Oct 23, 2018
Oct 23, 2018
association, building, Building Maintenance, Cement Siding, chicago, condo, condominium, consultants, economy, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, engineer, engineering, Green, illinois, manage, manager, money, naperville, property, reserve, Reserve Study, save, study, Sustain, sustainable, townhome, waldman, WEC
The condition of the property elements on which the reserve study is based change. The association’s financial situation and reserve fund balance change. Board members and property managers change. The condition of the property elements are always changing whether anyone likes it or not. Read our white paper below authored by Matt Hass on why […]
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Jan 23, 2018
Jan 23, 2018
Benchmarking, Building Maintenance, energy, engineering, EPA, Green, Lighting, sustainability, waldman, waldman engineering, WEC
Energy Benchmarking Ordinance Changes 2019 The City of Chicago recently released the coming changes to the city’s energy ordinance. The new system will increase transparency of energy use to building stakeholders. In 2019 buildings will be given a star rating from 0 – 4 as follows: Zero stars: Out of compliance with energy […]
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Oct 26, 2017
Oct 26, 2017
Building Maintenance, consultant, consultants, efficiency, energy, engineer, engineering, Green, maintenance, mechanical, pool, pools, savings, structural, sustainability, waldman, WEC
Mark breaks down the ways you can maintain your property’s pool this offseason.
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Jul 18, 2017
Jul 18, 2017
building, Building Maintenance, Cement Siding, CertainTeed, consultants, crack, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, engineering, EPA, Green, grind, hydraulic, Lighting, overlay, pavement, Renovation, waldman engineering, Waldman Engineering Consultants, WEC
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Jul 10, 2017
Jul 10, 2017
building, Building Maintenance, Cement Siding, consultants, Consulting, cost, costly, damage, efficient, energy, engineering, Green, hail, spring, strucutral, sustainability, vlog, waldman, waldmaneng
Hail damage costs building owners over $15 billion in damage every year. Mark breaks down how you can help mitigate hail related costs.
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Jun 21, 2017
Jun 21, 2017
anchorage, Building Maintenance, consultants, descent, energy, engineering, Green, life safety, OSHA, roof, roofing, safety, waldman, waldman engineering
Mark breaks down OSHA’s new safety standards regarding roof descent systems. If you have workers (maintenance, window washers, etc) that use these systems, you are now required to have them tested by November 2017. Check out our other educational content here.
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Mar 22, 2016
Mar 22, 2016
Building Maintenance, efficiency, energy, energy efficiency, engineering, engineering consultants, EPA, Green, Repair, sustainability, waldmaneng, WEC
CAI 2016 trade show – Sustainability At this year’s CAI Trade show, three field experts gave their perspective on sustainability. Howard Dakoff, Rebecca Fyffe, and Mark Waldman shared insight from the topics of LEED certification, to quick remedies to reduce your carbon footprint, to green pest solutions. Improved energy efficiency is not only a part […]
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Sep 05, 2015
Building Maintenance, Green, Lighting, Repair, Roof Repair, USGFBC
Today there is lots of chatter about sustainability, green building issues, and reducing our personal carbon footprints. There is also lots of talk about stimulus money and tax credits. Does that mean homeowners associations s and condominium boards should be approving the installation of roof- mounted solar panels or wind turbines? Or how about a […]
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