Atlanta, GA – October 13, 2010 – zumBrunnen, Inc., an independent building consulting firm, is exhibiting at the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) Annual Conference on Sunday, October 17, 2010. The two-day conference is being held at the Grand Hyatt in Atlanta, GA.
SAIS is an organization of independent elementary and secondary schools throughout the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. SAIS provides member schools with leadership, accreditation and professional development resources. Members attending the 2010 conference will have the opportunity to select from multiple high-level educational sessions and meet with exhibitors that specialize in assisting private schools. For more information, please visit www.sais.org.
zumBrunnen specializes in providing educational clients with comprehensive facility assessments and capital replacement reserve budget studies, trademarked as Campus Wide FacilityForecast® Studies, as well as a broad range of independent building consulting services. zumBrunnen helps schools analyze facilities and develop long-term (20+ year) strategic capital plans to ensure adequate funding from boards, supporters and foundations to achieve long-range objectives. zumBrunnen helps key administrators make critical decisions to either repair, renovate, reposition or replace a building, or possibly an entire campus. The firm also provides consulting services for new construction to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest quality standards.
zumBrunnen, Inc. was founded in 1989. The Atlanta-based firm specializes in construction consulting, facility assessments, property condition assessments and long-range capital reserve planning services for a diverse list of national clients. The firm is also recognized for their proprietary FacilityForecast® Software System, a unique facilities condition assessment and budgeting tool designed to forecast and manage long-term capital replacement expenses and to provide custom reserve funding plans designed to their client’s business model.
The firm has completed notable projects in a variety of market sectors including education, senior living, institutional, healthcare, multi-family, mixed use, retail, office, warehouse, industrial, hospitality and public assembly. In addition to membership in SAIS and the North Carolina Association of Independent Schools (NCAIS), the firm is involved in various other professional associations such as the Association of Professional Reserve Analysts (APRA), American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and various state chapters, American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA), Community Associations Institute (CAI), Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Life Services Network (LSN) and the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC).
