Leading, Supporting, and Serving the Non-Profit Housing Sector

Best Practices

It's an organized and scheduled program for checking, inspecting, testing, servicing, and repairing building and mechanical systems.

The goals are:

  • Peak efficiency
  • Prolonged service life
  • No breakdowns
  • Reduced costs
  • Documented service records.

Best practices in this category help you:

  • Prolong the useful life of buildings and mechanical systems
  • Avoid unexpected breakdowns
  • Carry out needed repairs and services efficiently
  • Deal effectively with emergencies
  • Sustain a high housekeeping and grounds standard
  • Conserve energy
  • Reduce unnecessary costs
  • Minimize risk and injury to tenants, employees, volunteers, and the general public
  • Comply with legal requirements
  • Ensure contractors provide quality service at a reasonable cost.

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