INTRODUCTION

INCODO Forensic Building Investigations is a small company – father, son, and daughter (sorry daughter and son that should be – she’s the eldest by a few gray hairs). No, we don’t want to expand.

What makes Incodo different?

Four words methodologies, equipment, qualifications, and core work.  We stay in our niche, have more toys than mmm lots and lots of surveyors,  and call what we practice ta-da “Forensic Building Pathology” – why?

Forensic

Because it means “ relating to or denoting the application of scientific methods and techniques to the investigation of crime” and some building and surveying work we review is simply criminal. Seriously, it also suggests investigating at a level so one can really assist the Court, so independence, expertise, and experience are expected.

Building

Because its both a noun and a verb –  so we investigate both buildings (n.) and some building work (v)

Pathology

Because it sounds good and we can up the rates. Little joke there.  The word is defined as “deviation from propriety or from an assumed normal state of something nonliving or nonmaterial” The term is often used in a medical context, but given buildings have skeletons, skins, alimentary canals, respire, contain beneficial and harmful organisms, have nervous systems, optical and audio systems, etc.

The analysis as to why a building is sick or dead – calling detailed investigation pathology is appropriate.

This is Incodo “BookBlog” Why?

We’ve lectured and written articles and had this back of the head thought of writing a book that takes building surveying to a higher level. So each section of the bookblog will be presented as chapters with subsections and the odd illustration.

If you copy and paste them in a word doc, hopefully, you will have a free book. Some sections will be updated if we find new toys or ways and means and it’s likely that it won’t be written in order. Sorry, but them’s the breaks.

What do we get out of it? On a noble basis – it’s for the good of the industry and giving back. ‘Yeah right,” I hear you say. Ok, that’s part of it – it is a free lunch. The other side of the coin is that hopefully dear reader, somebody from time to time will think- I’m sure Incodo can help, so yes it’s a fiendish tongue in the cheek marketing ploy. The writers are daddies so daddy jokes and the family quirky gene will shine through.

We’d like your help. Feel free to criticize – (we won’t listen) but if you have suggestions re chapters or subheadings – the bookblog will be a “live” document and if you want to contribute ( we don’t pay or respect your copyright) for the common good, feel free.

So the next blog will be chapter headings and welcome to the ride.