Resources We Use
 
Reserve Advisors, Inc. utilizes numerous resources of national and local data to conduct its Professional Services. A concise list of several of these resources follows.

Association of Construction Inspectors (ACI), the largest professional organization for those involved in construction inspection and construction project management. ACI is also the leading association providing standards, guidelines, regulations, education, training, and professional recognition in a field that has quickly become important procedure for both residential and commercial construction, found on the web at http://www.iami.org/aci.

ASHRAE, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc., devoted to the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration; recognized as the foremost, authoritative, timely and responsive source of technical and educational information, standards and guidelines, found on the web at http://www/ashrae.org. Reserve Advisors, Inc. actively participates in its local chapter and holds individual memberships.

Community Associations Institute, America's leading advocate for responsible communities noted as the only national organization dedicated to fostering vibrant, responsive, competent community associations. Their mission is to assist community associations in promoting harmony, community, and responsible leadership.

Marshall & Swift, the worldwide provider of building cost data, co-sourcing solutions, and estimating technology for the property and casualty insurance industry found on the web at http://www.msbinfo.com.

R.S. Means CostWorks, North America's leading supplier of construction cost information. As a member of the Construction Market Data Group, Means provides accurate and up-to-date cost information that helps owners developers, architects, engineers, contractors and others to carefully and precisely project and control the cost of both new building construction and renovation projects found on the web at http://www.rsmeans.com.

Reserve Advisors, Inc. Confidential and proprietary technical resources distributed and archived within the firm comprise the following significant resources:

  • Historical costs from thousands of capital repair and replacement projects
  • Library of numerous periodicals of engineering disciplines, chapter community associations
  • Local contractor quotes and bids for current repair and replacement projects
  • Product literature from manufacturers of building products and building systems