

Tenant Build Out and Construction during COVID-19 While many people worked in their new home offices and businesses found themselves vacant, some properties stayed buzzing with construction and tenant buildout projects. With no tenants to disturb and less foot traffic, [...]
Don’t Cool off on Commercial HVAC Maintenance Most property managers and maintenance professionals are no stranger to the panicked call of a tenant with a malfunctioning Heating, Ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Preventative maintenance on an HVAC sy [...]
Security Changes Due to COVID-19 Security has always been a vital part of the ecosystem of a building. Centered around safety and hospitality, security is responsible for guarding a property and ensuring tenant comfort.However, when COVID-19 meant m [...]
Read The Guide to Building Operations, Management and Finance in the New Normal Start Reading Now!This digital guide from CRE Insight Journal notes the present state of the commercial real estate industry and what challenges property professionals are facing as they plan for the future. The “n [...]
Silver Lining: Making the Most of Low-Occupancy While many properties are beginning re-entry, some may remain at a lower occupancy than usual. This gives maintenance professionals a golden opportunity to complete projects during workhours that may not have been possib [...]
Not Enough Time In Your Day? Time Management Strategy Tips Working from home has left many people with a new challenge: learning how to work again. After years in an industry, it can be jarring to develop new work patterns or transition to a new schedule. For those still working [...]
Can’t Touch This: Making Your Bathrooms Touchless Re-entry means that many tenants are wondering about hygiene and safety measures being put in place in their buildings. One topic of conversation has been touchless washrooms. Low-touch or no-touch bathrooms ar [...]
Can’t Touch This: Making Your Bathrooms Touchless Re-entry means that many tenants are wondering about hygiene and safety measures being put in place in their buildings. One topic of conversation has been touchless washrooms. Low-touch or no-touch bathrooms ar [...]
Being a Successful Virtual Trainer Conducting an online training session can be an intimidating prospect. The idea of presenting to an invisible audience is a daunting for even the most seasoned classroom trainers. Delivering virtual training doesn’t ne [...]
Looking into LEED: Light Pollution Light pollution is one of many environmental factors to consider when working on a new or existing project. And it is one best observed at a distance.If you have ever been on the highway at night, you can see little [...]
Rain, Rain, Stay Here: Commercial Rainwater Harvesting Sometimes, a property team must seek out sustainability initiatives or energy-saving solutions. Sometimes, they fall right from the sky. Rainwater harvesting is a valuable and cost-effective sustainability strategy [...]
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 [...]
Don’t Waste Good Waste: Composting for Commercial Rooftop gardens and water- saving interior landscapes are already integrating green practices into the daily lives of tenants and staff. However, there is another green system that is becoming popular in commercial bui [...]