Facilities are the backbone of any organization. Their upkeep is critical for ensuring safety and maintaining optimal functionality. Facility condition assessments (FCAs) are essential for identifying potential issues, evaluating asset conditions, and guiding capital investment decisions. However, managing assessments for multiple buildings and assets across diverse sites can be complex.

Today is International Women's Day! On this momentous occasion, we're looking back at women's history in tech and highlighting notable women who have driven innovation and led change in the technology sector.

Recent studies have shown that space growth is outpacing enrollment growth in higher education. The goal is to grow enrollment and increase space at about the same rate. However, since 2012, space growth has continued to rise while enrollment growth has remained flat. This blog discusses how to improve strategic planning in managing higher education facilities.

Preventive maintenance is key for maintaining optimal operational conditions for your organization's physical assets. This typically involves regular inspections in order to detect and correct defaults and repair deficiencies before a breakdown occurs. Here we discuss 3 tips for improving your organization's preventive maintenance program.

Facility managers face tough decisions about building, renovating, or demolishing aging buildings and infrastructure. The need for increased operational efficiency, improved technology, and better financial returns further challenges these demands. So, how do facilities professionals make complex decisions about replacing or renovating aging buildings and infrastructure? In this blog, we'll explore the benefits and drawbacks of refurbishing and replacing aging buildings and infrastructure to help you make informed decisions.

Great things happen when engineering and social good are combined! Today, we congratulate the Department of Education (DOE) and the School Construction Authority (SCA) on releasing their exciting new proposal for a $17 billion capital plan for Fiscal Years 2020 to 2024.

How do new innovations in Information Technology (IT) impact Facilities Management (FM)? Recently, there has been a lot of buzz about Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and the Dark Web, but in this blog we are going to focus on Blockchain and explore the ways it could be applied to FM. At Intellis, we believe that mastery is a moving target, which is why we are constantly evolving our products and services to better serve your organization, and our development team has its eye on this exciting new technology!

Are you familiar with the financial terms that facility managers and capital planners use to make informed decisions? From calculating the Payback Period to determining the Return on Investment and completing a cost/benefit analysis, many tools can help you assess the financial viability of your projects. In this blog, we'll explore these concepts and show you how to apply them. So, if you're ready to take your financial management skills to the next level, read on!

Facility managers in the healthcare sector are tasked with a myriad of constraints—from aging infrastructure to staying compliant amidst constant changes to health and safety regulations to shrinking budgets. Therefore, it is critical to know how every building, physical asset, and system in your care is performing and where there are opportunities for facility optimization.

Now more than ever, patients have become more like consumers and medical purchasing power has shifted from providers and insurers to individuals. This change has created a unique marketplace for healthcare services, emphasizing patient care and the physical environment's role in patient perception of the quality of care offered.