Author: Sarah Fisher

  • Building Engines’ 10 Year Anniversary- Where’s the Diamond?

    This month marks the ten year anniversary of Building Engines’ first contract for sale. Since our first software license was signed in 2001, Building Engines has been revving its engines and building as a company. After a decade of successful partnerships, we must thank our loyal clients, driven team and savvy partners for their invaluable…

  • The Greening of Existing Buildings- Tips from LinkedIn

    I’ve been told, “If you’re looking for answers, they’re not going to just fall into your lap!” Well, if you post the right question, they just may fall into your LinkedIn lap. Following a Building Engines webinar on LEED EBOM certification, I wanted to open up the discussion to other property and energy management and…

  • Chrome Takes Silver in Browser Battle

    Google’s Chrome has chased Mozilla into a Firefox hole, taking the title as the world’s second most popular browser. Not quite a Chrome run, Google’s free software still ranks behind Microsoft’s behemoth Internet Explorer according to StatCounter, a website analytics company.

  • On SaaS & Property Management: Tech It to the Next Level

    The best management firms have responded by accelerating their adoption of information collection and reporting tools through Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies. These SaaSy companies typically see improved service levels, tenant retention, asset protection and risk management, but there are also some less advertised perks:

  • The Einstein Approach to Property & Tenant Management

    Property owners and managers should take a page from Einstein’s book (no, not The Evolution of Physics). They should re-engineer their processes to allow them to focus their attention on select meaningful and productive pursuits.

  • Realcomm Webinar: Using Technology to Maximize Occupancy

    Watch Building Engines’ panelist Scott Sidman, VP Sales & Marketing, as he shows examples of how technology can help attract new tenants, and keep the ones you’ve got.

  • Building Engines Welcomes New Clients Like Silver

    Make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other’s gold. Obnoxiously sticky as the tune may be, the simple lesson of valuing both old and new partners bears weight. Maybe the message isn’t profound, but our appreciation for the lifeblood of our company is.

  • LEED The Way: How to get your organization’s support for LEED EB

    You’re ready to lower operating costs and increase the value of your building. You feel the need, the need for LEED. Now, how do you get buy-in from your team? Here are the steps to build support for LEED Existing Buildings within your organization:

  • Saving More than Daylight: Tips to Conserving Energy

    We all had to “fall back” this past weekend (unless you’re one of the lucky ones in Hawaii), but we don’t need to fall back on our old lighting habits. With the end of Daylight Savings Time, comes the end of low electricity bills. Short days mean a long ways to go for your facility’s…

  • How Does Your Property Stack Up?

    Maybe you’re better than others. Do you know it and how can you show it? Maybe you’ve some catch-up to do in key operational areas. Do you know where and how you should improve? Get off the bench and get on the benchmarking track! Being a competitive player in CRE demands a comparative analysis of…