How To Keep Your Building Safe From A Fire

Fire Safety Tips One of the biggest responsibilities of owning a building is making sure that all of your tenants are protected from any peril. A main threat to buildings is a fire, which can easily destroy thousands of dollars’ worth of property. Keep these fire safety tips in mind to help ensure that your…

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How Social Media Can Benefit Facility Managers

Social Media and Facility Managers It is almost impossible to avoid social media. From Facebook to twitter, almost everyone has at least one social media account. Using social media as a facility manager can come with many different benefits, including connecting with younger tenants and employees. While it can be easy to try and avoid…

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Emergency Preparedness Tips For All

Preparing for a Disaster While there is no way to know when a disaster is coming, being prepared can help to ensure that you stay safe. Keep these tips in mind to ensure that you stay safe in your personal life and as a facility manager, no matter what kind of disaster hits. Create an…

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What The Top Smartphone Apps In 2014 Can Tell Us About 2015

Top Smartphone Apps in 2014 Almost everyone has a smartphone nowadays. With the capability to search the web at any moment, smartphones can keep you more connected than ever. Smartphones also allow you to download apps that can help you stay in touch with loved ones or simply pass the time with a fun game.…

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Start The New Year Off Right With These Tips

New Year Facility Manager Resolutions As 2015 kicks off, it is the perfect time to make resolutions that can help benefit your professional life. As a facility manager, both employees and tenants look to you to fix any issues that arise. Keep these resolutions in mind to ensure that you are able to excel at…

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Create a More Efficient and Organized Company

Tips To Enhance Your Business Is your organization as efficient as it could be? Having a proficient business will not only allow everything to run smoothly, but it will also help you to save money. If you have a system that doesn’t seem to be working, it could lead to the failure of your entire…

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Is Your Building Ready for El Nino?

Californian property management El Nino Walnut Creek CA

Business owners should prepare their property now! While Walnut Creek, California is still warm and sunny for the winter season, be warned that it is not set to continue. El Nino is coming to California and soon! The predicted forecast is due to be reminiscent of the El Nino winters of before. The ’96-’97 winters…

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How Efficient is Your Rooftop Unit?

Rooftop Unit Efficiency Advice Walnut Creek CA

Get to know how to save on your rooftop unit! Rooftop unit (RTU) air conditioners serve cooling to approximately 60 percent of U.S. commercial building floor spaces. With many (if not most) buildings in Southern California being host to one of these units to survive the sweltering summers, now that the winter season is upon…

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What is the Work Order Process?

Work Order Process Basics Work orders are one of the most important aspects of your business. If you do not have the proper work order processes in place, it can lead to your employees wasting hours each day. Developing the right work order method starts with designing a basic maintenance management process. There are six…

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How Much Does Your Work Order Cost?

Actual Cost of Work Orders Do you know how much your work orders are really costing your organization? Unfortunately, it is probably more than you would like to admit. While you cannot completely get rid of your work order process, there are ways to help cut the costs while also making your organization more efficient…

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