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The Hidden Costs of Deferred Maintenance: Why It’s Essential to Budget for Annual Upkeep
As a property manager or building owner, it's tempting to prioritize immediate cost savings by deferring maintenance, but that's a gamble that rarely pays off. Deferred maintenance often leads to...
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Proactive Maintenance: How to Plan Your Annual Building Maintenance Budget
Whether it's unexpected repairs or a backlog of deferred maintenance quickly escalating to costly problems, forces are at work that will derail your annual building maintenance budget. One of the...
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Water Infiltration: Testing, Repairs, and Prevention
Water is so essential for life but can also be one of the greatest threats to the integrity of our built environments. Its pervasive nature allows it to seep into...
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Benefits of Turnkey Fall Protection Systems: Design, Installation, and Certification
In the book How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between, researchers analyzed...
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How SafeSite Eases Compliance Oversight for Building Owners
Want to reduce your compliance workload while improving your building’s safety? Our SafeSite program simplifies Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety compliance for buildings, specifically for façade access and...
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How Expertise Drives Safety Compliance Across Building Services
At Valcourt, we specialize in various building services, including window washing and facade repair. This work requires our teams to traverse over 13,000 building facades yearly, and it's not a...
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Why Façade Safety Repairs are Crucial for Building Integrity
Fissures and cracks are whispers from your building’s façade, warning you it’s time to take action. Those whispers can quickly turn into roars if not addressed appropriately. What is your...
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Prioritizing Safety of Building Façade Access and Fall Protection
Your building's façade conveys the first impression of aesthetics and serves as your first line of defense against environmental factors. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires you, as...
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Understanding Fall Protection: Importance, OSHA Standards, and Compliance
For the tenth year in a row, fall protection citations lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) list of most frequent violations. Despite the high human and financial costs...
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