Facility Manager Cost Saving/Best Practice Quick Reads RSS Feed October 25, 2017 - Power & Communication Consistent, quality power is necessary for nearly everything we do — at home, at play and at work — and maintaining the equipment that powers our lives is critical. When it comes to personal devices, understanding power and maintenance
Facility Manager Cost Saving/Best Practice Quick Reads RSS Feed Naomi Millán August 4, 2017 - Elevators Pre-Season Maintenance Steps Step 1 — Have a diagram showing the location of your elevators, car numbers and the elevator car phone number in your designated security area. In addition, have your elevator company’s emergency phone number available along with
Facility Manager Cost Saving/Best Practice Quick Reads RSS Feed Dan Hounsell July 21, 2017 - Maintenance & Operations Maintenance and engineering managers know all too well that deferred maintenance of institutional and commercial facilities is a silent threat. A component or system can operate for years with few or no obvious problems — until it
26 May What is Best: Angled or Straight Parking Spaces? Posted at 08:39h in Parking Lot Sweeping by Chris Dickie Maybe you haven’t given much thought to the way you lay out your parking lot before. But, if you’ve landed on this page, then the chances are pretty high that you are thinking about it
25 Apr 7 Property Upkeeping Tips for Property Managers Posted at 11:36h in Property Maintenance by Chris Dickie Are you tired of struggling with upkeep on all the various properties you manage? Spending dozens of extra hours each month fixing leaky pipes that won’t go away or troublesome tenants who won’t get off your back?
25 Mar Is Winter Weather Bad for My Parking Lot Asphalt? Posted at 10:49h in Parking Lot Sweeping by Chris Dickie If you’re a property manager, it helps to be aware of the various things that can damage your property. In this case, we’re specifically talking about how the weather can affect the asphalt in
28 Feb Here’s Why Your Parking Lot Drainage is So Important Water is one of nature’s greatest wonders. It sustains humans, and all other life on this planet. Without water, life would altogether cease to exist. However, that doesn’t mean water isn’t an enormous pain in the butt when it gets into places that it shouldn’t. Everyone
24 Feb The Dangers of Parking Lot Puddles – And What to Do About Them Posted at 21:18h in Parking Lot Sweeping by Chris Dickie With the rainy season in full swing, we’re definitely experiencing flooded roads, wet weather traffic jams, and many, many more puddles. While it’s fun to put on your rain boots
23 Jan Should I Sweep My Parking Lot When It Rains? Posted at 17:37h in Parking Lot Sweeping by Chris Dickie The rainy season can put a hitch in many of your regular activities. But does it also mean you have to stop sweeping your parking lot? Not necessarily. In fact, many people often make
23 Dec Eliminate Litter with Eco-Friendly Christmas Decorations Posted at 07:01h in Uncategorized by Chris Dickie With Christmas comes the favorite activity of decorating the house with lights, buying a tree and adorning it with ornaments, and (of course) lots and lots of baking and cookie eating. But what happens after Christmas is over? One
