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5 Best Cybersecurity Practices for Individuals In today’s world, with most work taking place using a computer, it has become increasingly important that good cybersecurity habits are practiced in order to best protect oneself on the web. Through lots of research an [...]
The Property Team’s Role in Fire Suppression Sponsored by Everclear Enterprises. Fire suppression systems are not something you want to see in action, but you want to know they work. In this webinar, representatives from International Fire Protection, inc showed vi [...]
Engineer Exposure to Litigation Building engineers are taking on more roles than ever before. Not only do they manage the technical day-to-day of a building, but they also act as the “face” for many tenants. Building engineers must utilize customer [...]
Types of Hackers and Implications for CRE Remember when businesses kept lots of physical files? There were multiple file cabinets, sometimes basements full of important files. This became unnecessary with the emergence of the personal computer. We no longer need [...]
Increasing Cybersecurity and Reducing Threats Cybersecurity is, without a doubt, a major concern for building owners and operators today. The assets we manage leverage technology in ways vastly different from just a few years ago and the trend continues to grow. Cam [...]
BOMA International Releases Guide to Improving Occupant Safety Inside Buildings The safety of building occupants during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a top priority for property professionals. As tenants and customers begin to return to buildings aver the next few months, there will be several new [...]
Creating a Business Continuity Plan In case of an emergency, it is always helpful to have a plan. Business continuity plans are the backbone of a building’s resiliency when faced with a natural disaster or disruptive event. Whether a hurricane or a power [...]
BOMA International Releases COVID-19 Emergency Evacuation Guidelines As building owners and managers begin to welcome tenants back to their properties, there are many adjustments that must be made. Procedures are being developed to encourage physical distancing and ensure the safety [...]
CDC Releases New COVID-19 Resources for Businesses The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released two new resources for business leaders to use in making decisions related to re-opening their physical locations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
5 Cybersecurity Tips Every CRE Professionals Should Know A data breach or cyberattack can happen at any moment on any person’s device. Depending on the technological set-up of the company, an infection that makes its way onto one person’s account can find its way to [...]
Safety First: 4 Tips for Conducting an Active-Shooter Training Every emergency requires a plan. While the real estate industry is no stranger to communications plans for emergency protocol, active shooter trainings are not as common. In the next few years they may become as common a [...]
Who Ya Gonna Call? Quick Response for Emergency Scenarios When the phone rings and disaster strikes, what is supposed to happen? Beyond having a communications plan or a phone tree, emergency scenarios involve a level of teamwork and organization above the day-to-day re [...]
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 [...]