Facility management software

Facility management (FM) is the process of managing a building, its facilities and its contents and includes the maintenance of the building, cities or infrastructure to ensure safe, comfortable, productive and efficient use.

the FM includes:

• facility maintenance management: preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance and repairs;
• energy management: management and monitoring of energy use and implementation of energy efficiency measures;
• monitoring the performance of the equipment and ensuring its correct operation.

Facilities management software are tools that help facility managers, property managers, municipal administrations or organizations manage all aspects of construction management operations.

From building, asset and plant maintenance to infrastructure management with facility management software, you can accelerate many processes and  save time and money.

The facility manager is the professional figure who oversees the maintenance, repair and renovation of an organization's spaces.

In particular, the tasks of a facility manager vary depending on the size and complexity of the organization, but some common responsibilities include:

• organise regular building inspections;
• ensure compliance with health and safety standards;
• manage contractors and other external suppliers;
• manage repairs, renovations and upgrades of building infrastructures (plumbing, HVAC systems).

With a facility management software you can manage different aspects of a facility, from creating an inventory list to monitoring repairs and maintenance work orders. There are numerous benefits of facility management software including:

• Increased Efficiency;
• improvement of communication;
• Better data management;
• simplification of the intervention request processes;
• saving time and money in maintenance management.

Yes, usBIM.maint has all the features of a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), but also of an Integrated Workplace Management Software (IWMS).

There are, in fact, different types of software for building maintenance, each with specific features and advantages.

The most common are:

• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
  A system designed to exclusively handle maintenance requests for systems and equipment. This system can be used by Facility Managers, technicians, and staff of any organization to manage scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, monitor plant and equipment status, manage cost information, and track work orders.
• Integrated Workplace Management Software (IWMS)
  An integrated system that helps companies optimize the use of resources in the workplace. It can be considered as a combination of a CMMS software, focused on maintenance, and a CAFM system, based on space management.
  An IWMS platform makes it easy to manage work orders and make the most of available space. The IWMS allows, in fact, to monitor the occupancy and use of spaces on planimetric views in real time, highlighting the parts of the office that are not exploited to their full potential.
• Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM)
  A software platform that simplifies facilities management and maintenance processes. Unlike CMMS, which focus on plant and capital maintenance, CAFMs help users optimize the management of space and resources in a building and plan, execute, and monitor all asset maintenance activities. CAFMs are therefore predominantly administrative tools and their main objective is to track data on people and equipment.
• Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)
  They are systems designed to track, monitor, and manage a variety of business resources, including information about costs, priorities, competencies, and so on. Unlike CMMS software, which is typically used to manage large mechanical equipment, EAM platforms are useful to track office equipment (such as furniture, computers, etc.) and to ensure efficient management of human resources, procurement and inventories.