Category: Building Operations
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Top 6 Property Manager Goals
Looking for property manager goals for 2023? The below list outlines 2022 property manager goals, but we’ve got you covered for this year. Read more on the blog “Top 7 goals for property managers in 2023.” It’s hard to plan for the future when your portfolio is in survival mode. CRE property managers spent the…
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Hope Springs Eternal … in the Winter!
I love this time of the year. Certainly the holidays and everything that goes with them are the primary reason. But I also truly enjoy the process of wrapping up with an end of year reflection, and looking ahead with anticipation and optimism. Most managers have their own processes for concluding the year that usually…
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Top 7 Commercial Real Estate Podcasts for Property Pros
Podcasts are a great way to absorb news and information. And commuting to work is an excellent podcast listening experience—one many haven’t experienced since March 2021. But at the gym, at your desk, or while you’re crossing things off the ol’ chore list are all great podcast listening locations. Building Engines has curated 7 great…
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Redesigning Commercial Office Layout for a Post-COVID World
With most office workers working remotely for the last 18 months, COVID has fundamentally changed the way we work. The relative success of remote working means employees want and need different things from office layout now. Obviously office layouts need to address hygiene concerns. But COVID has also made clear that offices must facilitate collaboration…
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Checklist: How to Winter Proof Your CRE Property
Winter’s almost here, complete with rain, freezing temperatures, ice, and snow. So is your commercial property winter proof? Every season poses challenges for a building, such as heavy rain in spring and sweltering heat in summer. In winter, snow, ice, and cold will wreak havoc on a building and tenants if you’re unprepared. From pipes…
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How to Create a Preventive Maintenance Plan & Process to Keep Your Assets Running
Do you have a preventive maintenance plan in place—and a process to follow this plan? Having a standardized preventive maintenance process can increase the life of your equipment and assets by 10x. Preventing high replacement costs increases profit margins. So how do you create a standardized preventive maintenance process that works? Consistency and visibility are…
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Understanding the Industrial Real Estate Boom
The COVID-19 pandemic cast doom and gloom for much of the commercial real estate industry. Commercial offices sat empty for months. Foot traffic dwindled in already-struggling retail spaces. The one bright spot? Industrial real estate. Even prior to the onset of COVID-19, industrial real estate was a growing sector, due largely to increases in e-commerce…
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Preventive Maintenance Pitfalls: Why Your Strategy Isn’t Working
Many property teams are still stuck in the Dark Ages when it comes to maintaining key building assets and equipment. Their ‘preventive maintenance plan’ mainly consists of waiting around for equipment to break down before treating it. The consequences of this wait and see approach are predictable, and expensive. Building conditions go swiftly downhill when…
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Can You Respond to Tenant Requests in One Minute?
The next time your team receives a request from your commercial tenant, start the clock. To ensure tenant loyalty and drive lease renewals, you can’t overlook the value of fast, thorough tenant service. In current market conditions, property teams don’t want slow responses to be the nudge that prompts tenants to downsize their spaces, implement…
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Why COVID-19 is Changing the Commercial Office, Not Ending It
The pandemic we’re currently facing is by far the biggest disruption in our lifetime. Labor Day was intended to be a turning point for many commercial office re-entry plans. Although the Delta coronavirus variant forced some tenants to postpone reopening dates, others are proceeding with phased re-entry programs. Deep into the pandemic, many proclaimed the…