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Close Encounters with Wildlife
Winter is coming, and they’re looking for a cozy place to hunker down, stay warm and dry, and maybe raise a
family. And like relatives stopping in for a vacation, they’re cute at first, but more than likely will overstay their welcome.
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Maintenance Deferred
If something’s broken, you fix it. If it's worn out, you replace it. It sounds like a simple equation, but when it comes to construction in
cash-strapped times, it can be a case of easier said than done.
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Getting Smart
Technology is affecting the way we do business, how we go about our daily tasks,
and even how our homes function. Putting existing technology to use in a home
or residential building is the essence of what it means to be an “intelligent” building or home. An “intelligent” building is able to monitor its environmental, mechanical, and lighting (among
other) systems, through a computerized network of electronic devices.
Maintenance, communications, security, and other residential building functions
are now being handled by new systems, whose upgraded operations are helping
building personnel do their jobs more effectively. In many cases, intelligent
homes and buildings provide savings for their owners, by helping them to cut
back on their energy usage.
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Breathing Easy
When you live in a multifamily building with possibly hundreds of people
residing under one roof, cooking, cleaning, dusting, and breathing, it’s no surprise that the airways, chutes, and garbage rooms can get clogged and
dirty over time, potentially leading to some serious problems.
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Healthy Building Systems
A building is, in many ways, like a body.If its residents are the soul, then certainly the mechanical systems that keep it running are at its heart. And just as one cares for one’s body by eating right and exercising, so too must management care for those mechanical systems, ensuring they function efficiently and well throughout
their life span.
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Clean Sweep
National Public Radio recently ran a story about a piece of advice from the latest edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. The suggestion was about how to stay warm throughout the winter with just one log: chuck it out of an upstairs window, run downstairs and outside to pick it up, and then sprint back upstairs and chuck it out the window again. Repeat until warm. Read More
Up to Code
Every resident living in a building with more than two stories understands the
convenience an elevator affords. While antiquated forms of the modern elevator
date back to Ancient Rome, the first passenger hydraulic elevator was installed
in New York City in 1857. Since then there have been many updates in the
industry.
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All Hands on Deck!
A building is, in many ways, like a body.If its residents are the soul, then certainly the mechanical systems that keep
it running are at its heart. And just as one cares for one’s body by eating right and exercising, so too must management care for those
mechanical systems, ensuring they function efficiently and well throughout
their life span.
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Deep Cleaning
At every condominium community it happens every hour; every day. Coffee gets
spilled, mud gets tracked, windows get smeared. When residents move, errant
table legs and oversized sofas can scrape black marks, and even divots, into
painted walls. Property managers know that keeping things clean is one of the
uppermost duties of any association caretaker. Read More
Draffted Ice Dams
It’s a very special formula, says Ralph Noblin of the professional engineering firm
Noblin & Associates. In New England, we literally went close to 20 years without that
formula coming together. As a decades-long veteran of condo engineering, the
Bridgewater-based Noblin has seen that formula—heavy snow and little wind followed by sustained cold temperatures—converge many times. And when the proper ingredients do combine, they all add up
to ice damming—a costly headache for condo boards, property managers, and even unit owners
themselves.
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