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Corporate Offices
Corporate office buildings house business operations ranging from small professional firms to multinational headquarters. Assessment priorities include structural adequacy for open-plan floor loading, fire compartmentation between tenancies, HVAC system performance in tropical climates, electrical capacity for IT-intensive operations, and compliance with occupancy certificates and fire licences.
Shopping Centres
Shopping centres are multi-tenant retail complexes with high public occupancy, complex fire-safety requirements, multiple means of egress, centralised building management systems, common-area maintenance obligations, and shared infrastructure including HVAC, fire suppression, vertical transportation and car parking.
Hospitals
Hospitals and healthcare facilities are complex buildings with critical infrastructure requirements including uninterruptible power, medical gas systems, infection control through HVAC, fire safety for non-ambulatory patients, radiation shielding, and compliance with healthcare-specific regulations and international standards.