BLAST Resources

Useful before the drawings begin.

Tools and observations for understanding a property, gathering a better record, and identifying the questions that can change a project before larger commitments are made.

Interactive property brief

Project Desk

A private, browser-based checklist for organizing a property, proposed use, available records, constraints, unknowns, and next decisions.

Open Project Desk

Practical checklists

Decision Guides

Focused questions and document lists for owners, tenants, brokers, and builders approaching consequential property decisions.

Browse the guides

Records from practice

Field Notes

Specific observations about existing conditions, drawing history, design decisions, construction, and how buildings are actually used.

Read Field Notes

Official readings in context

Market Conditions

Source-transparent material, capital, labor, spending, and permit readings. Context for a conversation—not a bid, forecast, or recommendation.

Review the conditions

A clear boundary

Information can improve a decision. It cannot replace project-specific judgment.

These resources are educational and organizational. They do not establish zoning approval, code compliance, construction cost, professional scope, or suitability for a specific property.

Discuss a property or question