Building Maintenance

Navigating the Public Way By Donna Pugh, Foley & Lardner, LLP Whether you are a property owner, manager, or a tenant, failing to comply with the City of Chicago’s public way requirements will cost you time and money. If not properly permitted, public way improvements can leave property owners and managers open to liability issues.…

5 Steps to Spring Cleaning Your Parking Garage By Kyle Stanish, PhD, SE, PE, Klein & Hoffman As the long-awaited spring weather begins to enter our forecast, so too does another often loathed thought – spring cleaning. While usually reserved for our homes, this annual tradition should extend to our parking structures throughout the city…

Look Up, Out and Around to Determine Best Time to Replace Office Building Window Caulking By Steve Riggio, Principal, RiggioBoron Ltd.  Property managers today have a wide range of resources to help determine whether their building is operating at peak efficiency.  For example, building managers determine power and energy usage in HVAC and lighting systems with gas…