CMMS
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. CMMS articles below.
5 Building Management Software Types (And Which One You Should Use)
CMMS, CAFM, IWMS, EAM — What’s the difference? If your organization is in the market for a facility management software, make sure you choose the option that best suits your organization’s needs.
Facing Facility Management Challenges After An Expansion
For a facility manager, the challenges that come with a major expansion include issues associated with organizing larger spaces, plus additional workforce, equipment, and maintenance.
iOFFICE Acquires Hippo CMMS
The move broadens the scope of iOFFICE’s intelligent cloud-based workplace software solutions and expands its digital technology suite.
Why CMMS Projects Get Off Track
Choosing a computerized maintenance management system impacts not only the facilities team, but potentially the entire organization.
Integrate CMMS And Engineering Data To Optimize Plant Maintenance
Efficiency of facilities maintenance teams improves with Engineering Information Management (EIM) — linking a CMMS with engineering schematics.
Question Of The Week: Communication To Improve Facilities Maintenance?
When pressed to spend an inordinate amount of time communicating about the status of facilities maintenance jobs, staff has less time to get the actual work done.
Dude Solutions Improves Healthcare Compliance
Compliance is an addition to Dude Solutions' CMMS and part of TheWorxHub for Healthcare to empower hospitals to better manage their regulatory-driven environment through a single platform.
Preparing Facilities For The Inevitable Digital Transformation
Start by understanding the big picture, and how to harness these innovations for facilities.
Company Edition Software From Common Areas
The cloud-based tool connects facility and property management with their service providers to help track maintenance performed.
Question Of The Week: How Do You Utilize Your CMMS?
A recent survey asked about to what extent facility maintenance departments are employing CMMS programs.
Preparing For Higher Ed Staffing Challenges
There is an impending talent gap in the facility management profession, and higher education facilities are no exception.
FacilityFit For Healthcare By Aramark
This new web platform integrates existing facility systems to a real-time dashboard for facility management to to evaluate metrics such as work completion rates and cleaning efficiencies.
FM Alert: NIBS Launches Building Sciences Career Center
NIB's new Building Sciences Career Center is designed to help inspire high school students to become interested in a career in the building industry.
Question Of The Week: Is Your CMMS On Maximum Drive?
A computerized maintenance management system has the potential to improve preventive maintenance dramatically. The manager of stadium operations of Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD shares insights on how he and his staff are maximizing the power of theirs.
Stadium Maintenance: Would Better Field Upkeep Have Kept The Rams In St. Louis?
Predictive maintenance can help sports franchises preserve their stadium facilities.
5 Best Practices for Capital Planning: Taking Notes From Education Sector
While capital forecasting software can provide valuable insight, adhering to this list of exercises keeps FM departments in the best position for long-term planning.
Facility Retrofit: Software Spurs Efficiency
With new computerized maintenance management software (CMMS), Rawhide Boys Ranch in New London, WI streamlines work orders, weighs equipment “repair or replace”, and tracks energy use.
Shopping For CMMS? 10 Features To Consider
From work order management to security concerns, this list covers many features facility leaders deem important.
Question Of The Week: Healthcare CMMS Recommendations?
Facility manager wants to learn about CMMS software being used in hospital applications
Question Of The Week: Web Based CAD
Can facility managers operate a CAD/space management (on the web) program that is independent from an established, software-based computerized maintenance management system?
Facility Management In Space!
The Facility Ops Challenge, developed by the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Total Learning Research Institute (TLRI), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), empowers students to perform as facility managers responsible for maintaining a virtual base on Mars while learning about building systems and the importance of teamwork.
Tricks Of The Trade: Shopping For CMMS
A facility management professional asks TFM Columnist Kevin Folsom for advice on a computer based maintenance request system.
CMMS: Trends And Attitudes
The survey found that 48% of prospective buyers were currently using manual methods such as paper and spreadsheets to track their maintenance management, rather than using a formal software system.
New Product Flash: Bigfoot CMMS from Smartware Group
Available in two versions, the software features an upgraded user interface to simplify how facility managers oversee asset maintenance.
New Product Flash: CompuClean by Spartan Chemical
The next generation of this software for custodial maintenance provides users enhanced features.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Seeking Cloud Based CMMS Recommendations
One facility management professional is looking for recommendations on cloud based CMMS.
Report Finds CMMS Software Can Improve Outcomes
Only 19% of CMMS users often encounter challenges managing recurring maintenance while 74% of those who do not use software reported issues.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: CMMS And BIM Training
When a company does not use CMMS or BIM, how does a facility management professional start the learning process?
Technology and FM: COBie Data Format
This building modeling tool facilitates the exchange of project information. From the June 2013 issue.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Increase Productivity Using Preventive Measures
This web exclusive from Pervidi looks at why investing in a good computerized maintenance management system is not just an investment in standardization; it is an investment in safety and employees.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: CMMS/Asset Management Software Recommendations
I've used a few different programs in past lives but they were mostly geared towards educational facilities or they didn't include some of the vital modules I'm looking for in this particular application. I have found an option that seems pretty sharp and includes most of what I'm looking for, but I'd appreciate more feedback.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Service Request System Plus More
Can anyone recommend a robust customer service/work order request system?
New Service Spotlight: Bigfoot CMMS and Service From Smartware Group
Bigfoot manages all aspects of maintenance repair for every piece of equipment in a facility, from production machines to energy systems.
NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Database Analysis From MicroMain
This CMMS database “check up” provides facility managers an economical way to review the condition of their stored maintenance data.
The Facility Technologist: Don’t Believe The Hype!
Take these steps to avoid marketing propaganda and select the right software for your organization. From the September 2004 issue.