by Bradley Short | Mar 31, 2015 | Tip Of The Week
If your building has any kind of central heating system, this might be the most valuable tip I can give you: subscribe to Dan Holohan’s newsletter. If Holohan is new to you, then you’re in for a treat. I can’t think of anyone who knows more about heating, but on top...
by Bradley Short | Mar 24, 2015 | Tip Of The Week
Shawn’s Tip Of The Week: This week, we’re focusing on the low-hanging fruit. Installing more efficient equipment or changing policy pays off, but it takes a lot of work, time, and/or money. Rather than focus on those, however, today we’re going to look at what’s...
by Bradley Short | Mar 18, 2015 | Tip Of The Week
Shawn’s Tip Of The Week: Use a smoke stick to stop unwanted air movement For this week’s tip, I’ll defer to the 32BJ Training Fund’s great video on air sealing. In it, Victor Nazario uses a smoke stick to detect drafts in an apartment building....
by Bradley Short | Mar 13, 2015 | Tip Of The Week
Shawn’s Tip Of The Week: Check And Change Your Air Filters Everyone knows that changing air filters is one of the most basic parts of building maintenance. But it’s easy to let simple things like this fall behind and end up with a facility that’s running...
by Bradley Short | Mar 11, 2015 | Technology
It seems that we can’t go a week without seeing another article about how healthcare workers use mobile technology to improve patient care. But what about the engineers who take care of the actual facilities? Like a doctor is in charge of a person’s health, engineers...
