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The Road Ahead: Operations and Maintenance [...]
Read the New Special Issue of CRE Insight Journal This CRE Insight Journal special issue contains an expansive range of topics. From exterior maintenance and landscaping to online learning and communications changes due to COVID-19. In this issue [...]
Welcome the New BOMA 360 2.0 Performance Program Introducing BOMA 360 2.0After a decade of providing best practices and learning from commercial real estate professionals across the industry, the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) is offering something [...]
Guide to Operational Savings During Low Building Utilization COVID-19 has caused building utilization by tenants and guests to drop significantly for many properties. As a result, building owners, managers, and operators are faced with how to ensure continuity of building operatio [...]
Guide to Exterior Maintenance Management Preventative exterior maintenance is essential to ensuring optimal long-term building operations, both from a technical and financial perspective. However, developing a comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance [...]
Preparing Buildings for Re-Entry Amid COVID-19 The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International has released a new guide to assist building owners, managers, and operators in preparing for increased building utilization. The guide, which was develope [...]
Building Cleaning Guidance in Response to COVID-19 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created extensive resources related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVD-19). The vastness of these resources can also make it challenging for real estate owners [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Know Before You Call: Roof Inspections In between calling in the professionals, routine roof inspections are an important item on the preventative maintenance to-do list. If a roof problem can be fixed before it gets worse, that can save money and time in the [...]
Tips to Extending the Life of Your Roof Making a roof last as long as possible is an attractive goal due to time and costs. With some preventative steps and continuous upkeep, a roof can stay solid past its warranty. Here are a few tips on how to keep your roo [...]
“Grow” Your Tenant Amenities by Adding a Farm It is no secret that the expectations for office spaces are changing. As work environments continue to blur the lines between work and play, property managers and building engineers alike must consider new and innovative [...]
When to Outsource 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 a [...]
On the Lookout: Five Risks for O+M Professionals to Watch at a Property Operations and maintenance (O+M) professionals oversee many critical components of a property. Their work ensures that a building runs well, and workers and tenants are safe. Because of this, O+M professionals should alw [...]