2009 Dec

"Survive or Thrive?"

 “Survive or thrive,” was the challengeissued to recession-weary exhibitors for the upcoming New England Condominium  Expo. The throw-down came during “Expo University,” a recent day-long exhibitor workshop focused on getting the most return on investment from the 2010 New England Condo Expo, to be held in May at the Seaport World  Trade Center in Boston.   Read More

What's Secure

In today’s high-tech world, security can look a lot like a sci-fi movie. Golf carts can be equipped with laser systems that will read license plates and check them against a computer list of approved vehicles. Elevators will only travel to certain floors if the rider has the correct key card. From their home computer, owners can do everything from allowing a plumber entry while they are vacationing in the Caribbean to checking out the security feed from cameras in the parking lots. Read More

Safety Basics

 When it comes to residents’ safety within a condominium community, it’s the tragedies such as pool drownings, fires and floods that make headlines.  But the real villains – measured by the number of actual accidents – are the subtle flaws around the condo that literally “trip people up” and result in all sorts of injuries. Read More

Altitude Adjustment

 Americans have always loved high-tech gadgets. Whether it’s an elaborate crime being solved on CSI or James Bond using a laser-guided  device to defeat the bad guys, high-tech is endlessly entertaining. But when it  comes to real life – such as dealing with security at a condominium – high-tech devices are embraced only up to a point. Security-conscious condo  associations like advanced technology, but it must pass muster on a number of  levels. Read More

Common-Sense Security

 When it comes to our homes, nothing is more important than feeling safe. We want  to know that our kids can ride their bikes, that we can walk the dog at night,  that we can go on vacation without wondering what will happen when we’re gone. Read More

2010 Outlook

 It’s been a roller-coaster ride wild enough to churn even the sturdiest of  stomachs: Unemployment is up, property values down, bankruptcies rising, sales  dipping and then lurching upward again. Read More

To Ski or Not to Ski

To ski or not to ski: that is the question in Killington, Vermont.

Known as the best skiing in the East, it is hard to separate Killington from skiing. Dominated by the Killington-Pico Resort, the town of Killington is a thriving winter resort that draws over 15,000 skiers on its busiest days.