About the course

In this presentatioon a highly regarded structural engineer shares his expertise on how to identify structural issues as part of the reserve study process. This includes a discussion of different building material and their structural characteristics and the critical areas to look for in different building types. Reserve specialists are not expected to be structural experts but this session helps reserve specialists understand how to identify potential structural issues and know when to recommend that a structural engineer be engaged to evaluate issues.

Mitchell Frumkin

Mitchell H. Frumkin is founder and president of Kipcon Inc., a full-service engineering firm which provides engineering and design services across a full range of disciplines, specializing in community associations. Mr. Frumkin is a frequent speaker and writer on the state and national levels for the Community Associations Institute (CAI). He continues to lead the national effort in the development and upgrading of standards for both Reserve Study’s as well as Transition Study’s for community associations. He has served as the chair of a joint task force between CAI and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) dealing with the transition of community associations from developer to homeowner control. This task force published a paper entitled, Best Practices: Transitions which, under Mr. Frumkin’s leadership is in the process of being updated. He also teaches on an ongoing basis senior level CAI classes such as M-370, “Managing Developing Communities” and M-320 “High Rise Maintenance and Management”. LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - Professional Engineer (multiple states) - Community Association Institute Reserve Specialist PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITIONS - Community Associations Institute – Past President National, NJ and PA Chapters - CAI - National Research Foundation, Past President

Curriculum

1 Chapter · 1 Lesson

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    The Structure and the Reserve Study, What's In and What's Not

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      The Structure and the Reserve Study, What's In and What's Not

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