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The Changing Landscape of Building Engineering “Right now there is an engineering problem. There is an engineering shortage, ” said Senior Property Manager with Realty Trust Group Greg Bellina. And he is right according to a 2015 Survey commissioned by the HVACR [...]
Three Reasons to Prioritize Your Property’s Exterior The exterior and interior of a building can sometimes be thought of as two separate spaces. Exterior maintenance is often deferred for more immediate, tenant-facing interior projects. However, the exterior and interior a [...]
Concrete Jungle: How to Approach Parking Maintenance This article was featured in the O+M Special Issue of CRE Insight Journal. Read more here. While they may have been a little emptier lately, the concrete and asphalt structures that greet vehicles should still be to [...]
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 [...]
Sustainable Sites: What Your Site Needs to Stay Green The amount of thought and organization that goes into managing a site. While it is always stressful to add another consideration to the plate, keeping a site sustainable can save money and time in the long run, while mak [...]
Engineering Over Time: How Engineers Roles Have Changed Over Time When you ask someone to tell you what an engineer does, the variety of answers that comes back is a testament to the diversity of the field. While the concept has existed since the dawn of time, the roles and responsibil [...]
What do Your Back of the House Areas Say About Your Maintenance Program? Most have few issues maintaining public areas, seeing as they’re the main spaces that customers or tenants see. But the state of the back of the house areas is just as important and can provide you with valuable feedba [...]
Engineering Solutions Most days, building engineers are busy completing building rounds, responding to tenant requests, keeping buildings in compliance, performing preventative maintenance tasks and making repairs which limit liability and ad [...]
Engineering – The Next Generation In the commercial real estate industry, we have fared well with every recession resistant job. We are still a little thinner in staffing, and we have learned true conservation methods through this recent five-year period [...]