Category: Building Operations

If I were to guess, budgeting for your next fiscal year is the last thing you want to do right now. And if you’re anything like me, you may be procrastinating a bit because you know the headaches and frustrations that are lingering.   After all, budgeting is fraught with what seems like endless paperwork and…

When it comes to measuring office properties, there are a number of measurement methods which can be used to determine rentable square footage. Each method, if applied to the same office space, would provide a different calculation. It is for this reason, owners and investors need to understand regional measurement standards in order to maximize…

BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) standards were created to standardize the rentable square footage marketed in CRE office properties.?BOMA is the most commonly used measurement standard throughout major markets.?Over the years, there have been several revisions to the measurement standards – the most recent being 2017. It is vital for CRE professionals and owners…

The CRE Tech audience is experiencing digital brain freeze when it comes to figuring out the best and most efficient choice for their business. Shelfware is rampant within commercial real estate. At Building Engines we strive to build software and solutions that bring high performance to our customers. Our focus is on creating products that replace…

BOMA measurement standards were developed to standardize the rentable square footage marketed in office properties. These standards provide landlords with the methods they need to successfully market properties, and use a formula to determine what is acceptable as leasable square footage. Over the years, there have been different iterations of the standards employed by BOMA.…

Over the past two years, we’ve seen an increased need for Fire Protection Plans (FPP) by our clients in NYC and are often asked many questions about this requirement. We hope this overview sheds some additional light. What is an FPP? A Fire Protection Plan is a requirement needed for a building to obtain a…

By Emily Hossellman, VP of Marketing at Genea This is a guest post by Building Engines’ Partner, Genea. As part of the Partnership Program, Building Engines co-hosted a webinar with Genea on tenant billback. You can find the recording of the webinar here. To learn more about why Building Engines is partnering with Genea, visit…

I received a letter the other day saying: “Building Engines now shares a pedigree with Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, GoPro, Timberland, Cliff Bar, Patagonia, Oracle, Box, Grubhub, and dozens of alumni that have gone on to become household names.” It came from Inc. Magazine, letting us know that Building Engines has been named to…

This is a guest blog post from our partner Aquicore. Aquicore’s portfolio-grade solution allows asset managers and property teams alike to improve utility performance, manage utility bills, and budgets, and streamline tenant utility billing – all from one central platform. Learn more about Aquicore.  Building efficiency initiatives are most commonly initiated by building owners and…

Replacing a tenant costs 3x more than retaining an existing one.  In commercial real estate (CRE), tenants, and the revenue they generate, are the lifeblood of the business. That’s why in our State of CRE Operations Report we asked over 900 CRE professionals what they do to make their tenants happy.   Bottom line: We found that when it comes…