A Week in the Life of a Facilities Manager
Facilities Management is an integral role to the successful running of any Building. At Star Building Management Services, our facilities managers undertake a wide variety of tasks with the ultimate goal of securing your asset’s value. The Star BMS team bring decades of experience as a building and facilities managers. They have an extensive knowledge […]
A Week in the Life of a Building Management Consultant
The life of a Building Management Consultant means no two days are the same. One day you may be at the Sunshine Coast conducting a common property condition report at a 10-lot scheme on the beach, the next you are at a 300-lot scheme in the Brisbane CBD putting together a sinking fund forecast. The […]
Water Damage – Do you know what you are responsible for?
Queenslanders are blessed with sun, sea and sand. However, living in Queensland also comes with unpredictable weather including ‘storm season’. So, if your strata scheme is affected by this wild weather and suffers water damage, who should you be talking to and what are you responsible for? First off, let’s start with who you should […]
Sinking funds – What you need to maintain
Sinking Funds. It’s a term you may hear a lot if you are living in a Body Corporate but what does it actually mean? A Sinking Funds is effectively a deposit which exists to allow a Body Corporate to pay for repairs and maintenance of their building. Homes are like cars. If you want to […]
4 key Tips to Managing Your Strata Property
The demands of managing property vary from building to building. Indeed, many disputes within a body corporate are between one side that wants to invest to maximise asset value and the other which wants to keep running costs down. Within Bodies Corporate the majority rules, but the committee must, to the best of its ability, […]
The Cost of Ignoring Safety
When you are on a Body Corporate Committee, you may not realise it, but you are running a business! You are managing levy funds, hiring contractors, directing workers, managing safety and more! All business owners have legal obligations under The Work Health and Safety Act 2011. Ignoring these responsibilities can personally cost you tens of […]
We Have Some Exciting News for You!
At Star BMS we believe in making your life easier, so we have invested in a very exciting technology project in order to better serve your community. The project is a complete Facilities Management software which includes a portal for your PC and an app for your phone. This gives you the ability to easily […]
Tips On Cleaning During The Christmas Period
COVID-19 has caused many new cleaning regulations to be implemented into commercial spaces throughout Australia. It can be difficult to conduct a deep clean of your office on a day to day basis with employees constantly in and out of the office. However, the Christmas shutdown is just around the corner meaning employers will have […]
How to Storm Proof Your Strata Scheme
Queensland is known for its rapid changes in weather. In summer we may have a scorching hot day at the beach and get home in the evening to be hit with a destructive storm! To minimise the damage that may occur in your home, Star BMS have put together an article to share some tips […]
Sinking Funds and Your Body Corporate
One of the benefits of living in a Body Corporate is that everyone contributes to the future upkeep of the property. So, what is a sinking fund? A Body Corporates Sinking Fund is effectively a deposit which exists to allow a Body Corporate to pay for repairs and maintenance of a building. The money in […]
