Author: Scott Sidman
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Risky Business: Addressing the Many Facets of Property Liability
When building managers think about risk management, it often relates to public safety issues, such as evacuating occupants during an emergency. While it is important to plan for these events, there are many other instances where understanding threats can improve operations.
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Mobile Usage Study Proves Need for Offline and Multi-Platform Support
The Great Mobility Debate has been rearing it’s head a lot lately at various industry conferences. This inevitably leads to questions regarding BYOD vs. platform standardization, connectivity requirements, and data sync between the work of maintenance techs in the field and a centralized online database. This sparked our own interest about how customers were using…
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4 Top Energy Saving Tips For Commercial Properties
Older buildings tend to be less efficient than their more modern counterparts. Aging materials, damage and outdated construction techniques lead to high energy consumption at properties built several decades ago. However, that doesn’t mean that the facilities can’t be upgraded to improve their efficiency and provide companies with significant savings.
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IREM Member Injured in Boston Marathon Explosions
Roseann Sdoia is VP of Property Management at National Development and an active member of IREM who was injured in the Boston Marathon bombings, losing one leg above the knee. Family and friends of Roseann are now reaching out for help from the community in order to help pay for the hospital bills that she…
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On this Day…
We pause to remember and pray for the victims and families of the Boston Marathon tragedy and thank our customers and friends across the country who reached out to us with concern and well wishes. We are a proud Boston company and know well the spirit embodied in our Marathon and Patriots Day will help us…
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How Savvy Property Owners are Maximizing NOI
A growing number of owners recognize the potential in property and tenant management tools. Rather than view these tools only of concern to property managers, savvy owners recognize that operations management platforms can help them boost the value of their assets.
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Have We Met Before? Communicating Through Digital Channels
With the technology available to most businesses, employees can work closely with someone and never meet face to face. This has become the reality for many workers across the country, to the point where 40 percent of people have collaborated on a project with someone they have never met, according to a new study by…
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Avoid Long Periods of Vacancy
A two-story office building in Bradenton, Florida, sat empty for five years after construction was completed, according to the Bradenton Herald. Five. Long. Years. The national recession and lack of business lending by local banks kept a number of companies from moving into the facility. Every office complex will deal with its share of vacancies,…
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Budgeted for the New Year? Leave Some Room for Second Barrel Syndrome
We all head into the New Year having wrapped up our planning and budgets. There are things we have clear insight into and then there’s things like Second Barrel Syndrome that just happen. There’s no avoiding them, but you have to anticipate and leave room for them.
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Make Room for Mobile in 2013 Planning
It’s almost 2013 and you’re getting your ugly sweater and annual planning on. As you prepare your business for the future, one plan you can’t leave out is your mobile strategy. 2012 taught us that workers, tenants and prospects all operate with the expectation that information can be accessed in real-time. The solution is a…