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This week marks the official start of hurricane season for the Eastern Pacific. The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1. The season runs through November 30 for both basins. Are your building's roofs ready for hurricane season? Proactive roof maintenance is key...www.roofconnect...

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This is how we work through our challenges and provide solutions to them. If you want to see more blogs, case studies, or monographs, visit www.resicomonline.com. In the competitive auto dealership environment, it makes sense to maintain optimal conditions and inviting appearances. A client decided to...

How do you respond with quick thinking solutions and resources when a car crashes through a storefront. Summary A client who schedules preventative maintenance and national rollouts had a critical facility emergency. A car had driven right into one of their locations, causing tremendous damage to the...

What other ways do you feel organizational clarity can help your business, especially in facility maintenance. Check out our other topics at www.resicomonline.com. I believe organizational clarity is necessary for a company to enjoy long term success. Early on, I handled many of the responsibilities...

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Hi, You can try ManageEngine FacilitiesDesk. FacilitiesDesk offers you an integrated package for managing your facilities, from maintenance to space, property and move management to asset tracking to purchasing & contract management and reports generation, all at an affordable price point. I have...

LIGHTING THE WAY TO A GREENER FUTURE AND A GREENER BOTTOM LINE Ever wondered why incandescent bulbs get so hot to the touch? It’s because they create excess heat energy that isn’t converted into light. What a waste! Compact florescent light-bulbs (CFL’s) are an alternative option that...

How does your company fix simple preventative maintenance problems? Check out our other blogs, case studies, and monographs at www.resicomonline.com/blog/ How does changing a 9-volt battery save a facility hundreds of dollars later? A national retailer needed a systematic inspection of their facilities...

Stay away from the sprayed foam. Membrane is the way to go. IF you have any questions I would be happy to answer them. We do not work in that area so it would be impartial information. You can check out our website at www.heidler.com.

What are ways your business has researched energy costs and the strategies of implementing them? Other monograph series are available at http://bit.ly/bTrDRa. Low Cost Energy Savings With A Big ROI One of the most cost effective energy efficiency measures is controlling unwanted air infiltration through...

How do you improve car dealership service areas that are traditionally dingy, dark and dull? How would you have done it differently? This is how we recognized the problem, though of solutions, and laid out a plan of action. A dealership decided that their service area misrepresented the overall brand...

From an industrial flooring perspective, I know that quality contractors and manufacturers are willing to do the flooring part of the facility assessment for you. A good company will systematically evaluate the traffic surface of each work area and point out to you what would benefit from attention this...

As for the roofing, I suggest that you find a contractor that you trust. They should do at least an annual inspection of your roofs (preferably twice a year). You should get a roof plan and a report with pictures of the roof condition along with recommendations for the coming year. This should be timed...

In my work with companies on their infrastructure, one thing stands out to me in almost every conversation; most companies have not looked at their particular cost of IT downtime. What does down time cost YOU? You know it costs something, right? Unfortunately most companies don’t really take a...

The case for Scheduled Maintenance has been made over and over, ad nauseum for the last 50 or 60 years since Air Conditioning became popular in the 40s. Many who are far more intelligent and learned have recited all the reasons why this is the way to do things. Instead of trying to re-invent the wheel...

I wanted to let everyone know we'll be taking this conversation live at this year's NFMT in Baltimore. The session will focus on how to ensure you get good HVAC preventive maintenance. Just like this thread, we're hoping to create a space for a lively exchange on the topic between the panel...

Thanks for the welcome, Eric, and greetings to all in the forum. My name is Robin Shaffer and my company, NK Technologies, is a provider of current and voltage sensing technology to commercial and industrial markets. As one might imagine, I am interested in anything that involves the sensing, management...