Building intelligence for strata, between depreciation reports.
A depreciation report is a point-in-time plan. A lot changes in the five years between cycles, and every change touches the property value of the owners inside. Sentinel is led by licensed BC builders, the same construction professionals who design and deliver multi-family buildings, providing preventative inspections and clear reporting so building stakeholders identify developing concerns early, document conditions, and act on them before a deferred item becomes a special levy. When a finding needs an engineer, the report says so.
The Sentinel Asset Protection Program.
Quarterly inspections across the eleven systems where multi-family buildings most commonly fail, a written report after every visit, a call to council within 2 hours of leaving site about any Urgent finding, and the building's record in the Sentinel app.
A call within 2 hours
If an inspection finds something Urgent, Sentinel calls council within 2 hours of leaving site, then follows with the written report. Sentinel is not an emergency service. For an emergency, call 911 or an emergency contractor.
The Sentinel app
Each member building's record lives in the Sentinel app: inspection history, photos, findings and condition data in one place, for council and the property manager. Access starts when the service agreement is signed.
Structured building data system
Findings, photos and condition trends tracked for every member building, quarter after quarter. The record that supports capital planning and the next depreciation report.
How Sentinel protects building management.
Property managers carry complex building portfolios alongside everything else on their desk, and construction detail is its own discipline. Sentinel supplies that technical layer: documented conditions, clear priorities, and a record managers can point to when building problems come up.
Documented Conditions
Photo-documented inspection reports create a clear record of when conditions were observed, what was reported, and what was done next.
QC Program
An optional, separately billed visit where a Sentinel inspector documents and reports on a trade's work.
Preferred Vendor Program
Sentinel scopes and tenders work to trades in its network, and council contracts with the trade directly.
Clear Technical Communication
Sentinel translates complex construction issues into plain language so managers are not forced to interpret engineering reports alone.
Risk Transparency
Councils receive clear explanations of issues with urgency levels and recommended actions, in plain language.
Documented Evidence
Detailed reports, condition tracking, and photo evidence document what was observed and when, if disagreements arise.
Budget Support
Documented building condition data supports maintenance budgets and gives council evidence behind each line item.
Documented Oversight
Structured documentation evidences that the building was inspected on a schedule and that findings were reported and tracked.
Portfolio Differentiation
Offering Sentinel oversight gives management firms a documented technical layer to show owners and prospective clients.
Deterioration is inevitable. Surprise is not.
Your asset is only as sound as the envelope that surrounds it. Start with a short virtual presentation. We walk through what Sentinel does, answer questions, and let you decide if it fits. No proposal, no commitment, no pressure.