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paving, roofing, siding and drainage for all types of
facilities. We are currently the engineers for projects
involving extensive structural repairs as well as complete
facade replacements. Kipcon is also an equity partner with
Energy Squared LLC which specializes in a full range of
mechanical system upgrades and is one of the top Pay for
Performance partners in the state having coordinated the
capture of millions of dollars of energy efficiency incentives
for our associations!
Have you or your company received any
recent awards or certifications?
The thing that makes us most proud is when our staff
members strive to take their professional expertise to
the next level. This has recently been shown by Melissa
Lathrop, who has obtained her professional engineering
license, and Doug Schnorr for becoming certified in the
inspection and evaluation of playground equipment. We
now also have four staff members (John Steven, Brandon
Femia, Melissa Lathrop and myself, Mitch Frumkin) with
their Reserve Specialist designation. In addition, I have
recently taken all of the necessary educational classes
to become both a mediator or arbitrator for construction
defect claims.
What trends do you see for the Community
Association Industry?
The community association form of homeownership contin-
ues to grow. Currently 15% of residential housing nationwide
is a community association while 60% of all new housing is
being developed as an association. In our geographic area
it is closer to 100%! The industry has grown steadily which,
from an engineering perspective, translates into an aging infra-
structure that, unless maintained and upgraded on an ongoing
basis, can lead associations into a financial crisis and a loss
a value. The trend I see is more recognition of the importance
of physical evaluations by qualified firms using Reserve Studies
as the tool to do this!
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