As various building systems get more and more connected for office building operations there are increased risks of getting hacked, held for ransome or having systems disabled for various nepharious reasons. Buildings Magazone First Quarter 2025 had an aecellent article on how to reduce these risks. Here are the five steps to consider: Collaberate with…Read More→

FacilityExecutive Magazine April 2023 had a sobering prescription for corporate real estate executives faced with excess office space, employees not expected to return to the office, a looming recession and in general no expectations that the vacant space will be occupied anytime soon. “To begin with everything must be on the table: Restack office space,…Read More→

In an article in Facility Executives February 2023, many commercial building automation systems (BAS) are integrated and efficient, operating the HVAC,  elevators, building security, parking garages, and all the other building elements   but “these systems typically have subpar cybersecurity controls and a large number of vulnerable IoT (Internet of Things) that make them ‘highly vulnerable…and…Read More→

Manufacturing has been well aware of cybersecurity risks for years, and remember last year when one of the largest meat processors was shut down due to getting hacked, costing them millions in downtown and ransom? With so much of major office building technology going into the cloud and The Internet of Things (IoT) now connecting…Read More→

  It is probably something most of us don’t even want to think about now. However, many corporate leaders already have emergency contingency plans for what to do in case of a fire, earthquake, flood, power outage, or other natural disaster and unfortunately Covid has now been added to the list. Buildings magazine July 2022…Read More→

One side of the coin is, Big Brother May Be Watching, while the other side of the coin touts the benefits to improving the workspace by tracking how employees use their office spaces and amenity areas. From an SIOR Article published June 16, 2022, “How Sensor Technology Is Helping Design the Workspace”, ‘temperature sensors from…Read More→

Yesterday I attended a commercial real estate major investor and developer panel put on by my Northern California SIOR chapter at San Francisco’s Ferry Building  Overall everyone was very optimistic about 2022 and 2023. Paul Single with City National Bank told us our economy was unbelievably strong and interest rates were already up 175 basis…Read More→

  There appears to be a number of apps out that can allow employees to upload their e vaccination status, employment information that then allows a touchless building access through the lobby without having to check in with security. These apps allow you to control the elevator to get you to your specific floor, and…Read More→