Half of U.S. commercial space is 30+ years old — and capital systems fail on a schedule. Enter your building’s age and size to see what’s due, and what it costs to plan for near you.
Commercial systems wear out on predictable schedules — a low-slope roof lasts ~20–25 years, rooftop HVAC ~15–20, switchgear ~30–40. Because several converge in the same window, older buildings face clustered capital replacements, and deferring them only raises the cost: emergency premiums, tenant disruption and collateral damage. The fix is to see what’s coming and budget and phase it.
Enter your building’s year built and size above and we’ll map its systems against typical service lives, flag what’s due now or soon, and show local cost ranges from ZeroFi’s cost index — so you can plan CapEx instead of reacting to failures.
We compare your building’s age to the typical service life of each major system — roof, HVAC/RTUs, electrical switchgear, facade, fire & life-safety and more — and apply local cost ranges from ZeroFi’s cost index, scaled by your building size where costs are area-driven. It’s a planning tool, not a formal reserve study.
Aging systems fail on predictable schedules, and a failure mid-tenancy costs far more than a planned replacement — emergency premiums, tenant disruption, and collateral damage (a failed roof damages interiors and equipment). Planning capital replacements ahead lets you budget, bid competitively, and schedule around operations.
No — it’s a fast, free planning snapshot to help you budget and prioritize. For lending, HOA/condo, or formal capital-reserve requirements, commission a professional reserve study or PCA (Property Condition Assessment).
Estimates are typical planning ranges based on system service lives and ZeroFi’s local cost index, scaled by building size where costs are area-driven — not a reserve study, PCA, or quote. Actual costs depend on system type, access, code and scope.