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Close Encounters with Wildlife
Winter is coming, and they’re looking for a cozy place to hunker down, stay warm and dry, and maybe raise a
family. And like relatives stopping in for a vacation, they’re cute at first, but more than likely will overstay their welcome.
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New England Condo Expo
Good information and clear communication are crucial for anyone involved with
the administration of a condominium or homeowners association—crucial not just to thriving, but surviving in today’s challenging economic times. Finding that information and developing
communication strategies isn’t always easy, however.
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Keeping Chimney and Fireplace Safety Upfront
Even cavemen knew that fire was dangerous. But, ironically, we have 21st-century
people blithely building fires right in the middle of their furnished,
wood-filled, carpeted, upholstered and bookcase-jammed condominiums. And they want someone to tell them it’s safe. The observation comes from Ashley Eldridge, director of education for
the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA).
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Come Prepared To Learn!
Mark your calendars for Wednesday, May 12, 2010 – that’s when New England Condominium magazine’s annual New England Condo Expo returns to the Seaport World Trade Center at 200
Seaport Boulevard in Boston, showcasing over 150 exhibitors from all over New
England, along with free advice booths, targeted business opportunities and a
full slate of educational seminars which reflect the event’s new hours.
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Maintenance Deferred
If something’s broken, you fix it. If it's worn out, you replace it. It sounds like a simple equation, but when it comes to construction in
cash-strapped times, it can be a case of easier said than done.
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New England Condo Expo
Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 7, 2009—that’s the date of New England Condominium’s first annual New England Condo Expo, a one-day trade event featuring over 120 exhibitors from all over the region. Boston’s Seaport World TradeCenter is the setting for a full day of networking, educational seminars, valuable prizes and giveaways, and opportunities to meet with professionals from every corner of the multifamily housing industry. Read More
Getting Smart
Technology is affecting the way we do business, how we go about our daily tasks,
and even how our homes function. Putting existing technology to use in a home
or residential building is the essence of what it means to be an “intelligent” building or home. An “intelligent” building is able to monitor its environmental, mechanical, and lighting (among
other) systems, through a computerized network of electronic devices.
Maintenance, communications, security, and other residential building functions
are now being handled by new systems, whose upgraded operations are helping
building personnel do their jobs more effectively. In many cases, intelligent
homes and buildings provide savings for their owners, by helping them to cut
back on their energy usage.
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Water Woes
New England residents have always thought of fresh
water as an unlimited resource, but that attitude may be on the way out.
With climate change, increased demand from residential development, and
stricter regulation of public water supplies, bans on water use seem to be
expanding beyond the typical—and brief—summer drought
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Green Exteriors
More often than not, when boards or associations broach the issue of their
buildings “going green,” images of bamboo flooring, hemp drapes, or solar panels on the roof suddenly
spring to mind. The impression seems to be that in a condo, green upgrades are
difficult and costly—if not impossible—to do.
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Breathing Easy
When you live in a multifamily building with possibly hundreds of people
residing under one roof, cooking, cleaning, dusting, and breathing, it’s no surprise that the airways, chutes, and garbage rooms can get clogged and
dirty over time, potentially leading to some serious problems.
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