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due diligence and assessment services
Rapidly understand the condition, value, risks and opportunities associated with your commercial property assets
For buyers, lenders, owners, contractors, facility and compliance managers, EBI’s Due Diligence and Assessment services provide you with timely insights to make business decisions, fast. We’re proud to be nationally ranked as a top three provider of commercial real estate due diligence services and trusted by clients for 35 years to quickly evaluate the challenges and opportunities associated with different property types across their lifecycle.
Assess • Advise • Improve • Verify
what we do
Deliver high quality, responsive services nationwide
We go beyond other firms, who only provide pre-acquisition due diligence, to provide comprehensive assessment services across the entire asset lifecycle, both locally and nationwide.
- NRapidly understand the material condition and risks associated with your infrastructure, building, property portfolio or project
- NMake the best investment decisions, fast
- NAccelerate your time to deal closure
- NNavigate environmental and property condition complexities
- NBuild out your CAPEX budget and hold strategy
- NEnsure compliance
How we do it
An Integrated suite of services
We are unique in our ability to deliver high quality, responsive due diligence and assessment services across the entire asset lifecycle nationwide.
1. assess
Rapidly understand the condition, value, opportunities, feasibility, and risks associated with your infrastructure, building or property portfolio.
2. Advise
Navigate the complexities of your commercial real estate environment by tapping into advice and guidance from our highly experienced nationwide experts.
3. Improve
Maximize your building portfolio’s asset value and yields by improving the overall energy, efficiency, and environmental performance as we help you accelerate your path to green building compliance and minimize the risk of owning stranded (brown) assets.
4. Verify
Ensure your infrastructure, buildings, and construction projects comply with specific building standards, regulations, permitting, and investment requirements.
Browse through our services
✓ Energy & Sustainability Assessment Services
✓ Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP) Assessments
✓ Energy Benchmarking
✓ Green Certification Gap Analysis
✓ Energy/Carbon Compliance Assessments
✓ ESG Site Checklist
✓ Solar Assessments
✓ ESG Strategic Assessment Services
✓ ESG Policy Assessment
✓ ESG Framework Feasibility & Gap/Competitor Analysis
✓ Materiality Assessments
✓ ESG Property/Program Assessment
✓ ESG Data Management
✓ Transition Risk Assessment
✓ Decarbonization/SBTi
✓ Environmental Management Systems (EMS), ISO 14001 Feasibility
✓ Reporting Baseline: GRESB, TCFD, GRI, SASB, UN PRI, CDP
✓ Resiliency
✓ Corporate Communications
✓ EV Strategy & Incentives
✓ Environmental, Health & Safety Assessment Services
✓ Industrial Hygiene Qualitative Risk Assessments
✓ Healthcare / Joint Commission Gap Assessments
✓ Environmental / EPA Gap Assessments
✓ OSHA Compliance Gap Assessments
✓ Environmental, Health & Safety Risk Assessments
✓ Environmental / Indoor Air Quality / Mold / Odor Assessment & Testing
✓ Building Investigation & Remediation Assessment Services
✓ Asbestos, Lead, PCBs, & Other Hazardous Materials Inspection, & Risk Assessment Services
✓ Mold & Moisture Assessments
✓ Radon Testing, & Remediation System Inspection Services
✓ Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Assessments
✓ Water Intrusion & Weather Damage Assessments
✓ Regulatory Compliance Assessments
✓ Site Investigation & Remediation Assessment Services
✓ Soil, Groundwater, Sediment & Surface Water Testing
✓ Soil Vapor, Indoor Air, & Vapor Intrusion Assessments
✓ Geophysical Evaluations & Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Surveys
✓ PFAS Testing & Remediation in Drinking Water, Groundwater & Soil
✓ Asbestos, Lead, Radon, PCB & Hazardous Materials Surveys
✓ Ecological & Human Health Risk Characterization
✓ Acquisitions (& Capital Asset Management) Assessment Services
✓ Capital Needs Assessment (CNA)
✓ Mechanical Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Reports
✓ Roof Reports
✓ Structural Evaluations
✓ Fire & Life Safety Reports
✓ ESG & Sustainability Checklists
✓ Tenant Move-In & Move-Out Surveys
✓ Accessibility Reviews
✓ Cost Segregation Study
✓ Construction Loan Monitoring Assessment Services
✓ Construction Plan & Cost Reviews
✓ Property Monitoring Report (For Insurance Claim Completion)
