OutsourcingWhen to OutsourceMay 21, 2019 | By: Nicole Lloyd
Property managers are increasingly interested in outsourcing certain O+M roles. It’s important, however, to consider the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing. The following provides an overview of the benefits and [...] read more
Preventive Maintenance, RoofingAre You Covered? Roof Maintenance ConsiderationsMarch 7, 2019 | By: Nicole Lloyd
A properly maintained roof is critical for protecting a building from hazards. Therefore, it’s important to learn the best practices in roof maintenance. Take the following considerations into account as you create and [...] read more
Training and EducationIn the Door: New Website Highlights Real Estate CareersJuly 18, 2018 | By: Jacob Wilder, CAE
Take a look around According to the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Foresight Works research initiative, millennials will join organizations in larger numbers as three trends unfold: their share of the [...] read more
Energy EfficiencyChanges to ENERGY STAR Set for August 26, 2018June 18, 2018 | By: Gabriel Eckert, FASAE, CAE
ENERGY STAR is updating its performance metrics in Portfolio Manager on August 26, 2018 for all property types. The update is being made to utilize the program’s most recent Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey [...] read more
Electrical, Energy EfficiencyIs Solar for My Building?May 25, 2018 | By: Nicole Lloyd
Interest in solar is growing. In 2016 in the United States, 39 percent of all new electricity generation capacity in the country came from solar. This was more than any other source and ahead of natural gas.4 And it’s no [...] read more
Budgets, Maintenance & OperationsResearch for Operating BuildingsMay 23, 2018 | By: Jacob Wilder
The real estate market remains on an upward trajectory. Operations professionals may find themselves in a scenario where they are contemplating a staffing increase. Questions that commonly arise around such [...] read more
EducationTransforming Property Managers into High PerformersMay 17, 2018 | By: BOMI
Advanced knowledge to optimize current and future high-performance building operations positions managers to be sustainability leaders. Developing and managing high-performing real estate assets, while reducing the [...] read more
Roofing, TechDo you have a rooftop and riser management program?April 30, 2018 | By: Nicole Lloyd
Property owners and managers always want their buildings to be safe, efficient, and profitable. A management program for rooftop and riser spaces is indispensable in ensuring these areas stay organized and secure. And [...] read more
Design & Construction, Regulatory Compliance, Waste/RecyclingDemolition RecoveryApril 9, 2018 | By: Nicole Lloyd
Recovering Construction Waste During a Tenant Build-Out Build-outs produce a lot of waste. That’s unavoidable. But that doesn’t mean that you have to be wasteful with your waste. Demolition Recovery, or recovering, [...] read more
Design & Construction, OfficeEngineering SolutionsMarch 16, 2018 | By: Mark Gallman, SMA, SMT, LEED GA
Most days, building engineers are busy completing building rounds, responding to tenant requests, keeping buildings in compliance, performing preventative maintenance tasks and making repairs which limit liability and [...] read more
Electrical, Life Safety/Fire Protection, Risk ManagementLightning ProtectionMarch 9, 2018 | By: Lance LaJoie
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that each year, U.S. Fire Departments respond to over 31,000 fires started by lightning strikes. In addition, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) notes that lightning [...] read more
Preventive MaintenanceThe Four Principles of a Water Treatment ProgramMarch 2, 2018 | By: R. Trace Blackmore
Water is considered the “life blood” of any facility for the simple reason that it transfers heat from one location to another. A complete water treatment program has one goal: to manage the efficiency of that heat [...] read more
Maintenance & Operations, Outsourcing, Training and EducationEngineering “Bandwidth”February 23, 2018 | By: Mark Gallman, SMA, SMT, LEED GA
THE STATE OF BUILDING ENGINEERING The news of an economic upswing and consumer confidence is great news. The questions to commercial real estate owners and operators are: Do you have a well maintained and performance [...] read more
EducationOf SMT and SMA DesignationsFebruary 9, 2018 | By: Brian Manus
The most common question I have heard over the years comes from building engineers asking, “What is the benefit of having my Systems Maintenance Administrator (SMA) and Systems Maintenance Technician (SMT) designations?” [...] read more
Emergency Preparedness, Life Safety/Fire ProtectionPrepared to Be PreparedJanuary 11, 2018 | By: Alex Bruce
By Alex Bruce, Highwoods Properties Are you prepared to deal with an emergency situation at your building? Are you familiar with the facility’s emergency plan? How would you react, and how would you deal with the safety [...] read more
Regulatory CompliancePreparing for OSHA Rule 1910January 7, 2018 | By: David Vences
Edvard Munch painted a figure with an agonized expression set amongst a tumultuous orange sky landscape commonly known as “The Scream.” This painting has a few meanings, but to me, it depicts an overwhelmed person in a [...] read more