TIER 1 · ASTM International

ASTM E2018 PCA

This is the language Terracon, Rimkus, Partner, and lender reviewers expect. Finish it and you can talk about deficiencies, cost opinions, and report limits without bluffing.

Cost in the request

$599

Format

Online, self-paced, about 9 hours. Includes the standard and 0.9 CEU.

Lessons read

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Not a code inspection, not a Phase I environmental site assessment, and not a warranty that the building is fine.

Lessons

1. 01What a PCA is, and is not14 min · Explain the baseline PCA in one minute, and name five things it refuses to be.Open
2. 02User, consultant, and the file you walk in with12 min · Separate the user's duties from yours, and know which documents change the walk.Open
3. 03The walk: systems you actually look at16 min · Run a commercial walk in a repeatable order and know what 'good notes' contain.Open
4. 04Deficiencies, useful life, and the $3,000 line15 min · Classify what you saw into material deficiency, de minimis, or needs further study.Open
5. 05Opinions of cost and the PCR16 min · Split immediate, short-term, and long-term money, and outline a report a reviewer can use.Open
6. 06Lender PCA, agency scope, and FCA13 min · Tell a baseline PCA, a Fannie or Freddie scope, and an owner FCA apart.Open

Practice tests

• Baseline rules8 questions · 12 min · Scope, roles, and what the report is allowed to say.New
• Costs and classification9 questions · 12 min · Thresholds, buckets, and FCA math.New

Fieldbook is original study material so you walk into each paid course already oriented. It is not the ASTM standard, an OSHA outreach card, an ICC exam, a TREC license, or BCSP’s item bank. Code numbers and blueprint weights change by edition. Confirm them in the book or bulletin you will be tested on. Nothing here is legal, licensing, or benefits advice for your VR&E file.