✓ AEC Architecture Engineering & Cost (AEC) review (specific for HUD loans)
✓ Structural Evaluations
✓ Fire & Life Safety Reports
✓ ESG & Sustainability Checklists
✓ Tenant Move-In & Move-Out Surveys
✓ Accessibility Reviews
✓ Cost Segregation Study
✓ RF-EME Assessment Services
✓ RF Theoretical Modeling Reports
✓ RF Zoning Reports
✓ Pre Construction Field Monitoring Reports
✓ Noise Modeling Reports
✓ Interference Analysis
✓ Traditional Due Diligence Assessment Services
✓ Environmental Site Assessments (ESA)
✓ Zoning Reports
✓ ALTA Surveys
✓ Seismic Risk Assessment Services
✓ Multifamily Agency Assessment Services
✓ Environmental Site Assessment (ESA)
✓ Seismic Risk Assessment Service
✓ HEROS
✓ Green Energy Assessments
✓ ALTA Survey
✓ Zoning Report
✓ Telecom Environmental Assessment Services
✓ NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) Assessments
✓ Biological Assessment Services
✓ SHPO (State Historic Preservation Office) Assessment
✓ Archaeology Assessment Services
✓ Tribal Consultation Services
✓ 1A/2C Surveys
✓ Geotechnical Surveys
✓ Avian Surveys
✓ Project Management Services
✓ Risk Analysis
✓ Permitting and Entitlements Services
✓ Pre-Construction Services
✓ Energy Audit & Road Map Development ✓ Decarbonization Audit & Road Map Development ✓ ESG Strategic Advisory Services ✓ Green Certification Feasibility Studies ✓ Energy Simulation & Modeling ✓ Tax Credit Analysis ✓ Utility Rebate Analysis ✓ Water Audit & Road Map Development ✓ ESG Policy Development & Strategic Advising ✓ ESG Framework Feasibility & Gap/Competitor Analysis ✓ Materiality Results ✓ ESG Property/Program Strategy ✓ ESG Data Management Strategy ✓ Transition Risk Strategy ✓ Decarbonization/SBTi ✓ EMS/ISO 14001 Compliance Strategy ✓ Reporting Baseline: GRESB, TCFD, GRI, SASB, UN PRI, CDP ✓ Resiliency Plan ✓ Corporate Communications Plan ✓ EV Strategy & Incentives Options ✓ Industrial Hygiene Assessment Advisory Services ✓ Industrial Hygiene Qualitative Risk Advisory Services ✓ Healthcare / Joint Commission Gap Advisory Services ✓ Environmental / EPA Gap Advisory Services ✓ OSHA Compliance Gap Advisory Services ✓ Environmental, Health & Safety Risk Advisory Services ✓ Environmental / Indoor Air Quality / Mold / Odor Advisory Services ✓ Asbestos, lead, PCBs, & Other Hazardous Materials; Transactional, Facility & Project Management, Advisory & Cost Forecasting Services ✓ Mold & Moisture Consulting & Advisory Services ✓ Radon Remediation Cost Forecasting; Radon-Resistant New-Construction Design Services ✓ Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Remediation, Design-Plan Development & Cost-Forecasting Services ✓ Water Intrusion Source Determination & Advisory Services ✓ Water-Intrusion & Weather-Damage, Remediation & Restoration Design & Cost Forecasting Services ✓ Hazardous materials, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Program Development ✓ End-to-End Assessment, Program Development & Portfolio Advisory Services ✓ Soil Pre-Characterization for Pre-Construction Strategy ✓ Construction-Related Remediation Specifications & Contingency Plans ✓ Soil Management & Dewatering Management Plans ✓ Environmental Health & Safety Plans (HASP) ✓ Property Condition Advisory Services ✓ Capital Needs Advisory Service (CAM) ✓ Mechanical Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Advisory Services ✓ Roof Advisory Services ✓ Structural Advisory Services ✓ Fire & Life Safety Advisory Services ✓ ESG & Sustainability Advisory Services ✓ Tenant Move-In & Move-Out Advisory Services ✓ Accessibility Advisory Services ✓ Cost Segregation Advisory Services ✓ Construction Plan & Cost Advisory Services ✓ RF Theoretical Modeling Advisory Services ✓ RF Design Phase Advisory Services ✓ On-Site EME Advisory Services ✓ On-Site Mitigation Advisory Services ✓ Property Condition Advisory Services ✓ Environmental Site Advisory Services ✓ Zoning Advisory Services ✓ ALTA Surveys Advisory Services ✓ Seismic Risk Advisory Services ✓ Environmental Site Advisory services ✓ Seismic Risk Advisory services ✓ HEROS ✓ Green Energy Advisory services ✓ ALTA Survey Advisory services ✓ Zoning Advisory services ✓ Soil & Groundwater Remediation Advisory Services ✓ Biological Advisory Services ✓ SHPO (State Historic Preservation Offices) Advisory Services ✓ Archeology Monitoring Services ✓ Tribal Artifacts Monitoring Services ✓ Avian Monitoring & Nest Removal Permitting ✓ Direct and Manage Project Work ✓ Project Cost Development and Management ✓ Communications Management ✓ Schedule Management✓ Energy & Sustainability Advisory Services
