Is your facility prepared for winter? Winter can be a challenging season for property owners and building managers. Inclement weather can strike without notice, and if you’re not prepared, your building and occupants could suffer costly damage. As the seasons change and temperatures drop, make sure you plan adequately and take these essential steps for … Read more
Parking Structure Maintenance Most people, including professionals in the commercial property industry, are either unaware or refuse to accept that parking structures require maintenance. The truth is, they begin to deteriorate before they are open to the public and do so exponentially after just a few years. Unlike the structure of the building or buildings … Read more
Are you a building owner or manager? Have you scheduled an inspection of your facility yet this year? Don’t put off inspections, especially if your facility has experienced a high amount of rainfall this year, or if you’ve had water intrusion issues in the past! Water intrusion is simple: it’s any unwanted movement of water … Read more
If you’re the owner of a facility with a parking, you know how important it is to keep up with repair and replacement maintenance tasks. Do you know how damaging water, ice melt and other moisture is to the structural integrity of your parking structure? Because reinforced concrete is the primary material used for parking … Read more
There are many factors that influence how long a parking structure will last and at what point you will need to tear it down and rebuild. How can you avoid expensive repairs or a rebuild in the future? Parking structures are directly exposed to the elements, unlike a building structure that’s protected by a building … Read more
There are many factors that influence the prediction of how long a parking structure will last and at what point you will need to tear it down and rebuild. Parking structures are unique in that the structure is directly exposed to the elements, unlike a building structure that is protected by a Building Envelope. Exposure … Read more
A parking structure provides an essential service. Whether your parking structure is a multi-level garage or a few below-grade levels under a high-rise building, proactive condition assessment and diligent maintenance are imperative. If problems are ignored, the harsh environment in garages, including corrosive deicing chemicals, freeze-thaw cycling, and the stress of thousands of vehicles … Read more
Do you own a parking structure or parking garage? Do you maintain a parking structure at your facility? When winter hits, are you prepared to take care of the snow and ice? Best practices for snow removal on parking garages are: Only use de-icing agents that are parking garage-friendly! Sodium acetate, potassium acetate, and calcium … Read more
Whether your parking structure is a multi-level garage or a few below-grade levels under a high-rise building, proactive condition assessment and diligent maintenance are imperative. If problems are ignored, the harsh environment in garages, including corrosive deicing chemicals, freeze-thaw cycling, and the stress of thousands of vehicles traversing the deck, will quickly accelerate deterioration into … Read more
Do you maintain a parking structure or parking garage at your facility? When winter hits, are you truly prepared to take care of the snow and ice buildup? Best practices for snow removal operations on parking garages are: Don’t store large piles of snow on the top level. Large snow piles get heavy over time … Read more