Learn the difference between curtain walls and window walls, and key inspection points. Below are key highlights, expanded topics, and additional training resources. Fenestration refers to a building’s windows, doors,…
Learn how to inspect a terrace at a commercial building, including its condition, drainage, and safety considerations. Below are key highlights, expanded topics, and additional training resources. The ComSOP requires…
The International Standard of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties (ComSOP) 2026 is available free of charge as a web version, PDF book, and audiobook. To read the ComSOP, refer to…
Learn what smoke vents do, how they operate, and key inspection points. Below are key highlights, expanded topics, and additional training resources. A critical safety aspect of interior exit stairways…
This video highlights the use of safety-grade luminescent tape in interior exit stairways, supporting illumination when lighting conditions are limited. Below are key highlights, expanded topics, and additional training resources…
The video shows findings from a roof inspection and highlights opportunities for inspectors to provide clients with insight for informed financial decisions. Below are key highlights, expanded topics, and additional…
This video demonstrates how to use an evacuation map to identify and inspect the means of egress and document fire and life safety features. Below are key highlights, expanded topics,…
Video Overview Learn common access requirements for low-slope roofs, key inspection checkpoints, and safety procedures. When a building is four or more stories high with an occupied low-slope roof (less…
Video Overview Learn how cooling towers cycle water and how backflow risks from cross-connections are controlled. The ComSOP requires commercial property inspectors to verify the presence of a backflow prevention…
Video Overview Learn how cooling towers operate using heat pumps and heat exchangers. Cooling towers are components of a building’s central HVAC system. At a basic level, cooling towers reject…
Video Overview Learn to inspect commercial roof drainage systems, identify primary and secondary drain components, and recognize common drainage deficiencies. Roof drainage is a critical system on low-slope roofs. Unlike…
Video Overview Learn to inspect parapet walls, identify assembly components, and common defects. A parapet is a low wall around the perimeter of a low-slope roof. It functions as an…