Operating research · US & Canada

Research section 05

The asset

The building and everything in it is being consumed: wear, reserves, capex, insurance, and tax mechanics.

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Rows of tall banquet chair stacks in an event venue storage room

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  1. 01 What Breaks First: The Wear Economics of a VenueChairs, floors, linens, restrooms, HVAC — everything in a venue is being consumed a little at every event. How to see wear as a per-event cost and fund replacement before it funds itself. 6 min
  2. 02 The Replacement Reserve: Funding FF&E Before It FailsChairs, tables, linens, AV, kitchen kit — everything in the building is on a countdown. The lifecycle ledger, the reserve schedule it generates, and where the money should physically sit. 4 min