Building IT and property technology in Duncan, BC

Duncan: one accountable partner for building technology

Duncan is a small city in the Cowichan Valley. A building in Duncan usually has five technology vendors and no one who owns the whole picture. PropertyIT takes that role. We document the network, audit the access and camera systems, support the property platform and keep a single calendar of renewals. You get one phone number, one set of drawings and a plan written against your budget, led by Ali Sedighi, MBA.

Privacy and records obligations for Duncan property teams

Property companies hold identity documents, rental applications, payment details and camera footage. In Duncan, the governing framework is BC's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and, for cross-border activity, PIPEDA. In practice that means collecting only what you need, restricting who can see it, keeping it for a defined period and being able to answer a records request. PropertyIT builds those controls into the systems you already own, from the leasing desk laptops to the camera recorder.

Matching the technology to the property type in Duncan

Technology that works for a forty-suite rental does not scale to a commercial tower, and the reverse is also true. In Duncan we scope each property by suite count, age, ownership model and tenant mix, then choose the lightest design that meets the need. That avoids over-building in small properties and under-building in large ones, a common failure when equipment is selected by whoever happens to be on site.

What building IT costs in Duncan

Published starting prices apply in Duncan as they do everywhere we work. Managed IT for property teams starts from $89 to $199 per user per month, projects from $2,500, vCIO retainers from $1,500 per month and security assessments from $1,900. A 10% launch discount applies, GST is added at 5% and there is no lock-in. Building-specific work, such as a network survey or an access audit, is quoted fixed-price after a free 30-minute consultation.

Services most requested in Duncan

Designing the building network around local infrastructure

Good design starts with what is available. Across Vancouver Island, the picture is ferry-dependent logistics, a handful of dominant carriers and long repair lead times for hardware shipped from the mainland. In Duncan we map those constraints onto each property: where the fibre enters, where the switches live, how power reaches them and what happens when either fails. The output is a drawing and a runbook that a new technician could follow, which is what makes building IT supportable after the first install.

A practical starting point for Duncan properties

For a first engagement in Duncan we suggest a one-week building technology survey: network, access, cameras, Wi-Fi and software. The output is a drawing set, a risk list and a ranked plan. From there, Security Camera Systems and Maintenance & Work-Order Systems are common next steps, and the survey keeps every decision tied to evidence rather than to a vendor's brochure.

Property sectors we support around Duncan

Our Duncan work spans strata & condo managers, building owners and reits & asset managers, among others. We bring sector-specific checklists to each, covering regulations, platforms and typical failure points. A strata corporation, for example, is scoped around records and volunteer turnover; a commercial landlord is scoped around tenant connectivity and base-building systems.

Continuity planning for Duncan properties

Buildings on Vancouver Island face ferry disruptions, winter windstorms that take out power and a subduction-zone earthquake risk that makes off-island backup essential. A property team cannot control any of those, but it can decide what keeps working when they arrive: door access on battery, camera footage uploaded offsite, tenant notices sent from a cloud system and rent records restored from a clean backup. We write that plan for each Duncan building, test it, and keep the emergency contacts somewhere that does not depend on the building being online.