Effective facilities management today isn’t just about keeping systems running—it’s about protecting uptime, controlling cost, and proving operational ROI.  In large facilities, downtime can lead to an average loss of 27 critical hours per month, with each lost hour costing over $532,000. Facility teams can no

We have all seen pictures of the first computers. They were huge machines, often taking up entire rooms. Large manufacturing plants with access to these machines leveraged them to run computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) that read paper punch cards to track simple recurring tasks. As the innovation in technology

#5QuestionsWith is an interview series with RE experts to help the industry learn, grow, and be inspired. Read on as IoT and PropOps leaders talk to us about the highs and lows of what it means to be a change-maker in the smart buildings arena. Cindy Hermsen is the CEO

After an eventful 2021, facilities management firms are ready to hop on a steady wagon to a brighter future. Technologically advanced and differentiated solutions have made life easier for property operations professionals to make more informed decisions with a high and accurate impact. In case you haven’t yet, 2022

How would you describe your real estate business in 2021? Chances are, it’s very different from what it was 2 years ago. The shape of our industry is changing fast, and we must adapt if we want to thrive. We decided to bring together consultants, academics, and experts across

Introducing the Connected CMMS, a reimagined approach to the traditional CMMS/CaFM to meet today’s enterprise O&M needs. Back in 2017, when we set out to build the property operations platform of the future at Facilio, CMMS featured as a key part of the puzzle. When it

2020 may go down as the year when longstanding issues in the BAS industry ignited a whole new level of interest. While building automation has been hallmarked for years by outdated software, lack of openness & an obsolete business model, property stakeholders have fully woken up to the problems in

5 new-age FM and operations leaders share secrets on building operations, technology, and delivering experiences that occupants like. There’s a lot of modern technology out there for facilities managers. But who’s using it to its full potential to improve efficiency and create positive tenant experiences? We hosted a

While telecommuting has grown in popularity over the years, only about 3.6% of the US population worked remotely pre-pandemic. That number abruptly spiked earlier this year—over 30% of workers who were employed in early March had switched to working at home by the first week of April. And