Category: Building Operations

  • Communicate With Tenants From Anywhere in Just 30 seconds

    Whether you’re hosting a Red, White & Blue BBQ or need to quickly alert tenants to an unexpected situation, Building Engines web and mobile platform makes it easy to communicate with anyone in your building in just a few clicks using our simple tools for broadcast messaging, property websites, and more! Learn more about the…

  • Don’t Let COI Tracking Become a Full Time Job

    If you’re trying to manage your buildings certificates of insurance using a spreadsheet and filing cabinet, KEEP READING! This blog is for you. With the pace of life in the 21st century, who has time to review the tenant and vendor COI spreadsheet to identify the expirations, reach out to your designated contact, follow up,…

  • Why MOB Operations Benefit from Property Management Software

    Safely, efficiently, and profitably managing the facility operations of a medical office building is a challenge. As the service expectations of medical office tenants continue to evolve, property and facility managers must be prepared to evolve as well.

  • 7 Ways to Tell Your PM Program Isn’t Working

    Are you going through the Preventive Maintenance (PM) motions, but behind the scenes there is nightmare of overdue tasks, emergency repairs and a frazzled engineering team? Or worse, maybe you’re not even sure what’s happening behind the scenes?

  • 5 Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Loss in Your Property

    The operational risks to a commercial property are many – at every turn is an opportunity for a slip-and-fall, a hazardous material leak, an uninsured vendor, or… worse. To compound that, the expectations and legal requirements that property teams are not only required to do, but also need to do, to prepare for emergencies and…

  • The Top 3 Ways to Supplement the Kingsley Survey

    Let me start off by saying that I think the Kingsley Survey is an incredibly important tool for owners and manager to asses tenant satisfaction. It’s the holy grail of tenant surveys. And it’s great for just that – taking a look back at the year and giving an overall assessment. But humor me for…

  • And The Winner Is…

    We’re excited crown McKinley Ricks, Chief Engineer, Divaris Property Management as the 2015 Maintenance Hero!

  • Flashback Friday: Supercharge Your Preventive Maintenance Program

    For this “Flashback Friday” moment, we’re sharing one of our most popular webinars, Supercharge Your PM Program. Tony Shaker, founder and CEO of ENfinity Partners and a 20-plus-year operations & maintenance veteran, breaks down the fundamental best practices of a Preventive Maintenance Program in this 35-minute video.

  • Take the Chaos Out of Retail Management

    Retail property management teams have to be master jugglers – working fast and on-the-go to respond to many tenants, properties and vendors. Fortunately, web and mobile tools make it easy.

  • 3 Secrets to Better COI Management

    Certificate of insurance (COI) tracking is a vital risk-management activity. Without an efficient process and visibility into this critical area, you may needlessly expose yourself and your insurer to potential liability.