Equipment Repairs

Facilities Must Collect More and Better Asset Information

Self-reporting assets connected to the 'Internet of Things' are the holy grail - but these solutions can be expensive. You could work with a partner who does it for you.  Why it is Important Physical assets are one of your company’s largest investments and your business depends on deploying them efficiently.  An effective maintenance program [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:21+00:00January 30th, 2017|Equipment Repairs, Technology|Comments Off on Facilities Must Collect More and Better Asset Information

Cracked Heat Exchangers Can Introduce Carbon Monoxide into Your Building

  Inspect now before you need to heat your building.  Yes - It's still nice and warm outside - but it gets cold fast in North Carolina. For Raleigh, the average low temperature in September is 61 - and the average low in October is 48.  You'll be needing the heat in the mornings before you [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:22+00:00September 28th, 2016|Energy Efficiency, Equipment Repairs, Safety|0 Comments

Facilities Management Success: 13 Areas of Focus for the Future

ServiceChannel, a provider of facilities management software used in over 170,00 locations around the world, has recently published an e-book titled "What You Need to Know to Succeed in Facilities Management in 2020" Check it out here. My synopsis is that, like many industries, Facilities Management will be transformed by technology. Data will drive two trends: Visibility [...]

Save $ on the Biggest use of Power in your Building

What's Your Plan? 44% of a commercial building’s energy consumption is attributed to its HVAC systems. It is important to properly maintain these assets to reduce energy use and reduce total cost of ownership. Maintenance Approaches Currently Implemented in Commercial Buildings (2000 US DOE Study) 55% - Reactive Maintenance Most people do almost nothing... Little if any maintenance is done (usually filter [...]

The Pollen is Coming!

          North Carolina, which is filled with Longleaf and Loblolly pine, is a yellow pollen paradise. According to Robert Bardon, a professor of forestry and environmental resources at N.C. State University, we should start seeing the onset in the next week or so, around April 1. Two of the basic components [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:22+00:00April 1st, 2015|Equipment Repairs, Planned Maintenance|0 Comments

A Tricky Problem at a Large Steakhouse

One of our customers has a room upstairs for private functions.  This room is open to below, and for the last year or two has been chronically warm, especially when a crowd of people is up there.  Our service manager Richard went with one of our technicians Jake to get to the bottom of this problem. [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:22+00:00August 5th, 2014|Equipment Repairs, HVAC, Planned Maintenance, Restaurant|0 Comments

Using advanced Software to Track Planned Maintenance

Some of our larger customers, restaurant chains with a regional or national footprint, are starting to see the benefits of a comprehensive planned maintenance plan.  They are specifying a comprehensive menu of services for the HVAC and refrigeration machines at their locations.  For some of our customers we have a list of 40 or more [...]

By |2021-04-16T18:39:23+00:00October 15th, 2013|Business, Equipment Repairs, HVAC, Planned Maintenance, Refrigeration|1 Comment
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