KOW Glossary

Terms to know

Term
AB 2579
ASTM E1527-05 Standard – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
ASTM E1527-13 Standard – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
ASTM E1527-21 Standard – Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
ASTM E2018 Standard Property Condition Assessments
ASTM E2026-07 Standard – Seismic Risk Assessment of Buildings
ASTM E2026-16a Standard – Seismic Risk Assessment of Buildings
ASTM E2557-07 Standard – Earthquake Probable Maximum Loss (PML)
ASTM E2557-16a Standard – Earthquake Probable Maximum Loss (PML)
Accessory Structure
All Appropriate Inquiry (AAI)
American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM)
American Land Title Association (ALTA)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Annual Deferred Maintenance Inspections and Monitoring
Architectural, Engineering and Cost (AEC) Review
Asbestos Containing Material
Asphalt Cores
Associated Waterproofing Elements
Atterberg Limits Testing
Bearing Capacity
Bedarfsausweis
Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser
Building Inspection
Building Operations and Maintenance O&M manual
Building Regulations
Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology
Building Surveyor
Business Environmental Risk
CARB Phase II composite wood
Cadastral (Cadastre) Agency
Canadian Standards Association (CSA Z768-01) (R2016)
Certificate of Occupancy
Certified Access Specialist (CASp) program
Certified Environmental Manager (CEM)
Certified Hazardous Materials Manager
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Code Violations
Compaction Testing
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
Compressed Air Drilling
Conceptual Site Model
Condition Survey
Cone Penetrometer Testing
Construction Bond
Construction Progress Monitoring
Construction Risk Management
Construction waste management / tipping receipts
Contaminants of Concern (COCs)
Contaminated Land Register
Continuous Soil Core Sampling
Contractor Evaluation
Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition (CREC)
Corrosion Testing
Cost to Complete
Crack Meters
DOB Zero Energy Ready Homes ZERH
Dark Sky certified exterior lighting
De Minimis Conditions
Dilapidation Survey
Direct Push Drilling
Direct Shear Testing
Double-Ring Infiltration Testing
Dry Density
ENERGY STAR Multifamily New Construction (ES MFNC / ESMFNC)
ENERGY STAR appliances
EPA Indoor AirPlus
ESG Consult
ESG Real Estate Consultancy
ESG Real Estate Report
ESG+R
Easement
Electrical Resistivity
Elevated Exterior Elements
Encroachment
Energielabel (Energy Label)
Energy Audit
Energy Performance Certificate (EPC)
Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)
Enterprise Green Communities 2015 / 2020 / 2025 NYC Overlay V2 (EGC)
Environmental Consultant
Environmental Professional (EP)
Environmental Protection Act (Wet milieubeheer – Wm)
Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
Ephemeral Stream
Expected Useful Life (EUL)
Fannie Mae Physical Needs Assessment (PNA)
Flood Risk Assessment (FRA)
Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
Floor Elevation Survey
FloorScore certified LVT
Formaldehyde free
Freddie Mac Multifamily Green Advantage
Freddie Mac Property Condition Report
Full Building Survey
Funds Administration and Disbursement
Geologic Services
Geotechnical Exploration
Geotechnical Fieldwork
Geotechnical Pavement Design
Geotechnical Review
Grain Size Analysis
HUD / FHA Project Capital Needs Assessment (PCNA)
Headwater Streams
High albedo
Historical Recognized Environmental Condition (HREC)
Hollow Stem and Solid Stem Auger Drilling
Immediate Repairs Table
Impervious Surface Coverage
Improvement Conformance Status
Inclinometers
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Insurable Replacement Value (IRV)
Integrated Pest Management IPM
Intermittent Stream
Karst Formations
LA Existing Building Energy & Water Efficiency Ordinance (EBEWE)
LED high efficacy lighting
Land Contamination Report
Land Registry
Land Survey
Landfill Directive
Landscaping without invasive species
Lateral Earth Pressures
Lead Based Paint
Lead Risk Assessment
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification
Lease Entrance/Exit Condition Assessment (LECA)
Legal Conforming
Legal Nonconforming
Legionella water management plan
Licensed Environmental Professional
Liquidated Damages
Listed Building
Load-Bearing Components
Lot Width
Low VOC paints / primers / adhesives / sealants
MA Licensed Site Professional (LSP)
Maximum Height
Measured Survey
Mechanics’ Lien
Mid-Construction Compliance Inspection
Migrate / Migration
Miller Act
Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES)
Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys
Modified Split-Spoon Sampler Standard Penetration Test (SPT)
Moisture Content
Mud-Rotary Drilling
NEN 2767
National Engineering and Environmental Due Diligence Association (NEEDDA)
National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
Net Zero
New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP)
Non-ductile Concrete
OCC Handbook on Commercial Real Estate
Off-street Parking
Omgevingswet
Party Wall Act
Party Wall Surveyor
Passive House PHIUS
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
Percolation Testing
Perennial Stream
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Physical Deficiencies
Planning Permission
Plat Map or Survey Map
Pocket Penetrometer
Portfolio Manager utility benchmarking
Pre-Construction Document and Cost Analysis
Probable Maximum Loss (PML)
Proctor Testing
Professional Land Surveyor
Project and Budget Review
Property Condition Assessment / Property Condition Report
Property Jurisdiction
RICS
RICS Red Book
Ratification
Real / Landed Servitudes
Recognized Environmental Condition (REC)
Record Documents (for ALTA Land Title Surveys)
Registered Accessibility Specialist
Registered Environmental Assessor (REA)
Registered Roof Observer
Remaining Useful Life (RUL)
Replacement Reserves Table
Resilient energy systems / efficient generators
Retaining Wall Design
Retro-commissioning (RCx)
Rock Core Drilling
Scenario Expected Loss (SEL)
Scenario Upper Loss (SUL)
Schedule of Condition
Secured Creditor Exemption / Lender Liability Amendments
Setback
Shelby Tube Sampler