✓ ESG Strategic Advisory Services
✓ Environmental, Health & Safety Advisory Services
✓ Building Investigation & Remediation Advisory Services
✓ Site Investigation & Remediation Advisory Services
✓ Acquisitions (& Capital Asset Management) Advisory Services
✓ Construction Loan Monitoring Advisory Services
✓ RF-EME Advisory Services
✓ Traditional Due Diligence Advisory Services
✓ Multifamily Agency Advisory Services
✓ Telecom Environmental Advisory Services
✓ Project Management Services
✓ Green Certification Facilitation ✓ Existing Systems Retro-Commissioning ✓ Sustainability Design Review & Optimization ✓ Air & Water-Flow Testing & Balancing Optimization ✓ Data Collection Management ✓ Sustainable Design Charrettes ✓ ESG Property/Program Roadmap ✓ Reporting Improvement Plans: GRESB, TCFD, GRI, SASB, UN PRI, CDP ✓ Decarbonization/SBTi Action Plan Implementation ✓ ESG Data Management Roadmap ✓ Health & Safety / OSHA Compliance Program Development ✓ Health & Safety Training ✓ Environmental / EPA Compliance Program Development ✓ Environmental Permitting Service ✓ Asbestos, lead, PCBs, & Other Hazardous Materials Maintenance, Repairs, & Abatement Services ✓ Mold & Moisture Remediation Services ✓ Radon Remediation; Radon-Resistant New-Construction, & Installation Management Services ✓ Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Remediation & Enhancement ✓ Water-Intrusion & Weather-Damage Rapid Response & Restoration Services ✓ Abatement Management, Oversight & Final Clearance Services ✓ Regulatory Permitting ✓ Construction Project Abatement Bidding, Permitting, Construction Administration, Management, Air Monitoring, Reporting & Project Closeout Services ✓ Hazardous Materials, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Program, Training & Ongoing Implementation Support ✓ Program Development for Consistent Standards-of-Care Across Your Asset Portfolio ✓ Emergency Response for Spills/Releases of Hazardous Materials & Petroleum Products ✓ Facility Decommissioning ✓ Demolition & Construction Oversight ✓ Underground Storage Tank (UST) & Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Decommissioning & Removal ✓ Contaminated Soil Management & Disposal ✓ Construction Dewatering Permitting, Management, & Disposal ✓ Remediation System Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance (Contaminated Soil, Groundwater, Soil Vapor, Indoor Air) ✓ Design & Installation of Sub-Slab Depressurization Systems (SSDS) ✓ Design & Installation of Contaminant Vapor Barrier Systems ✓ Air, Dust & Noise Monitoring During Construction ✓ Brownfield Redevelopment Services & Facilitation of Brownfield Tax Credits ✓ Sign & Barrier Installation ✓ RF Safety Training ✓ Stakeholder Engagement and Management ✓ Change Order Management ✓ Project Resource Management ✓ Project Quality Management✓ Energy & Sustainability Improvement Services
✓ ESG Improvement Services
✓ Environment, Health & Safety Improvement Services
✓ Building Investigation & Remediation Improvement Services
✓ Site Investigation & Remediation Improvement Services
✓ Acquisitions (& Capital Asset Management) Improvement Services
✓ Construction Loan Monitoring
✓ RF-EME Improvement Services
✓ Multifamily Agency Improvement Services
✓ Telecom Environmental Improvement Services
✓ Project Management Services
✓ Energy Star Scoring/Certification ✓ New Design MEP Commissioning ✓ Energy & Carbon Compliance Reporting ✓ Post-Occupancy & Warranty Review ✓ Blower Door Envelope Leakage Testing ✓ ESG Performance Reporting ✓ Compliance Filing & Exemption Management ✓ Measurement & Verification of Energy Systems ✓ ESG Performance Reporting ✓ EMS/ISO 14001 Compliance/Certification Support ✓ Industrial Hygiene Verification Services ✓ Healthcare / Joint Commission Verification Services ✓ Environmental / EPA Verification Services ✓ OSHA Compliance Verification Services ✓ Environmental, Health & Safety Verification Services ✓ Indoor Air Quality / Mold / Odor Verification Services ✓ Environmental Compliance Calendar Services ✓ Asbestos, lead, PCBs, & Other Hazardous Materials Inspection, Compliance & Permitting Services ✓ Mold & Moisture Inspection, Compliance, & Permitting Services ✓ Radon Inspection, Testing, & Compliance Services ✓ Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Inspection & Verification Services ✓ Water-Intrusion & Weather-Damage Restoration Closeout Certification & Legal/Insurance Support Services ✓ Abatement management, Oversight & Final Clearance Inspection ✓ Compliance Inspection & Reporting ✓ Construction Project, Hazardous Materials Abatement Closeout Certification ✓ Hazardous Materials, Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Program, Compliance Auditing ✓ Ongoing Program Compliance Audits ✓ Regulatory Compliance: Goal is “No Further Action” (NFA) letter issued by the regulatory agency ✓ Quantification & Management of Facility, Portfolio, & Corporate Environmental Liabilities ✓ Environmental Compliance Audits ✓ Environmental Reserve Planning ✓ Annual 10-K Reporting ✓ Expert Witness & Litigation Support Services ✓ Structural Inspection & Verification Services ✓ BOMA Verification Services ✓ Accessibility Compliance & Verification Services ✓ Property Monitoring Reports (for insurance claim verification) ✓ Construction Close Out Reports ✓ Field Monitoring Verification ✓ Noise Monitoring Verification ✓ RF Site Installation Audits ✓ Repairs Inspection & Verification Services ✓ Provide Subject Matter Expertise ✓ Project Closeout/Turn Over Services ✓ Provide Scope Validation✓ Energy & Sustainability Verification Services
✓ ESG Verification Services
✓ Environment, Health & Safety Verification Services
✓ Building Investigation & Remediation Verification Services
✓ Site Investigation & Remediation Verification Services
•State regulatory cleanup programs (hazardous waste site cleanup programs, UST programs, voluntary cleanup programs (VCP), brownfield programs)
•State Licensed Professional Geologist (PG) & Professional Engineer (PE) Services nationwide
•Massachusetts Licensed Site Professional (LSP) & Massachusetts Contingency Plan (MCP) Services
•Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) Services
•New Jersey Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Services
•New York City OER & E-Designation Compliance✓ Acquisitions (& Capital Asset Management) Services
✓ Construction Loan Monitoring Verification Services
✓ RF-EME Verification Services
✓ Traditional Due Diligence Improvement Services
✓ Multifamily Agency Verification Services
✓ Telecom Environmental Verification Services
✓ Project Management Services
DEEP EXPERTISE - NATIONAL COVERAGE
Our experts leverage our proprietary assessment methodologies, benchmarking, regulation and analytics tools across EBI’s six core capability domains to drive value for clients across the U.S.
Due diligence • Environmental, health and safety solutions • ESG, energy and sustainability solutions • Building and site investigation, hazardous waste remediation • Project management and engineering • Construction loan monitoring and engineering
WE’VE GOT YOUR WORKPLACE AND BUILDING ENVIRONMENT COVERED.
Practice Leaders
DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE
DARCEY HOTT
VP, Real Estate Operational Services
STEPHANIE TRUEB
Senior Technical Director, Real Estate ESA Services
DAN BALBO
Senior Technical Director, Real Estate PCA Services
testimonials
What our clients say
I have worked with EBI Consulting for over 15 years when financing for our Agency business. They deliver high quality reports in a timely manner and have a firm understanding of the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guidelines. We rely on EBI’s experts to identify all important issues and provide the proper recommendations for our due diligence reports. EBI’s experts continuously provide us with these services, and an excellent understanding/balance of business practicality and environmental and engineering capabilities.
Executive Vice President
Agency Lending Institution
EBI has provided high quality cost and architectural reviews, environmental services, including Phase I and PCNAs over the last 10 years. The unique business perspective that EBI adds to its environmental due diligence of commercial properties has proven to be invaluable to our company. In dealing with complex environmental issues, EBI’s team of experts is able to identify the truly important issues from the less important ones. EBI provides an outstanding balance of business sensibility and environmental capabilities.
Vice President
Lending Institution
I would like to thank you for the exceptional service EBI has provided. Your commitment to delivering high quality products and services on time, every time, has not only met but exceeded my expectations. In summary, EBI’s performance has been outstanding. Please extend my thanks for your team’s hard work and dedication.
Network Engineering and Operations Manager
Major Wireless Carrier
Case studies
SUCCESS IN THE FIELD
Portfolio due diligence: 200+ sites in 10 days
Venetian Resort Las Vegas / VICI Properties
MANAGING $30B WORTH OF ASSETS NATIONWIDE WITH EBI CONSULTING
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