Pippine Joins zumBrunnen as Senior Project Manager

zumBrunnen, the nation's leading construction consulting and facility assessment firm, recently appointed William Pippine, P.E., as Senior Project Manager.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 26, 2006

William R. Pippine, P.E., has been named Senior Project Manager for zumBrunnen, a national construction consulting and facility assessment firm based in Atlanta. Pippine has over 35 years of design, construction and code consulting experience in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining zumBrunnen, Pippine served as Regional Engineer for the New York State (NYS) Department of State Code Division and was an Area Supervisor for the NYS Office of General Services Design and Construction Group. Pippine is also a retired Lieutenant Colonel, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Reserve. He holds both a B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from Clarkson University and a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Buffalo. In his new position, Pippine will work directly with clients across the country, providing them with objective and thorough construction monitoring services, detailed facility assessment reports and accurate forecasts of replacement reserves for planning and budgeting purposes.

Firm Overview:

As the nation’s leading construction consulting and facility assessment firm, zumBrunnen has assisted over 1,000 clients in 25 markets. Established in 1989, zumBrunnen offers clients comprehensive and unbiased reports utilizing their proprietary FacilityForecast® software. The firm assists clients in monitoring and ensuring construction compliance, assessing facility condition and forecasting replacement reserves. zumBrunnen helps clients “eliminate the unexpected” by providing accurate data to empower their clients’ decision making process thereby reducing costly construction mistakes and eliminating unanticipated capital budget items.

Serving Diverse National Clients with Expertise in Multiple Markets:

zumBrunnen assists diverse national clients, such as: investment bankers, financial institutions, owners, real estate investors, property managers, asset managers, developers, design professionals, legal professionals and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The firm has expertise in multiple markets, including: institutional, civic, hospitality, public assembly, senior living, healthcare, multi-family housing, mixed use, office, retail, warehouse and industrial.

Offering Specialized Services to Address Complex Client Requirements:

As independent, third party consultants, zumBrunnen provides unbiased, accurate and timely reports for their clients. All of the firm’s senior project managers have a degree in engineering or construction management with a minimum of 20 years experience. zumBrunnen offers construction consulting services and FacilityForecast® Capital Replacement Reserve Studies to meet their clients’ complex needs. The firm also offers specialized services for developers, real estate companies, owners, acquisition teams, disposition teams, asset managers and property managers.

Removing the Guesswork from Budgeting and Forecasting:

FacilityForecast®, zumBrunnen’s proprietary facility assessment, budgeting and forecasting system, is designed to manage life-term capital replacement and operating expenses, depreciation and required repairs. The system supports single site facilities as well as national portfolios of properties. With over 15 different pre-programmed forecasting methods, FacilityForecast® enables users to achieve pinpoint accuracy with their projections.

For more information, please visit the company’s web site at http://www.zumbrunnen.com.

Contact:

Tom Doyen

Director of Sales and Business Development

zumBrunnen

404-601-4050

http://www.zumbrunnen.com

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