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Workforce Development
Engineering Over Time: How Engineers Roles Have Changed Over Time
When you ask someone to tell you what an engineer does, the variety of answers that comes back is a testament to the diversity of the field. While the concept has existed since the dawn of time, the roles and responsibil [...]
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Environmental Sustainability
Climate change and how it might affect CRE in the future
While often a political hot-button, climate change has the potential for massive effects on the commercial real estate industry. The past couple of years have seen rising sea levels, larger storms and and increased empha [...]
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Preparedness
Lights Out: Tips for Creating Your Power Outage Plan
Emergency preparation is about thinking ahead. We have all seen how that “that’ll probably never happen” attitude has worked out at one point or another. Bottom line is that preparation means lower costs when the i [...]
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Professional Development
The Future of Adult Learning – Holly Bentley
Holly Bentley, Chief Learning Officer at BOMI International, discusses the future of adult learning and how continued education will evolve. She believes the use of smart assistants like Google Home or Amazon's Alexa wil [...]
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COVID-19, Healthy Buildings, Operations & Maintenance, Risk Management
Legionella: Beyond the Cooling Tower Threat
In 2015, New York City saw an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease spread through a cooling tower. Legionnaire’s disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. Since this outbreak, cooling tower maint [...]
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Environmental Sustainability, Operations & Maintenance
Sustainability: From Low-Hanging Fruit to Cutting Edge
Sustainability can sometimes feel like a nebulous goal. People throw the word around a lot, but it seems overwhelming to tackle an entire sustainability project at once. While large scale changes can have social and econ [...]
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Operations & Maintenance
When Does a Preventative Maintenance Work Order Become Retro Commissioning?
A building engineer or property owner may look at an HVAC or lighting system a work order for and decide it's time for something new. Retro-commissioning is a cost-effective way to update building to new building standar [...]
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Financial Management
Know Before Your Go: First Budget Meeting
Working with a budget is one thing. However, creating a budget is another. Maintenance and operations account for a large part of a property’s budget. If you are given an opportunity to be a part of a budget meeting, i [...]
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Professional Development
The Key to Continual Learning: BOMA Membership
Many adults don’t picture sitting in class after they have a degree, but those who are successful embrace lifelong learning. Continual education is a pillar of BOMA’s values and mission as an organization. The CRE in [...]
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Advocacy, Safety & Security
White Paper on Property Management and Firearms in Georgia
Changing firearms laws in Georgia present a unique set of considerations for building owners and property managers. After the ‘Georgia Safe Carry Protection Act was passed in 2014, Georgia citizens are now allowed to c [...]
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Leadership, Soft Skills/Interpersonal
Being Intentional with Your Image – Paul Petricca
Paul Petricca, former managing director of JLL, discusses being intentional with your image. More specifically, the way one presents themselves to others. Be sure to ask questions and be open to suggestion on how you can [...]
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Leadership, Wellbeing
Mindfulness as a Leadership Competency
The on-call phone rings. The emails for your property manager are beginning to pile up. A tenant’s electrical is on the fritz. This is the schedule for the day. When you hear someone tell you to work mindfulness and se [...]
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Professional Development
The Systems Maintenance Administrator – Is it Time for Me?
Taking the next step in a career can feel like a leap. Is the time and money is worth what you will get out of a promotion and do you even qualify? For technicians and building engineers, the next step may be the Systems [...]
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Soft Skills/Interpersonal, Wellbeing
Off the Grid: Work-Life Balance for Building Engineers
Work-life balance seems to be the term of the day when it comes to professional development and stress management. In jobs that sometimes requires 24-hour availability, the idea of finding time “off-the-clock” can se [...]
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Responding to Difference – Patti Digh
Patti Digh, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at the School of Inclusion and Activism, discusses monitoring your relationship to difference. Addressing difference and inclusion can be uncomfortable. When one gets to the [...]
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Soft Skills/Interpersonal
Communications: Building Engineers to Property Managers
In order to troubleshoot efficiently, one must know how to communicate priorities to all involved. In emergency situations, property managers and building engineers can find themselves speaking different languages.
T [...]
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Soft Skills/Interpersonal
Dress the Part: Building Engineer
From the office to the property, building engineers must fit into a lot of environments. When you can be fixing a broken chiller one minute and in a meeting about building plans the other, it can be hard to find the righ [...]
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member Content
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The Human Element of Property Management – Greg Grainger
Greg Grainger, president of Younger Partners Property Services, LLC, talks about an essential personality element all property managers need:
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Soft Skills/Interpersonal
How to Find (and Keep) a Mentor
Most professionals will tell you the first thing you should do when you enter a business is to find a mentor. Mentorship can be a valuable resource in any career. Building engineers can use it to learn new technologies, [...]
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Advocacy
State and Local Issues Facing CRE – Ken Rosenfeld
Ken Rosenfeld, director of state and local affairs at BOMA International, talks about identifying types policies that affect commercial real estate. Legislators can turn to commercial real estate and taxes to fill budget [...]
