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The Cost of Rare Freezes: Building Financial Reserves for Winter Damage When temperatures plunged across Texas in February 2021, the winter storm caused an estimated $30 billion in losses. Burst pipes flooded office towers, sprinkler systems failed, and HVAC units designed for mild winters b [...]
The Role of Property Management in Risk Mitigation Property management is not just about overseeing the daily operations of buildings—it’s a critical function that plays a central role in mitigating risks, protecting assets, and maintaining long-term value. Whether i [...]
Seasonal Risk Management Weather Considerations for Building Owners and Property Managers
When it comes to seasonal risk management in the context of commercial property, convective storms are the most common exposure that must be frequently ad [...]
The Human Factor and Disaster Why do we expend resources on emergency preparedness each year? The single most important answer to this question is to mitigate and reduce risk for our buildings. This should be the goal of every manager, every day. Ris [...]
Building Resilience into Your Property Now more than ever, global events outside of commercial real estate are affecting our properties. Between the impacts of climate change, ongoing economic uncertainties, and unforeseen disruptions like the recent pandemic [...]
Fall Protection in the Workplace: Laws, Responsibilities, and Practices Falls are the leading cause of preventable death and lost day injuries in the workplace. While most falls are from a higher to lower level, the majority of fatalities occur from heights of between 11 ft. and 20 ft., and [...]
The Importance of Cyberhygiene in CRE Through a combination of Building Automation Systems (BAS), variable frequency drives, automated HVAC systems, lighting controls, and so many other technologies, smart buildings have enabled more control and opportunitie [...]
Structural Inspection and Repair: Densely Populated Repairs Structures deteriorate. Water, cracks, changing loads, insect infestations, and more, affect the structural integrity of buildings, and may necessitate repairs. Some repairs simply have to happen. However, many buildings [...]
Breaking Down Building System Threats and Cybersecurity for CRE: Scans and Printers Building cybersecurity is a major issue affecting thousands of commercial properties. Understanding the importance of cybersecurity is integral to preparing for cyber-attacks, and these examples give an idea of the conse [...]
Breaking Down Building System Threats and Cybersecurity for CRE: Connectivity Lost to Over 100 Buildings Building cybersecurity is a major issue affecting thousands of commercial properties. Understanding the importance of cybersecurity is integral to preparing for cyber-attacks, and these examples give an idea of the conse [...]
Breaking Down Building System Threats and Cybersecurity for CRE: 92 Days to Recover Building cybersecurity is a major issue affecting thousands of commercial properties. Understanding the importance of cybersecurity is integral to preparing for cyber-attacks, and these examples give an idea of the conse [...]
Fire Suppression in Industrial Real Estate No one wants to think about one of their properties encountering a fire, but the possibility of this building emergency remains. While these sorts of events are unlikely, it is still best to be prepared with the right fi [...]
Legionella: Taking Negligence Off the Table The public is wanting to know what legionella is and what needs to be done about it. The public also assumes that the owners and managers of these buildings and facilities where legionella bacteria can be found are proac [...]