Category: Building Operations
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Going for Gold: How to Get Your Building Up to Olympic Standards
If you are feeling inspired by Olympic athletes, get off your barstool or couch and make sure your building has a chance to go for Gold. Just as Olympians must prepare themselves for their spotlight moment, there are many steps you can take, and areas to investigate, to make sure sure that your building blows…
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Infographic: How to Destroy Your Productivity
Einstein had a lot of good ideas, but the easiest to grasp was probably the theory that you can accomplish more by doing less. Jack Ma simplifies this even more: “If there are nine rabbits on the ground, if you want to catch one, just focus on one.” It’s a concept we all get, but…
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How to Prepare Your Building for a Freaky Friday
Friday the 13th is notorious for being an unlucky day. Numerous folklore tales attempt to explain the day’s superstitious reputation and evade its misfortune. So how can you protect your building from the possible preys of this unlucky day?
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Funny Friday: Property Management Moments in GIFs- the Sequel
A picture says a thousand words, but a good GIF… just makes us laugh. Here’s the sequel to our last Funny Friday: Property Management Moments in GIFs, an homage to the prolific tumblr WhatShouldWeCallMe.
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The Green Side of Preventive Maintenance
As Building Engines CEO David Osborn points out in Going Green: Is It the Elephant in the Room? there is a tremendous economic, as well as environmental, value in going green. And it doesn’t always involve retrofits, energy consultants and LEED standards. “Preventive and Predictive maintenance is a key component of a sound and sustainable…
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Funny Friday: Commercial Real Estate Memes
Everyone loves a good meme! Meme Noun: Since the rise of the meme’s popularity, it seems like all of the bases have been covered. Well, we found one realm of Meme-dom that had yet to be tackled: Commercial Real Estate. Enjoy your Friday with these gems:
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Equipment Malfunction Wipes out Largest Autism Brain Collection – Why?
Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital is a leader in the treatment and research of mental illness with a world renowned brain bank – that recently shrank by one third. The collection of brain samples, kept in a freezer, has led to breakthrough discoveries and greater understanding of neurological conditions such as autism, Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s. Staff…
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Will a Lack of PM Destroy Pompeii Again?
Those who sat through Latin class will know that the reason this historic eruption is renowned is that the same elements that wiped out most of the city also preserved it for thousands of years underground. When people discovered this site around 200 years ago, they unknowingly began to destroy the city again. According to…
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La La BOMA! 2012 BOMA Show Offer
Going to the BOMA Show this year? Building Engines is excited to be part of BOMA’s 2012 Every Building Conference & Expo in Seattle, WA on June 24-26. See our special offer!
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Top 5 Resources in Operations Performance Management
In other industries, we’re seeing a gradually adoption model of real-time reporting, but as our recent webinar panelist Aurel Brudan describes, “it’s pretty much a tidal wave that will catch up with everyone.” If real-time performance measurement is a tidal wave, then call Operations Performance Management your surf board. Hang 10 (OK just 5…) with…