Condoland – Addendum: Advanced Building Structure | Jeremy Nixon & Shawn Trudel with Eric Plant

🏢 CondoLand – Addendum Welcome to CondoLand – Addendum, a podcast series by ACMO where we follow up on key discussions from our webinars, events, and training sessions. You spoke — we listened. This This is our follow-up space to keep the conversation going and support each other in navigating condo life together. In this episode, we follow up on ACMO’s Advanced Building Structure Certificate Course, held on March 5, 2026. 💬 The original course featured expert insights from: • Jeremy Nixon, P.Eng., BSS – President at Brown & Beattie Ltd. • Shawn Trudel, M.BSc., BSS – Senior Project Technologist at Brown & Beattie Ltd. • Eric Plant – Director at Brilliant Property Management Inc.. (ACMO Past President) We’re pleased to bring Jeremy and Shawn back for this follow-up discussion, with Eric Plant returning as host. From reinforced concrete and corrosion to wood-frame construction, mass timber, steel structures, and precast concrete, every building material presents its own benefits, vulnerabilities, and maintenance considerations. In this episode, our guests address questions raised by course participants and explore how building materials deteriorate, why construction quality matters, and what condominium managers should consider consider when planning for repairs and long-term building performance. The conversation also looks ahead to the maintenance challenges facing increasingly complex and taller buildings, highlighting the importance of proactive inspections, realistic reserve fund planning, and protecting future owners from avoidable financial pressures. 📌 Whether you manage a low-rise wood-frame property or a high-rise concrete building, this episode offers practical insights to help you better understand the structures you manage. 📬 Stay connected with ACMO: 🎙️ ACMO Podcast: CondoLand 🌐 Website: https://www.acmo.org 📧 Email: info@acmo.org 📸 Instagram:   / acmo_org   🔗 LinkedIn:   / acmo   #ACMOPodcast #CondoLandAddendum #BuildingStructures #BuildingMaintenance #CondoManagers #OntarioCondos #ACMO