19 January 2015
The rooftops of multi-tenant
buildings such as malls and office towers are typically home to a wide variety
of different telecommunications infrastructure, from masts and antennas to
satellite dishes, security cameras and communication transceivers. Managing
this complex landscape to ensure optimal space utilisation, compliance with
health and safety requirements and revenue generation can be a challenging
task. Jasco Property Technology Management’s Rooftop Solution helps property
owners to address this challenge head on, providing a complete managed solution
and service through a single point of contact to enable property owners to
actively manage their rooftops.
“Property owners and
managers are typically not telecommunication or technology infrastructure
experts and do not have the time or core skills required to manage the
often-complex rooftop tenant landscape on their buildings. Without this
expertise to understand exactly what infrastructure is installed and for what
purpose, it becomes impossible to adequately manage this piece of real estate.
Jasco Rooftop Solutions is one of the products of the Jasco Property Technology
Management portfolio, which offers a full solution to help property owners and
telecoms operators make the most of their rooftops, increasing utilisation,
ensuring compliance with health and safety and preventing unauthorised access,
among other benefits,” says Mark Swemmer, Business Manager for Jasco Property
Technology Management.
Some of the issues with
unmanaged rooftops include unauthorised access, lack of access control
procedures, inefficient space utilisation, equipment interference and
potentially hazardous, non-compliant installations. In addition, building
owners may be unaware of what equipment is hosted on their rooftops without a
comprehensive database of equipment, and cannot effectively manage this space.
Using Jasco Rooftop Solutions, building owners can leverage added value through
improved aesthetics, increased space utilisation, improved standards of
installation and more controlled access for enhanced security. Furthermore,
with the addition of metered energy, it is also possible to accurately measure
electricity consumption per piece of equipment and charge this back to the
lessee.
Jasco Rooftop Solutions
offers three levels of service: Audit, Professional Advice, and Active
Management. Rooftop Audits delivers a comprehensive on-site infrastructure
report to accurately establish the quantity and type of equipment that is
located on the property owner’s rooftop. Professional advice can then be
offered to property owners with recommendations based on the technical findings
of the audit report. Jasco’s Active Management offering is a full service
solution that outsources the entire rooftop management function, enabling
property owners to optimise their rooftop while focusing on their core
business. The offering includes Lease Management, with lease renewal
notifications and on-going benchmarking as well as design, review and
acceptance for all new and existing installation requests, standardisation of
authorisation and access control procedures, and a single point of contact
between landlord and lessees. In addition, this service offers complete asset
tracking, including labelling, naming and numbering of all rooftop equipment
and the creation and on-going management of a full equipment database.
“With Jasco Property
Technology Management, property owners can leverage professional management and
the standardisation of rooftop standards across the entire property portfolio,
with adherence to international best practices to ensure compliance with health
and safety regulations, as well as the optimisation of revenue streams. Our
extensive experience ensures that your potential revenue streams are identified
and delivers optimal utilisation of the rooftops,” Swemmer concludes.
Jasco currently manages more
than 350 properties across South Africa, and is in the process of finalising
contracts to bring a further 1300 properties into its management portfolio.