From Cost Center to a Savings Center: Proving the ROI of Facility Management
Facility management is often dismissed as an expense to control, but it is a critical area for efficiency, cost savings, and long-term value creation. To…
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Tenants – Simplify Your Office Construction & Move: Expert Budget Tips (with Free Template)
Relocating your office can be exciting but financially complex. Creating a realistic tenant improvement project budget is the first and most critical step in avoiding…
Contractors and Change Orders: What You Need to Know
When you’ve signed a contract with a general contractor and receive a change order, you might wonder if they are entitled to charge you extra….
Construction Manager vs. General Contractor – Part 4 – Contract, Design & Cost
A GC contract is a fixed-price contract and is considered a transfer of risk to the contractor. The GC assumes the risk of cost overruns…
Why Hire a Project Manager?
Construction projects are risky, costly and time-consuming endeavors, and the more complex a project is, the more potential there is for potential problems to arise,…
Eliminating Desk Side Trash Cans in Your Office
In a LinkedIn Facilities Management Group discussion, we discussed how companies are cleaning up the individual workspace garbage in exchange for centrally located garbage collection…
Tenants and Scope Creep, Is Change Good?
Change is good, if managed properly. Tenants relocate on average once every ten years and a project manager’s role is to guide and manage expectations…
Should you Refurbish and Reuse Broken, Worn or Torn Office Chairs?
Office furniture ages over time. Seat pads get worn, arm rests tear and mechanical adjustments wear down. During an internal shift, there’s the employee scramble…
Is Used Furniture the Answer for Your Office?
When companies vacate a premises these days, it is normally too expensive to bring the furniture with them as they can get new furniture without…