July 27, 2019
Sick Building Syndrome
Sick Building Syndrome Building Management System Is your building “unwell”? What is it? and does a “sick building” cost the landlord mo ..
July 29, 2017
Reactive Maintenance Risk
Reactive Maintenance Risk – DIY Facility Management. A huge financial risk when it goes wrong…and it did! “A privileged observation” No ..
July 31, 2017
Single Source Facility Services
Single Source Facility Services Facilities Management – Single Source Facility Services Facility Services Management is a diverse and critical operations ..
July 29, 2017
Energy Conservation Versus Profit
Energy Conservation versus Profit? A privileged observation Energy Conservation can be at odds with Profit and overall performance of the building, so which one ..
July 23, 2017
Unwrap Single Vendor Captivity
Frustration! The greatest industry challenge we regularly witness is the frustrated client who wants to use another vendor and feels trapped with the vendor the ..
July 31, 2017
Maintenance Defined
Which Maintenance means What Action: A definition of Maintenance We’re writing about this because it comes up in conversation with clients and vendors a l ..
August 27, 2017
Sustainability with Automation
How Can we Improve Automated Sustainability with Building Management Systems (BMS) To develop and expand your BMS for greater automated sustainability should b ..
July 25, 2017
Building Intelligence and Energy Management
Building Intelligence and Energy Management What is Building Intelligence and Energy Management? A Quick Definition Lets begin with a quick definition, there ar ..
July 30, 2017
Outsourcing Property Services
Outsourcing Property Services to improve Building performance and Control Risk Why Outsource when we can do it ourselves Outsourcing is not about whether you ca ..
December 14, 2019
Pneumatic Controls
Pneumatic Controls Building Management Systems – Pneumatic Controls Popular back in the 1970’s and 1980’s, major concerns like Honeywell and J ..
July 30, 2017
Crisis Management
Crisis Management We all have different ideas of what a crisis within your facility really is, and we all have different priorities based on the commercial land ..
January 9, 2021
Building Recommissioning
Building Recommissioning Improving Building Overall Performance. When do we need to perform building recommissioning?What will it achieve?What is the cost?How t ..
January 13, 2019
AFSS Annual Budget Blow Out
AFSS Annual Budget Blow Out Fire Systems Maintenance Commercial & Residential Buildings Attention Property Manager’s, Facility Manager’s and Bui ..
July 29, 2017
Phone Call for Maintenance, What Next?
Incoming Urgent Phone Call For Maintenance or Repair. Incoming Urgent Phone call for maintenance or repair, to panic or not to panic. In this article we have tr ..
July 31, 2017
Why Upgrade a perfectly good BMS
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” Why should a Landlord Upgrade building management system technology in their commercial Building? Inst ..
July 29, 2017
Energy Bill Audit
Energy Bills Audit WIIFM (what’s in it for me) What’s this about? We must admit, the title of this post, Energy Bill Audit, sounds totally boring, but this post ..
Why Maintain Your Fire Extinguishers?
Why Maintain Your Fire Extinguishers? Fire Extinguishers are often the first line of defence in an event. They are portable, light enough for most adults to car ..
October 11, 2020
Do you keep an Asset Register Database?
Do you keep an Asset Register Database for your building? Creating and Maintaining an Asset register is not always on the priority list of the facility manager, ..
July 29, 2017
Seven Reasons For HVAC Audit
HVAC Mechanical Services Audit Any audit is about saving money or understanding where money is being spent to reduce further loss; the HVAC mechanical services ..
July 29, 2017
Good Fast Cheap
Property Management Good, Fast, Cheap! Contractor Management “101” “Good, Fast, Cheap, choose any two!” It’s an old “adage ..
July 29, 2017
Data Center Energy Wasted
The Data Center did not have an Energy Management System So we “Winged” it and saved $3000 a month “Energy Management by Observation” Da ..
July 29, 2017
Measurement And Verification
Measurement and Verification – DIY Systems Integration, Asset register, Building Management System, Energy Management System, BIM, Measurement In a previo ..
July 31, 2017
The Commercial Business Case
Your Property Manager or Client Wants a “Business Case”. a justification for a proposed project or undertaking on the basis of its expected commerci ..
July 31, 2017
Fit Out Faux Pas
Commercial Tenancy Fit Out | What Happens Behind the Scenes? Sometimes a project is completed seamlessly, without fuss, in a timely manner, and without dispute. ..
July 30, 2017
Asset Register Must Haves!
Asset Register Core Information Implementing and maintaining an asset register, which serves to document the building’s service’s and fixed assets, ..
July 29, 2017
Small Project Management Scope
Small Project Management What is the Scope of works? “It’s just a little Project, we’re getting a few quotes”. Let’s set the scene, You are a member of the Exec ..
July 29, 2017
Outsourcing Maintenance Versus DIY
Outsourcing Maintenance Versus DIY Outsourcing Maintenance – DIY: (published in “hotel engineer”) Outsourcing Maintenance: The conversation we ..
July 29, 2017
Sub Metering Data
Energy and Resource Sub-Metering? Facility Managers can no longer just wait for the resource bills to pass over their desk and sign them off. Facility owners ar ..
July 31, 2017
More Commercial Tenancy Fit Out Faux Pas
More Commercial Tenancy Fit Out Faux Pas – The Faux Pas of Fit series Continues; In out last post project management fit out faux pas we looked at Noise, ..
August 1, 2017
Generator Test
Essential Services Essential Services Generator Test Regular generator testing is a critical part of any essential services management. Typically the Generator ..
July 31, 2017
What is Single Vendor Captivity?
Understanding Single vendor Captivity Definition “Single Vendor captivity” crystallizes when a system or major asset can only be repaired and mainta ..
July 20, 2017
Energy Trend Logging
Trend Logging Energy Data Trend Logging in the Building Management System Trend Logging data within the Building Management System can be one of the most produc ..
October 11, 2020
Are You Guilty of Management by Crisis
Negating the “Management by Crisis” Scenario! Mitagating Reactive Management with Technology, that is, Intelligent Buildings. Typically, Management by Crisis or ..
July 31, 2017
Why Have an Asset Register
Asset Register importance! Backstory We found ourselves in an a situation, which I thought, had an unfortunate outcome for an employee of one of our competitors ..
July 31, 2017
Water Pumps in Commercial Buildings
Typical Water pumps which serve our buildings It is surprising exactly how many water pumps there in a building, often with separate plumbing circuits and often ..
July 31, 2017
Building Technology and Sustainability
Building Technology Sustainability Building Technology Sustainability: The opportunities to implement Technology in Facilities can often be discovered and impro ..
July 21, 2017
Energy Return On Investment
Return on Energy Management Investment Energy Management Metering. Energy management investment is the application of energy metering your building’s perf ..
July 28, 2017
Energy Management Strategic Plan
Energy Management and a strategic Plan for Commercial Buildings The Simplest Strategic Energy Plan is sometimes the best, results are results! The Project saved ..
April 28, 2019
Fire Indication Panel Programming
Fire Indication Panel Programming The Issues which Arise When Multiple Fire Services Vendors Program the Same Fire Indication Panel. The Brief We attended site ..
May 12, 2019
Building Management System Grief
Building Management System Giving you Grief Unlock Your Building from “BMS Single Vendor Captivity”. Building Management Systems (BMS) was designed ..
July 29, 2017
Why install a Variable Speed Drive
Small Project Management Why install a variable speed drive? “Several contractors have suggested we install a VSD in our pump and fan motors, Why”. What is a VS ..