This reminded me of the reserve studies I did for an HOA I helped manage several years ago. Def an area where architects could disrupt a marketplace by... https://twitter.com/bonjuerg/status/1384886637889351692

...packaging reserve analysis w/ the bldg deliverables (could even have it built into the HOA’s governing docs) and have years of services tied to the bldg they designed. The reserve analysis industry is...

...kind of a joke. The ppl have few credentials and do far too much guessing. Architects could charge 50% less and do 500% better. I worked w/ a finance analyst to build a sweet database that made updates easy and provided...

...solid logic behind the analysis of the service life of the built elements. It was easy for the HOA to make informed decisions about how they wanted to save up for stuff. This was w/out being AOR and pre-BIM — change both of those aspects and...

...it would be an even tighter system and easier to package with the initial project design services. Easy biz opportunity for ongoing revenue w/ great upside for the bldg occupants too.