December Event Digest This past month was busy here at Intellis! We attended several industry events, such as HEFF (Higher Education Forum) in Palm Springs and the Opal Campus Facilities Summit in Los Angeles, where we spoke with leading Facilities Management directors about best practices and solutions for improving higher education facilities. We're excited to share what we learned so you and your organization can benefit from this information. 

Are you considering software for facility capital planning? Now is the time to toss those paper reports! Implementing software for Facility Condition Assessment eliminates the need for outdated methods like pencils, paper, and excel spreadsheets. Instead, upgrade to Intellis software for strategic facility planning and wave goodbye to facility planning challenges with our facility condition assessment (FCA) solution.

Are you headed to the Higher Ed Facilities Forum (HEFF) this weekend? The Intellis team will be there, and it would be great to see you too!

Implementing technology for efficiency is a proven strategy in facilities management and capital planning. You need an enterprise software platform to manage, plan, and improve facilities and physical assets. It should enable you to integrate cutting-edge mobile data collection, analysis, evaluation, and long-range planning tools seamlessly. In this blog, you will learn why implementing the Foundation condition assessment and capital planning system optimizes facilities management.

Get Smart: Facility Capital Planning with Intellis Facility capital planning remains a challenging balancing act for facility and building managers, owners, and operators. Traditionally, FM professionals believe in Facilities condition assessment (FCA) to best understand a facility's needs. However, Intellis elevates facility capital planning for today's extraordinary demands. Therefore, now is the time to take Facility Condition Assessment to the next level.

It's that time of year again—school is back in session! Now is the perfect opportunity to discuss facilities management and capital planning for K-12 education. Making strategic decisions that transform your institution to improve the student experience, increase enrollment, and boost ROI is a challenging task that requires careful consideration.

How can I plan strategic facility capital for higher education buildings, grounds, and physical assets? The answer is clear: implement capital planning software. The FOUNDATION solution by Intellis is a fully configurable enterprise platform. It is designed to help you manage facilities, mitigate risk, enhance efficiency, and make more intelligent strategic decisions.

School's out for summer! While students are away, the facilities team can take advantage of the lower occupancy and schedule maintenance work to enhance school buildings. In this blog, we discuss the most common problems in summer facility management for schools and how to solve most of these common problems. This blog discusses the most common problems in summer facilities management for schools and how to solve them.

Facility planning has entered a new era of innovation and advancement, with cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing how we approach and manage our facilities. The landscape of facility planning is undergoing a remarkable transformation, from using drones for surveying and inspections to implementing Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Automated Facility and Capital Planning software. These advancements are enhancing the efficiency and interconnectedness of facilities and paving the way for more strategic and intelligent facility planning processes. Join us as we explore the newest innovations reshaping strategic facility planning.

How has the pandemic changed college and university facility planning? The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed college and university facility planning. A majority of teaching and learning now takes place either entirely online or through a hybrid setup. While there is no reliable prediction of how the pandemic will develop in the future, it is clear that higher education institutions are committed to continuing the pursuit of their educational mission.