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- Leadership, Operations & Maintenance Lessons in Leadership: Michael Lopez January 9, 2023 | By: Michael Lopez In October of 2022, four leaders across different sectors of the CRE industry were brought together to discuss and present on leadership.
This incredible panel spoke on investing in future leaders, growing teams, mental [...]
- Operations & Maintenance Odd Hours: Building Operations Outside of the 8 to 5 December 9, 2021 | By: Alec Burchett At the end of the business day around 5:00 P.M., everyone is usually on their way out the door. Buildings clear out and shut down for the evening awaiting the opportunity to come back to life when tenants next return. Ho [...]
- Books / Blogs, Environmental Sustainability 2021 ENERGY STAR® Content Guide October 28, 2021 | By: CRE Insight Journal Since its inception, ENERGY STAR® has helped American businesses and families save 5 trillion kilowatt-hours of electricity and avoid more than $450 Billion in energy costs. This important program was the centerpiece of [...]
- Soft Skills/Interpersonal Six Key Values that Building Engineers Bring to the Management Team October 20, 2021 | By: Anita Scarborough The building engineer-property manager relationship is essential to running a high-performing property. In this video, Anita Scarborough with Lincoln Property Company breaks down the six values that a building engineer b [...]
- Environmental Sustainability, Tenant Experience Behind the Curtain: Increased Tenant Transparency October 19, 2021 | By: Scott Baker While energy performance has been the focus for most building owners, property managers, and building engineers for many years, there is now more of a push to see this reported. In recent years, Environmental, Social, an [...]
- Soft Skills/Interpersonal Customer Service from a Building Engineer’s Perspective July 6, 2021 | By: Alec Burchett It can be easy to miss the contribution building engineers make when it comes to customer service. Laurie Harper, an expert on all thing’s customer service in the commercial real estate field, said that building engine [...]
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Become a 365 member today. Operations & Maintenance, Webinars The Evolving Role of O+M Professionals May 10, 2021 | By: Chris Lelle, Jacob Ruppel, & Julian Sanchez Walk through the past, present and future of building engineering in this timely webinar. With worries of a labor shortage occurring in the commercial real estate industry, this webinar tackles the changes this role has [...] -
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Become a 365 member today. CRE Insight 365, Healthy Buildings, Operations & Maintenance, Webinars The Decision-Making for Increased Building Utilization Webinar April 30, 2021 | By: Steve Sauriol, Jesse Kave, & Scott Calabrito It appears that 2021 will be the year that many commercial real estate properties with a lower utilization brought on by the global pandemic will begin to see an increase in use by tenants returning to the office. As COV [...] - Books / Blogs, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Workforce Development Evolving Workforce: Finding the Next in Commercial Real Estate January 11, 2021 | By: Molly Looman >This new guide is meant to aid commercial real estate professionals in their quest to find their next hire, build their culture, and expand their skillset. It is filled with articles and links to videos fro [...]
- Soft Skills/Interpersonal Unread: Tips for Better Email Management January 11, 2021 | By: Molly Looman The email inbox can feel like a time management vortex. Replying to one email can turn into hours of composing, scheduling, replying, and reviewing. Many professionals feel that working through their inbox can prevent th [...]
- Preparedness Snowed In: Handling Personnel during Winter Weather Events December 14, 2020 | By: Molly Looman When snow and ice begin to fall, property managers do not want to be caught empty-handed. While preventative maintenance steps are essential to ensuring a smooth recovery after a winter weather events, people and staff a [...]
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Become a 365 member today. CRE Insight 365, Cybersecurity, Operations & Maintenance, Risk Management, Technology, Webinars The Building Engineer’s Role in Cybersecurity December 7, 2020 | By: Michael Knox, Fred Gordy and Josh Smith Sponsored by Voss Lighting and Burke Painting. On the property management team, Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. Building operations and maintenance professionals have their own unique set of vulnerabilities [...] - Operations & Maintenance, Roofing Three Reasons to Prioritize Your Property’s Exterior September 30, 2020 | By: Molly Looman The exterior and interior of a building can sometimes be thought of as two separate spaces. Exterior maintenance is often deferred for more immediate, tenant-facing interior projects. However, the exterior and interior a [...]
- Operations & Maintenance, Parking Lots & Decks Concrete Jungle: How to Approach Parking Maintenance September 24, 2020 | By: Molly Looman This article was featured in the O+M Special Issue of CRE Insight Journal. Read more here. While they may have been a little emptier lately, the concrete and asphalt structures that greet vehicles should still be to [...]
- Healthy Buildings, Operations & Maintenance Gradual Rise: Responsible Operations While Increasing Building Utilization September 10, 2020 | By: Molly Looman This article was featured in the Guide to Building Operations, Management and Finance in the New Normal produced by the CRE Insight Journal. Read more from that issue here: https://om.creinsightjournal.com/read-the-new-s [...]
- Workforce Development The Next Generation of Building Engineers-Teresa Foster September 3, 2020 | By: Teresa Foster The conversation around an eventual shortage of building engineers has been happening for years. Teresa Foster, former executive director of BOMA Greater Dallas, saw an opportunity to do something about it. In this inter [...]
- Operations & Maintenance Don’t Cool off on Commercial HVAC Maintenance August 31, 2020 | By: Molly Looman Most property managers and maintenance professionals are no stranger to the panicked call of a tenant with a malfunctioning Heating, Ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. Preventative maintenance on an HVAC sy [...]
- Healthy Buildings, Operations & Maintenance, Parking Lots & Decks Silver Lining: Making the Most of Low-Occupancy August 10, 2020 | By: Molly Looman While many properties are beginning re-entry, some may remain at a lower occupancy than usual. This gives maintenance professionals a golden opportunity to complete projects during workhours that may not have been possib [...]
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Become a 365 member today. CRE Insight 365, Operations & Maintenance The Building Engineer’s Essential Equations – Chris Lelle August 5, 2020 | By: Chris Lelle If you are a seasoned building engineer, you know their are certain equations you need to know on the job. Chris Lelle, portfolio chief engineer with Lincoln Property Company, gives his crash course in mathematics by bre [...] - Financial Management Asset Management – Boyd Zoccola February 10, 2020 | By: Boyd Zoccola Boyd Zoccola, executive vice-president of Hokanson Companies, Inc., discusses asset management within property management. Companies used to rely property managers solely for day-to-day building operations and tenant rel [...]