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When Condo Governance Gets Personal
Good governance requires disagreement. the trouble begins when the disagreement becomes about the people instead of the decisions. Condominium boards aren’t supposed to agree on everything. In fact, they probably shouldn’t. Put three, five or seven people around a table and ask them to make decisions about money, maintenance, rules,…
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What Was vs. What Should Be
Respecting a building’s past doesn’t mean rebuilding it forever. Every condominium eventually faces the same deceptively simple question: Do we put back what was there? A walkway fails. A pipe reaches the end of its life. Exterior materials deteriorate. Windows, mechanical systems and electrical components eventually need renewal. The easiest…
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Is Your Building Still Wearing Its 1980s Winter Coat?
Buildings age. Building science doesn’t stand still. Remember winter coats from the 1980s? Heavy. Puffy. Maybe wool. Maybe down. Add the boots, scarf, mittens and snow pants, and getting out the door could feel like an engineering project. They worked. But we don’t dress that way anymore. Today’s winter clothing…