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21 03, 2017

Air Infiltration and Energy Efficiency

By |March 21st, 2017|Due Diligence, Energy Efficiency|0 Comments

Energy Efficiency Energy efficient buildings are more important than ever. Tighter building construction will improve air quality and reduce energy costs. Air leakage is caused by cracks or gaps in the exterior shell of the building.  Air can also get through the building envelope, as well as old and leaky doors and windows. Older buildings suffer from [...]

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16 02, 2017

Property Condition Assessments

By |February 16th, 2017|Due Diligence, Property Condition Assessments|0 Comments

Property Condition Assessment Natura Architectural Consulting provides thorough Property Condition Assessments (PCAs) in accordance with the current ASTM E2018 guidelines and government agency reports (HUD, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae). A Property Condition Assessment is a physical inspection of the interior and exterior of a building.  The mechanical and structural systems are also inspected to determine [...]

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11 01, 2017

Uncertainty in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Industry

By |January 11th, 2017|Multifamily Housing|0 Comments

Low Income Housing Tax Credit A couple of weeks ago, I attended Novogradac’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit Finance conference in Las Vegas.  There was an interesting tension in the air at the start of the conference.  Everyone was looking around the room wondering if others in attendance were as unnerved as they were about [...]

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19 10, 2016

Construction Loan and Progress Monitoring Reduces Risks in Real Estate Projects

By |October 19th, 2016|Due Diligence|0 Comments

Construction Administration reduces the risks involved in the building and development industry. Lenders, Investors, and Real Estate professionals can take measures to protect themselves by proactively managing construction projects while they are occurring. Natura Architectural Consulting (NAC) specializes in Construction Loan and Progress Monitoring to help clients feel confident that construction projects are progressing as [...]

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4 10, 2016

Lead Based Paint

By |October 4th, 2016|Environmental|0 Comments

Natura Architectural Consulting (NAC) has the experience and capability to assess and proactively manage potential lead based paint hazards related to the use, renovation, or demolition of buildings and structures. Our experience includes scopes of work that are compliant with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Occupational Safety [...]

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4 08, 2016

Preventative Maintenance Planning

By |August 4th, 2016|Due Diligence, Property Condition Assessments|0 Comments

Preventative Maintenance plans are imperative for building owners to save time and money.  Without a definitive plan, many facility owners find themselves operating in a reactive mode when repairs are needed.  This causes headaches for the maintenance staff and occupants of a building, sometimes bringing productivity to a grinding halt.  Reactionary maintenance causes everyone more [...]

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17 06, 2016

Multifamily Accessibility: ADA

By |June 17th, 2016|Property Condition Assessments|0 Comments

In a previous blog post we talked about the applicable accessibility codes for multifamily properties.  In this post we start to dig deeper into the codes and look specifically at how the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA) fits into the equation when assessing multifamily properties. American's With Disabilities Act (ADA) The Americans with Disabilities Act [...]

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8 05, 2016

Accessibility in Apartments

By |May 8th, 2016|Property Condition Assessments|0 Comments

One of the biggest issues that we see as property condition assessors in our day to day work is accessibility violations.  They are everywhere.  The running joke in our office is, if you went to assess the condition of a multifamily property and you didn’t find an accessibility violation, you weren’t looking hard enough.  So [...]

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27 04, 2016

What is Asbestos and Where is it Commonly Found?

By |April 27th, 2016|Environmental|0 Comments

Asbestos is the common term for six naturally occurring fibrous minerals: Chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite. Of these six categories, chrysotile and amosite are the most commonly used for building materials.  It's properties make it the ideal material to use in the building construction setting. Asbestos is fire retardant, high tensile strength, thermal [...]

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15 09, 2014

Holistic Design

By |September 15th, 2014|Holistic Design, LEED & Green Building|0 Comments

One of the biggest complaints that I hear about green building is the cost of implementing green strategies.  There’s some pretty flawed logic in those complaints because our employees have worked for many years to prove over and over again that it doesn't cost to go green, it pays to go green.  The secret to [...]

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About Natura

NAC is an Architect-led due diligence firm specializing in multifamily, affordable housing, and commercial real estate transactions. Our services include Capital Needs Assessments, Physical Condition Assessments, Architectural Document and Cost Reviews, Construction Loan Monitoring, and Environmental Services — prepared for lenders, syndicators, and developers under HUD, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, USDA RD, and State LIHTC protocols. Licensed. Nationwide.

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