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What's the best way to prepare buildings and physical assets for winter?

How should Facility Managers prepare buildings and physical assets for winter? Preventive maintenance is key to preparing buildings and physical assets for winter, mitigating problems, and reducing overall costs.

Climate Resilience, Facility Management, and Capital Planning

What should Facility Managers and Capital Planners do to prepare for climate change? Climate change has become one of the most significant concerns of our time, as evidenced by the recent destruction caused by hurricanes, Henri and Ida. Therefore, properly maintaining infrastructure is extremely important, particularly as many weather patterns continue to change. More extreme climate disasters are increasingly becoming the norm rather than the exception.

How should K-12 Facility Managers prepare for the new school year?

What should K-12 facility managers do to prepare for the new schools year? The back-to-school season is quickly approaching. Now is the perfect time for K-12 school districts to prepare facilities for the upcoming school year. This blog discusses what K-12 facility managers should do now to prepare for the back-school season.

Here's what we're looking forward to at Opal Group's Edu-Tech Academics & Edu-Tech Facilities conference!

The Intellis team is thrilled to announce that we will be attending our first in-person conference since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. We are looking forward to connecting with education leaders from across the U.S. and sharing ideas about improving Education Facilities at Opal Group's Edu-Tech Academics & Edu-Tech Facilities forum in Dallas, TX, from 18 July through Tuesday 20 July 2021.

These are the tech trends transforming facility management right now

Which tech trends do facility managers need to know about right now? In this blog, we discuss how these 5 digital transformations are revolutionizing the Facility Management industry!

Intellis Guide: How Mobile Technology Improves Higher Education Facilities

In the post-COVID world, technology has become an indispensable tool for facility teams at colleges and universities. With the rise of mobile data-collection technology, facility managers now have access to powerful tools that can help streamline work processes, track physical assets, and oversee building facilities. In this blog, we'll explore the many benefits of mobile tech for college and university facility managers and how it is revolutionizing the way they manage their day-to-day operations. So, buckle up and get ready to discover the amazing possibilities that mobile data-collection technology has to offer.

Intellis Guide: Strategic Facility Planning for Facilities Management

How can facility planning be easier, more efficient, and more effective? If you're a facility manager looking to improve capital planning and make smarter, more strategic decisions, you've come to the right place. Managing facilities and physical assets can be daunting, but with the right tools and technologies, you can streamline the process and achieve better outcomes. That's where facility capital planning software comes in. In this blog, we'll explore the benefits of implementing such software and how it can help you optimize your building portfolio, mitigate risk, and enhance efficiency. We'll also introduce you to our FOUNDATION solution, a fully configurable mobile enterprise platform designed to help you manage facilities and physical assets. So, let's get started!

What should Facility Managers do to prepare buildings for Spring?

What are the essential tasks that Facility Managers must do to prepare for Spring? As the seasons shift from the dark days of winter to the renewal of springtime, many areas across the United States experience variable climate change from savage spring downpours to rapidly melting snow and frost left over from winter.

Part 4: Emergency Response Management Planning for Uncertain Times

It is absolutely critical to maintain an updated Emergency Response Management (ERM) Program and to prepare the Facility Management department and the organization for unexpected events.

Part 3: Emergency Response Management Planning for Uncertain Times

What is Emergency Response Management? ERM or Emergency Response Management refers to documented procedures that outline how the facility management team should respond to an unexpected emergency situation.