Traditionally, Facility Optimization has focused on decreasing energy use, increasing equipment reliability, and reducing operating costs. Today, Facility Optimization has evolved far beyond simply managing energy consumption as a tactic to improve the bottom line. Innovative tech and software platforms have revolutionized how Facility Managers operate buildings, focusing on enhanced asset performance, connected buildings, and preventive maintenance management.

What is the Facility Optimization Revolution?

Facility optimization is maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of a facility's operations. It involves analyzing resources such as space, equipment, and personnel to identify areas where improvements can be made. The goal of facility optimization is to ensure that the facility is operating at its highest level of productivity while minimizing costs. This can involve implementing new technologies, reorganizing workflows, or physically changing the facility's layout. Ultimately, facility optimization is about finding ways to improve the performance of a facility so that it can better meet the needs of its users.

3 Key Trends in the Facility Optimization Revolution

Implementing a Facility Optimization strategy with the help of facility management and capital planning solutions enables you to align your maintenance programs with other corporate performance metrics such as net operating income, improved operating efficiency, and overall business improvement.

Here, we discuss three key trends to watch as Facility Optimization disrupts the FacMan industry for the better.

Connected Buildings and the Internet of Things (IoT)

Building systems of the future will leverage data from interconnected systems to enhance the building occupant experience. This is an essential departure from the goals of our current building stock because, with the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT), we have even greater connectivity between systems.

For example, built-in or retrofitted sensors constantly collect and record data. That data feeds software systems, and when connected to services, it allows you to interpret that data more effectively to gain better insight and ultimately find and fix problems before they happen.

The impact of IoT and connected devices in future occupant spaces will evolve the occupant experience beyond improved energy-saving measures. IoT will enable you to control the built environment from one centralized location and give you deep insights into the operational performance of every physical asset in your care. This means that you can optimize all facility functions to the highest degree.

Space and User Optimization

Space and user optimization is an automated process for identifying properties that can be vacated by moving the operations and assets within those properties to other properties with suitable excess space.

This approach provides facility managers with a solid ability to capture facility performance data from energy meters, systems, and devices that rank high on our roadmap, such as sensors, HVAC and lighting systems, equipment, and external sources, such as weather data.

Building Automation

The benefits of automation are boundless. Rather than relying on tenants or facility team members to constantly monitor temperature levels, the influx of work orders, or switching off the lights, a centralized Building Automation System (BAS) will seamlessly and automatically monitor these essential functions.

Furthermore, because these systems continually collect data, you can optimize your physical assets based on real-time insights. This allows your facilities management team to analyze usage patterns, giving you the power to develop strategies for saving money and improving efficiency throughout your entire asset portfolio.

Facility Optimization Revolution

The possibilities and implications of Facility Optimization are limitless. Organizations with complex operations that seek to future-proof their building system investments should employ a facility optimization strategy powered by innovative facility management software such as FOUNDATION.

With growing urban populations and increasing electricity usage, there's more demand than ever for innovation in the built environment. From procurement to facility condition assessments to facility management and through to capital planning, Intellis's solutions bring best-in-class engineering efficiency to the modern built environment.

As you can see, Facility Optimization is essential in the converging movement toward an integrated, unified, and interoperable facility management environment. By taking advantage of optimization solutions that have expanded to also focus on enhanced asset performance and maintenance management, you can save money, lower risk, and improve efficiency.

Unlock Limitless Possibilities for Innovation

Intellis software enables FMs to capture facility performance data from energy meters, systems, and devices and optimize your physical assets based on real-time insights. With our solutions, you can control the built environment from one centralized location, gain deep insights into the operational performance of every physical asset in your care, and develop strategies for saving money and improving efficiency throughout your entire asset portfolio.

Don't let your facility fall behind the times. Join the Facility Optimization Revolution today and unlock limitless possibilities for innovation and growth. Contact Intellis to learn more about our cutting-edge solutions and how they can empower your facility to achieve its fullest potential.

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Are you struggling to improve your facility's productivity while minimizing expenses? Look no further than the Facility Optimization Revolution. With cutting-edge technologies and innovative software platforms, facility optimization has become a powerful tool for enhancing asset performance, connected buildings, and preventive maintenance management. At Intellis, we offer state-of-the-art facility management software solutions such as FOUNDATION to help you align your maintenance programs with other corporate performance metrics and improve your overall business efficiency.