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Smart Solutions for Higher Education: How Software Improves Facility Planning

Do you feel held back by a lack of time and a limited budget? As a higher education administrator, you strive to provide students with the best possible experience. But that's just the tip of the iceberg in today's competitive landscape. To stay ahead of the game, you need to make strategic decisions that enhance the student experience, increase enrollment, and improve ROI. Read on to find out how Intellis Solutions offers a stress-free way to strategically manage physical assets and optimize long-term investments in college and university buildings.

Smart Solutions for Higher Education: Here's How Intellis Software Improves Facility Capital Planning

Making strategic decisions that transform your educational institution in a way that enhances student experience, increases enrollment, and improves ROI is no easy task. However, making such decisions is easier said than done. It requires a deep understanding of the market, your institution's strengths and weaknesses, and the latest trends in the education industry. In this blog, we will explore some of the critical factors that can help you make informed decisions and transform your institution in a way that benefits everyone involved. So, let's get started!

Challenges for Higher Education Capital Planning

Financial officers of educational institutions know the struggles of facility maintenance, capital planning, construction, and expansion. Around half of facility planning staff at US Universities have expressed that their current budgets and business models will not sustain the campus for over ten years. As expenses rise and less funding is allocated to facility and asset management, educational institutions' financial officers find ways to make planning and maintenance more efficient and effective. Most schools and educational facilities need technological support for long-term facility maintenance, capital planning, and budgeting. Facility management software, such as FOUNDATION, can vastly improve the daily management of essential physical assets.

Solutions for Smart Facility Management

Embracing technology is key for facility managers at colleges and universities. Structured and organized Facilities Management has the potential to improve the physical performance and appearance of a building and its systems, as well as to increase the users' level of satisfaction and improve the efficiency with which the building is maintained and operated.

Facilities leaders can address issues with the help of facilities management software. This software enables FMs to clear the deferred maintenance backlog, measure performance, and implement sustainable models for smart planning and capital investment. This will better align the facilities department with the schools' mission, enabling FMs to achieve goals and ensure the educational institution's success for generations to come.

FOUNDATION is the only software that provides customized systems for evaluating many aspects of facilities, reports based on condition assessments, project planning for renovations and updates, spending oversight, and capital planning to correctly align your needs and goals with your budget. FOUNDATION has successfully helped higher education institutions invest over $50 billion in building and infrastructure plans ranging from large to small environments. 

The FOUNDATION Solution is a mobile-native, cloud-based platform that makes it easy to sort through vast data points and gain new insights. With its automated recommendation engine, FOUNDATION tracks usage patterns of physical assets. Using feedback from project history continuously improves budgets. It also makes asset-lifecycle predictions to find links that are not readily visible to the human eye. Thus, it allows you to solve problems well before they mushroom and ultimately improve the lives of the people using the facilities and infrastructure you manage 

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At Intellis, we are uniquely positioned to help our clients because we have over 20 years of experience developing technology that identifies, documents, rates, and analyzes vast amounts of collected data points. Everyone on our team has deep industry experience and expertise and knows this sector's challenges. With FOUNDATION, higher education facilities of all sizes are empowered to plan for changes and maintenance, better serving their boards, budgets, employees, and students.

Improve Asset Performance, Mitigate Risk, and Reduce Costs

In today's world, higher education institutions face complex challenges, including efficient management of facilities. Smart facility solutions can assist administrators with capital planning efforts and provide numerous benefits. Educational institutions can streamline operations, reduce costs, and improve maintenance with technology solutions. These solutions can help educational institutions prioritize investments, reduce energy consumption, and provide a better experience for students and staff. Higher education institutions can optimize facilities management and confidently make long-term decisions by adopting smart facility solutions.

Intelligent Software

  • Implement smart, automated software that you can rely on.
  • Capture the complete picture of your facility operations in one integrated database.
  • Track and analyze all work, assets, and equipment from one dashboard.

Predictive Analytics

  • Identify issues before they arise so you can create action plans sooner.
  • Make data-driven decisions to save your school time and money.
  • Create action plans to achieve your goals and own your operations.

Innovative Reporting

  • View the full data story of your operations in one place.
  • Share reports quickly and efficiently to gain buy-in from key stakeholders.
  • Join a community of education leaders; share and learn best practices.

Smart Solutions for Higher Education 

Asset management and capital planning software designed for higher education institutions can improve student experience and increase enrollment. From capital planning to ongoing facilities management, FOUNDATION by Intellis has proven functionality and capabilities to ensure that your campus facilities are always prepared to deliver on your school's mission. Ready to learn more about how FOUNDATION by Intellis can empower you to achieve your educational institution's goals?

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Looking for a stress-free way to strategically manage physical assets and optimize long-term investments in your college and university buildings? Look no further than Intellis' FOUNDATION Solution. With over 20 years of experience developing technology that identifies, documents, rates, and analyzes vast amounts of collected data points, Intellis is uniquely positioned to help higher education facilities of all sizes plan for changes and maintenance. Embrace technology and improve your buildings' and systems' physical performance and appearance, increase user satisfaction, and improve efficiency with our intelligent, predictive, and innovative software. Join a community of education leaders and achieve your educational institution's goals with FOUNDATION by Intellis.