Building Condition Audit, Energy Audits Company in Dubai

Investor, Investment Fund or REIT extended Inspections

When commissioned by a high-profile investor, investment fund or REIT, inspections need to be of a sensitive nature and conducted with understanding. Star Property Inspection is the top name in the market for investigations of a sensitive nature. Our team boasts of experts who are US accredited and have conducted more than 600 investigations with trust and efficiency.

Building Handover Inspections

Pre-handover inspections are a norm to help property owners in identifying any faults that tend to be too costly after the expiration of the developer warranty. Star Property Inspection boasts of a certified and experienced team for such inspections. Star Property Inspection ensures that the construction is in accordance with its approved plan, specifications and local code requirements have been followed, construction defects have been identified, as-built drawings, O&M manuals, commissioning reports, certifications, utilities connections and warranties have been provided.

BCA, RFS, and RCA (Building Condition Audit, Reserve Fund Study, Reinstatement Cost Assessment)

This inspection evaluates the physical and financial condition of a property, identifies physical and construction defects, compliance to building codes and fire safety regulations in accordance with RERA requirements, UAE Fire and Safety Codes, and the American Society for Testing and Materials Standards. A report is then issued to highlight costs associated with upgrades or replacement as well as the cost of rebuilding the property and insurance value.

Equity/Acquisition

Star Property Inspection provides the detailed information required by equity investors or owners to assess hidden defects in a building or to bring a better understanding to parties involved in the due diligence period.

Seller Disclosure

Star Property Inspection generates reports with comprehensive information for property owners seeking to sell their residential or commercial assets. The report evaluates the condition of the property and brings to light any defects or components that need repair or replacement, which brings full disclosure to the contract before the sale.

Loan Facility Condition Assessment

Before committing funds to properties, lending facilities such as banks require information or conduct due diligence on the said asset to understand it better. Star Property Inspection has worked multifold with such parties, evaluating systems specified in the RERA Building Audit Checklist, structural systems, HVAC, MEP, and generating reports on the condition of these systems.

Property Condition Assessment

Star Property Inspection is well-qualified to issue reports assessing the physical condition of a property to evaluate systems specified in the RERA Building Audit Checklist, structural systems, HVAC, MEP and more.

Energy & Water Audits

Star Property Inspection conducts a comprehensive analysis of the energy and water systems along with an estimate of consumption and carbon footprint. Star Property Inspection is well qualified to conduct energy and water audits across four levels to accurately pinpoint the water and energy savings potential. These audits can be detailed across many broad levels, increasing in detail and accuracy.

Aesthetics Assets Audit (2017-2018)

In the last quarter of 2017, Dubai Properties (now Dubai Asset Management) selected our company to do a 6-cycle Aesthetic Inspection to their particular communities namely; Shorooq, Ghoroob, Layan, Remraam, and Al Khail Gate1/2.
The purpose of Aesthetic Inspection was to provide recommendations for the improvement and beautification of their communities in order to make this attractive to the market.

Identifying the flaws, defects, and issues were done by deploying inspectors across the communities. In each cycle per community, collection of the aesthetic defects/issues was not that easy as you may need to walk along with the common areas such as streets, parks, and parking areas as well as common areas of every building such as hallways, lobbies, and staircases.

Star created a software* that streamlines the inspection by simply using the tip of your fingers and your mobile. Just by downloading the app through mobile. This is called Aladdin Mobile Inspection App. The inspection starts by identifying an asset with the issue; through the mobile app selects the asset, under the asset, tick the corresponding issue, recommendation and location, lastly capture the image as evidence.

After issues were collected on-site, a report was easily generated through the Aladdin Web App – inspection module. A report comprised the Executive Summary and Summary of Issues by Severity (High, Moderate, and Low).

The inspection software was developed by the joint work of the In-house developer and the engineering team. Collection of all the data/available assets in the common areas and common areas of the buildings in every community which was done by the engineering team then submitting to the in-house developer to upload the all the data/available assets to the software.

Facility Condition Assessment – FCA (2019-In Progress)

At the request of Dubai Asset Management (Dubai AM), STAR Property Inspection (“STAR”) has conducted this Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) at their Communities, namely, Shorooq, Ghoroob, Remraam, Layan, and Al Khail Gate located in Dubai. The purpose of Facility Condition Assessment was to provide the current status of their communities as well as the issues and recommendations for the rectifications or improvement of their properties to make an informed business decision.

Facility Condition Assessment report provides an overview summary across all the Facility containing: details of the scope of the work provided, a summary of the facility details, a facility expenditure summary, aggregated condition rating, key findings, probable cause for deficiencies, prioritization of work, recommendations for rectifications and upgrades, and an identification of work type over the study period. The Facility Condition Index (FCI) and Facility Condition Needs Index (FCNI) are calculated for the facilities which are used in Facilities Management to provide a benchmark to compare the relative condition of a group of facilities.

The assessments were conducted using facility information and visual observations of the facilities. The assessment of the building/site elements was performed using methods and procedures that are consistent with standard commercial and customary practices outlined in ASTM Standard E2018-15 for PCA assessments. The identified defects are captured using our in-house software, named Aladdin.

The software simplifies the assessments by simply using an in-house application, called the Aladdin Mobile Inspection App. The inspection starts by identifying the issues; through the mobile app selects the asset, under the asset, tick the corresponding issue, recommendation, and location, lastly capture the image as evidence. After issues are collected on-site, a report is then generated through the Web Application, namely the Aladdin Web App. The application generates Executive Summary and Summary of Issues by Severity (High, Moderate, and Low) which can be used in the final report.