Author: Building Engines
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(Don’t) Rock Me Like a Hurricane
With hurricane season already upon us, is your commercial real estate building prepared for an emergency? Property owners and managers are responsible for reducing risk exposure, safeguarding occupants and staff, and, ultimately, reducing the expense associated with insuring CRE portfolios against liability.
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World Cup Wisdom: 3 Lessons for Property Managers
In honor of tonight’s Team USA game against Ghana, I started to think about what takeaways the games offered for property management workforces. After reading many, many lists of how and why athletes can be role models for many career paths, I’ve narrowed it down to my favorites.
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Maintenance Workers Gone Wild
When it comes to preventive or general maintenance, you want a workforce you can trust. That is not these guys. Hot off the presses at Mashable.com, these eight pictures capture some seriously unsafe conditions in CRE environments.
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Take 5 with Inger Jackson
This month’s customer spotlight shines on Inger Jackson of Spectrum | Emery, a CRE services company that leases and manages eight Class A office buildings in Franklin, TN.
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Why Workflow Matters & What Gets In The Way
By itself, workflows (or lack thereof) won’t really make or break your organization. You can probably even maintain the status quo without them. But they are also the easiest, most tactical thing you can implement in a relatively short timeframe to bring about a big change in the quality of your tenant service delivery program…
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What’s Next For In-Building Wireless
Property owners and carriers have long debated who should incur costs to make sure a phone works in all areas of a building – including a basement or parking garage, which are spots that rarely get signals.
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BEI Client Gains TOBY Recognition
We’re excited to announce that Building Engines client Washington Real Estate Investment Trust will be recognized for two of their properties at the 30th annual Local TOBY Awards Celebration in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 12.
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Top 5 Signs of a Best-in-Class Mobile Platform
Commercial real estate owners and managers are incredibly busy and their jobs continue to get more complex. Fortunately, through partnering with a property and tenant management software provider, they can standardize and automate and operations – which gives them real-time visibility and the control needed to improve key areas of daily activity and ultimately, net…
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Is Your Building Ready for Summer?
As we approach Memorial Day Weekend, temperatures are finally starting to heat up and signs of summer are rolling in. It also marks that time of year when commercial real estate property owners and managers need ensure that their buildings are ready the seasonal changes in order to avoid unexpected issues or costs.
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Can You Hear Me Now?
We all know how frustrating it is when service on your mobile device is interrupted – a dropped call, a picture that won’t send, or the web page that just refuses to load. And when your job relies on your mobile device, the aggravation can be overwhelming.



