TVOCs – Why, How, and Now What? Indoor air quality (IAQ) verification credits or perhaps occupant complaints may direct your attention to Total Volatile Organic Compound (TVOC) concentrations and ways in which to measure them. You may wonder how real t [...]
Budget Season Resources from BOMA International BOMA’s Common Area Maintenance Guide
Allocating common area maintenance charges in a mixed-use development space can often confuse. This guide breaks down day-to-day strategies to be used when budgeting and allocating [...]
Five Best Cybersecurity Practices for Properties and Companies Research from Gartner Inc. predicts that global cybersecurity spending will hit $170 billion by 2022. As this market grows, it makes sense to reason that the dangers in not observing proper cybersecurity habits are growi [...]
Five Cybersecurity Tips Every Professional 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 the wh [...]
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 [...]
Steps to a Great Budget Originally Published in Aug. 2020It is probably fair to say that 2020 didn’t go according to plan for you and your property or business. In fact, it could be said that is the understatement of the year.One of t [...]
Codes and CRE: How they are Developed, Adopted, and Applied to CRE Codes are paramount to buildings and architecture. They guide and mandate what can and cannot be done when building, designing, and drafting architecture. But where do they come from? Codes are developed over many years, [...]
Staffing for Your Properties: Exploring O+M Staffing Ratios and Outsourcing When looking at staffing, your individual properties, and your portfolios, it is important to consider your own staffing ratios and how they may compare to overall industry averages. This can give insights into your prac [...]
Understanding 179D: Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Tax Deductions Many building owners and designers are moving towards “greener” pastures, but renovating and building environmentally friendly buildings can be costly. To incentivize more eco-friendly design, the United States Gover [...]
Customer Service from a Building Engineer’s Perspective It can be easy to miss the contribution building engineers make when it comes to customer service. Laurie Harper, an expert on all thing’s customer service in the commercial real estate field, said that building engine [...]