Articles for Stratas & HOAs

Optimizing the Value of Strata / HOA Properties through Strategic Planning & Preventative Maintenance.

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Relative Humidity - A Primer

In-home factors leading to high relative humidity (RH) can give you a damp living space. Here we present the basics you need to know about RH, and tips on keeping it under control.

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Relative Humidity Primer #2

The positive results of controlling RH, and factors that make it excessive.

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Relative Humidity Primer #3

You've made progress in your understanding of Relative Humidity. Now, how do you keep it under control?

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Relative Humidity Primer #4

In this week's article, we’ve assembled suggestions and tips for managing Fresh Air Supply and In Unit Air Movement.

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Relative Humidity and the Happy Family - Primer #5

Finding the source of your RH issue, knowing the key indicators and the possible impact on your home.

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The Calm After the Storm?: Don't Wait Till After the Storm to Reflect on Risk Planning

Finding infrastructure issues, and then developing long term plans to make sure these weaknesses don’t cause you grief, is good planning and the foundation of solid risk management.

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Taking the "?" Out of the "What if?" for Strata Owners

The news over the years hasn't been kind to Strata owners. In British Columbia, the leaky condo crisis of the late 90's and early 2000's continues to leave its mark. IN 2021, the collapse of a condominium building in Miami Beach, Florida, captured the attention of the entire world. But why must we have to learn from our mistakes in such dramatic fashion? Could the leaky condi situation have been avoided? Could the building collapse in Florida have been prevented?

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Your Time Machine: Reducing Your Time Commitment While Bridging Today's Strata to its Desired Tomorrow.

The Work of a Strata and Home Owner Associations (HOA) Manager, Board or Council member, or Strata owner (the Stakeholders) ranges from (a) rewarding & satisfying to (z) a chaotic, time hogging, stress inducing, physical & psychological nightmare. That need not be the case.