Digital Twins Aren't Science Fiction You’re on the Starship Enterprise, when suddenly, you’re hit by enemy torpedoes! Quickly, you pull up a hologram of the entire ship to see which quadrants are damaged and which doors can be sealed to prevent further damage. Right from the hologram, you give the order to seal the necessary doors - crisis averted. When people hear “digital twin,” they often think of Building Information Management (BIM), Revit, and full-blown 3D modeling. They tend to picture a completely digital representation of the facility through which you can control the real thing ..read more

Facility Management Trends In the hustle and grind of keeping the lights on, it’s easy to lose focus on what’s happening in the facilities management industry - and how new developments may impact your buildings. So let’s pause for a second and look at a few key trends that should be on your radar ..read more

The only way to produce an accurate capital budget is to analyze accurate data. The problem is, many facilities don’t have precise facility management metrics to start with ..read more

To mark FM Compliance Week (January 17-21), I gave a presentation on how to start changing your compliance processes for the better. Not to toot my own horn too much, but there was some good stuff in that presentation, so I’m sharing a recap for you here ..read more

Hospital facility management is a lot like chess. You need to be prepared for your opponent's next three moves and then some. In this case, the facility is the board and your opponents are things like time, water, gravity, grime, and other factors of wear. It's a friendly competition to start, but it could turn ugly quickly if given the chance. Facility teams must know every inch of the board, what types of moves are possible from the equipment they maintain, what needs cleaning, and what is the trade-off when making decisions. On the facility side of the board is reactive maintenance, infec ..read more

Compliance and risk management are crucial behind-the-scenes programs in healthcare facilities. It’s these tasks that keep things running smoothly and, above all, keep patients and staff safe. Accurate, accessible, and organized records are integral to the success of these programs. But many organizations are struggling, stuck in the past with outdated paper record systems. As a result, when inspection time comes, they scramble to locate and present their information.  ..read more

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, facility condition assessments (FCAs) are a key component of good facility management. The FCA as we know it today is the result of multiple transformations as technology and industry best practices have advanced. Let’s take a look at how far FCAs have come and where they might be headed ..read more

What will a new year hold for us? What should we prepare for? While no one can see the future with 100% accuracy, we thought we’d make a few predictions based on what we saw in 2021. We’ve dusted off our crystal ball and are ready to share our top 4 facilities management predictions for 2022. Here we go ..read more

We learned a lot about ourselves and our world this year. To begin with, COVID sucks. If you believe enough, miracles do happen - like the Milwaukee Bucks finally winning the NBA Championship. And it’s ok for some things to end - especially, Keeping Up with the Kardashians ..read more

The results are in! You let us know which topics were most important to you in 2021 - from KPIs and maintenance to budgeting and capital planning. Dive into the our most popular articles covering operations, facility condition assessments, capital planning, higher education and healthcare facilities, sustainability, and green building ..read more