I Have Asbestos in My Building, Now What?
Finding asbestos in an existing building doesn’t automatically answer what the project should do next. The project team is planning a renovation when someone delivers…
Communications Planning Before Natural Disasters
When operations are disrupted, the communication plan has to work before everyone starts asking what is happening. A natural disaster doesn’t have to damage your…
Fire Safety in Your Office – Pre-Fire Inspection Checklist
A fire inspection should confirm that required safeguards are in place. A simple walk-through beforehand can uncover problems that should already have been addressed. Originally…
What Happens to Sensitive Records During an Office Move?
Boxes are being packed, cabinets are being emptied and old files are being discarded. Someone still needs to control what happens to sensitive information. Originally…
When Moving Leased Office Equipment, Check Before the Mover Touches It
The equipment may be sitting in your office. That doesn’t necessarily mean your mover is allowed to move it. Office relocations involve more than packing…
How Much Clearance Is Required Below Fire Sprinklers?
The familiar 18-inch rule is a good starting point—but sprinkler type, storage configuration and applicable requirements can call for more. Originally published August 2011. Updated…
Hire an Attorney Who Knows Commercial Real Estate Leases
Your business attorney may know your company well. Make sure the attorney reviewing your office lease knows commercial leasing just as well. Would you hire…
Mistakes Tenants Make When Leasing Office Space
The decisions made before a lease is signed can affect cost, schedule and operations long after the search is over. We all make mistakes. When…
Moving Your Office? Don’t Forget the Small Stuff
The construction may be finished and the movers scheduled. A handful of overlooked details can still disrupt the first days in the new office. As…
Selecting a Mover and Planning an Office Relocation
The mover may handle the boxes, but a successful office relocation depends on coordinating much more than the move itself. An office move can look…
Your Broker Found the Space. Has the Project Team Looked at It?
The lease may work. The economics may work. That doesn’t mean the space will. A commercial real estate broker and a project manager bring different…
Selecting and Preparing Your New Office
Start with the required move-in date and work backward. Originally published August 2011. Updated October 2026 to reflect current owner-side office relocation planning. Selecting a…
Should You Move the Existing Office Furniture?
Existing furniture may look like an obvious asset during a relocation. Reusing it still has to work with the new space, schedule, technology and cost….
Planning Your IT and Telecom Relocation – Action Checklist
Your employees may be ready to move. That doesn’t mean the business is ready to operate. Technology planning for an office relocation used to focus…
The Tenant’s Post Move Office Maintenance Checklist
The move may be complete, but the transition from project delivery to operating the space has just begun. After months of planning and construction, the…