Building Inspection Books

  • Bannister, Jay M. 1991. Building construction inspection: a guide for architects. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. 291 p.

  • Becker, Norman, P.E. 1993. The complete book of home inspection. New York: McGraw-Hill. 289 p.

  • Hoffman, George. 1993. How to inspect a house: expanded edition. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. 224 p.

  • Irwin, Robert. 1994. The home inspection troubleshooter. Chicago, IL: Dearborn Trade, a Kaplan Professional Company. 224 p.

  • Kardon, Redwood. 2001. Code check electrical (3rd ed.): a field guide to wiring a house. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 32 p.

  • Kardon, Redwood; Casey, Michael; Hansen, Douglas. 2004. Code check (4th ed.): a field guide to building a safe house. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 32 p.

  • Kardon, Redwood; Casey, Michael; Hansen, Douglas. 2003. Code check building: a field guide to the building codes. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 32 p.

  • Kardon, Redwood; Casey, Michael; Hansen, Douglas. 2001. Code check HVAC: a field guide to heating and cooling. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 32 p.

  • Kardon, Redwood; Hansen, Douglas; Casey, Michael. 2004. Code check plumbing (2nd ed.): a field guide to the plumbing codes. Newtown, CT: The Taunton Press. 32 p.

  • Newcomer, Roy. 1996. A practical guide to inspecting structure. New Berlin, WI: American Home Inspectors Training Institute. 116 p.

  • Scaduto, Mike and Joe. 1993. The home inspector's bible. Lynnfield, MA: Society of Professional Real Estate Inspectors. 304 p.

  • Spada, Marcia Darvin. 2003. The home inspection book: a guide for professionals. Mason, OH: South-Western Educational Publishing. 384 p.

  • Traister, John E. 1997. Home inspection handbook. Carlsbac, CA: Craftsman Book Company. 320 p.

  • Williams, Andrew R. 1993. Domestic building surveys (The Builder's Bookshelf). London, UK: E & F N Spon. 200 p.

Building Inspection Web Sites

These are just some of the available resources. Readers are encouraged to search other Internet sites for additional resources.

Sources of Books and Reference Materials

Maintenance Management Software

  • Facilities Tracker; Conservation Services 305 Concho Drive Pueblo West, CO 81007 719–547–7788 goodall@rmi.net
  • MPulse; SpecTech, Inc. P.O. Box 22906 Eugene, OR 97402 800–944–1796 http://www.mpulsecmms.com

Online Information

Professional Organizations

Building Code Training

Inspection Training

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