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Safety, Reliability, and Comfort: What Do Your High-Rise Tenants Think About Your Elevators?
Unless they work for a company like Mitsubishi Electric, you don’t want your building’s tenants and visitors thinking about your elevators. Elevators should be available with rides so safe and smooth the typical rider doesn’t notice how easily they moved between floors. Tenants expect elevators to work, and it’s an unwelcome interruption when they don’t. The occasional compliment is fine, but if you manage a high-rise, no news tends to equal good news when it comes to vertical transportation.
Read MoreHow Energy Analytics are Driving Change in Commercial Real Estate
In the days of paper spreadsheets and clipboards, determining energy inefficiencies in CRE was…inefficient. The process often involved guesswork and obtuse billing formulas. When it came to pinpointing sustainability measures, building teams were left feeling around in the dark — sometimes literally. (Hard-to-reach meters in dank basements, anyone?)
Read MoreIndoor Air Quality and Your Tenants: How often should your HVAC system be inspected?
Indoor Air Quality and Your Tenants: How often should your HVAC system be inspected? Air Conditioning, Electrical/Mechanical, Engineering, HVAC Your HVAC system keeps your building, and your tenants, comfortable in all kinds of weather and conditions. While heating and cooling is the primary role of your commercial HVAC system, it also has a significant impact…
Read MoreWhy VoIP Works (or Doesn’t Work) For Your Elevator Communications System
With telecom costs continually on the rise, most would welcome the opportunity to streamline their systems. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is becoming increasingly common, particularly for commercial use. While potentially ideal for your building’s general telecommunications, there are challenges when trying to use VoIP with emergency phone systems (like the ones in your elevators).
Read MoreGetting an HVAC repair? You may need a roof inspection too!
If your HVAC is malfunctioning, your primary concern will be getting a skilled technician in place and getting the unit repaired, right away. While the sooner you get an ailing HVAC unit seen, the better, you should also consider having a roof inspection as well.
Read MoreNew California Law Would Ban Gas-Powered Mowers, Blowers, and Other Equipment
New California Law Would Ban Gas-Powered Mowers, Blowers, and Other Equipment Cleaning, Exteriors Under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, California will soon prohibit the sale of new small off-road engines, which will take effect as soon as 2024. Small off-road engines are a broad category, which includes a number of maintenance and…
Read MoreAre You Seeing Cracks in Your Building? What You Should Know
On the heels of the tragic collapse of the Surfside Condominium, Alpha Structural, Inc. was inundated with calls from concerned building owners, property managers and tenants throughout Los Angeles & Orange County. We have put together this article delineating various types of cracking and the urgency for repair.
Read More10 Tips for Great Leadership
No matter the industry, being able to be an effective leader is a strong skill. Have you ever looked up to someone and thought, “How do I become a better leader like them?”. There are many paths to get there, and in today’s world of uncertainty leadership has never been more important …
Read MoreWhat Is 5G And How Will It Impact Commercial Real Estate?
Every day, we hear that 5G is coming and will change our lives. But what exactly is 5G, and how will it impact commercial real estate? 5G is the fifth generation of cellular networks and is expected to be one of the fastest wireless technologies ever created. With speeds of up to 100 gigabits per second, 5G is set to be …
Read MorePost Labor Day Survey – Are Tenants Returning?
Post Labor Day Survey – Are Tenants Returning? Covid-19, Market Trends Recently, BOMA/GLA surveyed a select number of members asking whether tenants have returned and what their plans are. Many managers had expected tenants to return after Labor Day, so our results are a snapshot of what’s happening now around the region. While the results…
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