Author: Kyle Maikath
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How a CRE Leader Uses Inspections Across 3 Different Property Types
With the recent roll out our new Inspections Manager, we’ve done a little inspecting ourselves – into how one of our clients is creating their inspections. A global leader in real estate services, the client manages three types of properties: Retail, Office and Industrial – each of which requires a unique report and set of…
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Are Your Response Time Metrics as Accurate as They Should Be?
In order for a response time report to be truly representative of what is happening in the field, the engineer overseeing the work order needs to be updating it in close proximity to their actions. Unfortunately, teleportation still hasn’t been invented [NASA, what have you been up too??] and in the real world, property managers…
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High Commercial Vacancy In Boston = Victory for the Patriots
You heard it here first folks, the New England Patriots will win the super bowl this year…at least if historic Commercial Office Vacancy Rates have anything to say about it:
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A Holiday Gift: Introducing… Inspections!
This evening, Building Engines introduced The Inspections Module! Based on client and market demand, this rich set of new features to our application will facilitate the creation and processing of paper-based property and tenant inspections. By digitizing this data and its associated processes, users will be able to build a wealth of information that can…
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‘Tis the Season! Sneak Peak at 2012
This season we are revving our engines for 2012, including a great plan to continue to build new features and functionality into the application. A theme you will see throughout the year, however, is technology-enabled best practices for building operations.
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Customer Spotlight: BlueGreen- a [B]last Resort
BlueGreen is one of my favorite colors clients. A world-class resort, BlueGreen (NYSE: BXG) operates a little differently than our core of Corporate Real Estate clients. Their idea of tenant satisfaction is installing a 75,000 square-foot pool oasis.
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Separating the Sheep from the Goats: Mesker Park Zoo
One of the latest clients to incorporate Building Engines into their daily routine is the Mesker Park Zoo, located in Evansville, Indiana. Typically when people think of Building Engines, they think of assembling car parts. And then they think of a commercial property management tool. This is because amateur auto mechanics are very prevalent. And…
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BlackoutBerry- BlackBerry Outages Reach North America
According to concerned calls to our support center, a slew of gibing tweets, and Yahoo news, blackberry users are experiencing service outages all over the world today. BlackBerry’s transmission problems are now pandemic. Having already hit subscribers in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia early this week, it’s now hitting home: the…
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Real Estate in the Cloud
In today’s fast-paced world, people need information as soon as possible. If a problem arises, it needs to be alleviated immediately-or avoided completely. Buildings need to be able to respond to tenant needs as quickly as possible, as well as keep the building running smoothly so no issues pop up. The answer? The cloud. Simply…
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New Partnership With eSight Energy!
We were very pleased this week to announce our new partnership with eSight Energy! eSight Energy is the creator of eSight, the world’s most sophisticated and comprehensive energy management suite. Utilizing 100% web-enabled technology, eSight offers an extensive range of techniques for analyzing energy usage and targeting sites for significant energy and cost savings. This partnership will…