If you manage a commercial property, days are packed with complex tasks: managing staff, moving tenants, conducting inspections, interfacing with contractors, contacting regulatory officials and much more. Enter checklists: essential “cheat sheets” that streamline workload. “Every profession featuring exacting tasks employs checklists: doctors, pilots, attorneys, inspectors and so on,“ says… Read more »
When disaster hits commercial property, owners and managers feel much like anyone struck by a catastrophic, dangerous, sudden event they can’t control: shocked, worried, uncertain and fearful. They may have trouble grasping the enormity of the damage and making decisions. Communication and recall may be challenging. Paul Davis expects this… Read more »
The warehouse reopened smoothly when COVID restrictions eased: picking equipment functioned at speed, loading dock mechanisms obeyed switches, HVAC systems whooshed to life as expected. One glitch arose immediately, however. An employee notified the property manager that the water in the bathroom “smells funky and looks cloudy.” Testing revealed that… Read more »