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13 R. S. Means Square Foot Costs (2002) was used as the industry standard for base cost calculations. R. S. Means is a nationally published reference tool for construction cost data. The book is updated yearly and establishes a"national average" for materials and labor prices for all types of building construction. The base costs derived from R. S. Means were reviewed, and modified if applicable, against our professional judgement and experience. A base cost was calculated by first establishing building class, building construction type, and construction quality level (residential construction)to obtain the appropriate Means cost per square foot. This cost was multiplied times the building square footage to obtain the total replacement cost for an individual building. Building Deficiencies: Step 1 (Systems Condition Deficiencies)—determining the combination of defects or deficiencies of sufficient total significance to justify substantial renovation or clearance. On-Site evaluations -Evaluation of each building was made by reviewing available information from city records and making interior and/or exterior evaluations. Deficiencies in structural elements, essential utilities and facilities, light and ventilation, fire protection including adequate egress, layout and condition of interior partitions, or similar factors, were noted by the evaluator. Systems Condition Deficiencies may or may not include Code Deficiencies as defined below. Energy code compliance was not considered for the purposes of determining Systems Condition Deficiencies. Deficiencies were combined and summarized for each building in order to determine their total significance. Building Deficiencies: Step 2 (Code Deficiencies)—determining technical conditions that are not in compliance with current building code applicable to new buildings and the cost to convect the deficiencies: On-Site evaluations -Evaluation of each building was made by reviewing available information from city records and making interior and/or exterior evaluations. On-site evaluations were completed using a standard checklist format. The standard checklist was derived from several standard building code plan review checklists and was intended to address the most common, easily identifiable code deficiencies. Mechanical Engineers,Electrical Engineers, and Building Code Officials were also consulted in the development of the checklist. Deficiencies were generally grouped into the following categories (category names are followed by its applicable building code): • Building accessibility—Minnesota Accessibility Code • Building egress, building construction—Uniform Building Code • Fire protection systems—Uniform Building Code • Food service—Minnesota Food Code • Energy code compliance—Minnesota Energy Code 7