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From Building Rehabilitation to Deep Energy Retrofit: An Opportunity for...
Are you an owner or manager of an older apartment building facing any of the following issues? Your building enclosure has moisture ingress issues and/or failed glazing units; Your operating costs are...
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Are my Assets Fading or Degrading?
We all know that if we ignore our assets they will eventually suffer from physical deterioration — it is a reality of life. But some assets also fade. What’s the difference and why care? Fading refers...
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Is My Building Fractured or Just Cracked? Making the Right Decisions About...
Families have a reputation for being a little dysfunctional, where siblings, relatives and spouses fight unnecessarily with one another. Similarly, lots of energy gets wasted in the conflicts that go...
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Do I Have a Line of Sight on My Assets?
Asset management is a process that requires multiple ways of understanding—or sights—to achieve success. There are five interconnected sights that provide a foundation for owners to realize the full...
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How Can a Deep Energy Retrofit Make a Difference in Your Building?
Condominium owners know how much they are paying for electricity and gas when their bills arrive every month or two. But most owners don’t have a reference point to compare their usage against. Is your...
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The Warning Signs of Asset Failure
If we all had crystal balls, asset management would be easy. But without mystical items of premonition, it falls to asset managers to adequately plan ahead and to know the warning signs of asset...
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Risk Management Strategies: Chicken or Ostrich?
When it comes to asset risk management, it can be easy to find ourselves on one of the two ends of the spectrum of worry: pure panic or blissful denial. But neither of these outlooks help us make...
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How to Determine if The Construction Management Approach is Right For You
When it comes to deciding which construction approach to take for a building renewal or rehabilitation project, the traditional method is often the first that comes to mind. A general contractor is...
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Why Building Airtightness is Important
In the simplest terms, building airtightness refers to a building’s resistance to air leakage—air flowing both in and out of the building—through areas of the building enclosure not intended to allow...
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