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Leveraging Data Analytics in Facilities Management: How Archibus Analytics Can Drive Decision-Making and Operational Improvements

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In today’s data-driven world, facilities management (FM) is no exception to the transformative power of analytics. With the right tools, FM professionals can turn vast amounts of data into actionable insights. Archibus, a leader in integrated workplace management systems (IWMS), offers robust analytics capabilities that empower facility managers to make informed decisions and optimize operations.

The Power of Archibus Analytics

Archibus provides a comprehensive analytics platform that helps facility managers understand complex data through easy-to-interpret dashboards, reports, and key performance indicators (KPIs). Here’s how leveraging these analytics can drive decision-making and operational improvements:

  1. Strategic Asset Management: By analyzing historical maintenance data, Archibus helps predict future asset performance and maintenance needs. This proactive approach minimizes downtime and extends asset life-cycles.
  2. Space Optimization: Utilizing occupancy and space utilization data, Archibus analytics enables facility managers to identify underutilized spaces and make adjustments to improve space efficiency, which can lead to significant cost savings.
  3. Energy Consumption Analysis: Archibus helps track and analyze energy usage patterns across facilities. Managers can use this data to implement energy-saving measures, reduce carbon footprint, and lower utility costs.
  4. Compliance and Risk Management: Keeping up with regulatory compliance is simplified as Archibus analytics track relevant data, ensuring facilities meet industry standards and avoid potential fines or legal issues.
  5. Enhanced Reporting Capabilities: Customizable reports provide stakeholders with clear insights into FM operations, supporting strategic planning and demonstrating the value of facility management within the organization.

Data AnalyticsImplementing Archibus Analytics for Operational Excellence

To effectively leverage Archibus analytics, facilities managers should:

  • Integrate Data Sources: Ensure all relevant FM data streams are integrated into Archibus for a holistic view.
  • Set Clear Objectives: Define what you want to achieve with data analytics, whether it’s cost reduction, improved sustainability, or enhanced occupant experience.
  • Train Your Team: Equip your team with the knowledge to utilize Archibus analytics tools effectively.
  • Act on Insights: Use the data-driven insights to make strategic changes in your FM operations.

 

Conclusion

Data analytics is an invaluable asset in modern facilities management. Archibus offers a powerful analytics suite that transforms data into strategic insights, driving better decision-making and operational excellence. By embracing these tools, facility managers can not only improve their daily operations but also contribute to the overall success and competitiveness of their organizations.

About IMS Consulting

For more than a decade, IMS Consulting has delivered the full scope of Archibus-related services to both government and commercial clients. As a Virginia Certified Small Business, IMS Consulting provides our clients with personalized attention by experienced Archibus-certified consultants. Our experts work with our clients to thoroughly understand how they do business, identify their unique needs, pinpoint opportunities to better manage their infrastructure, employ more efficient work processes, and make smarter capital budgeting decisions—both today and over the long term.

IMS Consulting specializes in the implementation of Archibus, the #1 real estate, infrastructure & facilities management solution in the world. Archibus is the global leader in streamlining how you manage your real estate, infrastructure, and facilities. Centralize your data, planning, and operations onto one seamless platform backed by 35 years of innovation and the world’s largest support network. Reduce costs, enhance sustainability, and create a better workplace by transforming how you connect with people, places, and processes.

ARCHIBUS Utility Analysis Console

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New Feature: Utility Analysis Console in Energy Management Application

The ARCHIBUS Energy Management application provides an effective avenue to track and manage energy use to control costs, reduce carbon footprint, and mitigate risk. The greatest benefit of using the ARCHIBUS Energy Management application is the data driven insight gained by organizations to optimize business decision making.

In the most recent release, ARCHIBUS v23.2 added a Utility Analysis Console. Energy managers who need to make strategic decisions on energy can use this console to get the full context for energy choices as they prioritize their remediation budget for retrofits or strive to meet yearly cost reduction targets. They can also take action on conditions they find by creating capital project requests for energy remediation, initiating an assessment project on an under-performing building, or sending an auditor out to perform a sustainability audit on a site with incomplete information.

  • Comparisons and Metrics – Metrics such as Energy Use per Person and Energy Use per Square Foot / Square Meter are generated to provide a frame of reference for a building and its performance. Buildings with similar purposes can easily be compared.
  • Details and History – Building details represent the historical and seasonal perspective of energy use to show the impact of completed remediation action or to view the changing energy usage pattern of the organization.
  • Equipment and IoT – If equipment and IoT solutions are connected to ARCHIBUS, actual consumption can be monitored on a granular meter-level. This data can differentiate the energy costs for energy intensive labs or for spaces that are sub-leased to other organizations.

 

ARCHIBUS Utility Analysis Console

Other benefits of the ARCHIBUS Energy Management Application include:

  • Reduce carbon footprint thereby reducing cost by approximately 5%
  • Forecasting tool that creates “what-if” scenarios that align with business goals
  • Mitigate risk with improved analyses and planning

 

For more information contact IMS Consulting today or connect with us on LinkedIn.

About IMS Consulting
For more than a decade, IMS Consulting has delivered the full scope of ARCHIBUS-related services to both government and commercial clients. As a Virginia Certified Small Business, IMS Consulting provides our clients with personalized attention by experienced ARCHIBUS certified consultants. Our experts work with our clients to thoroughly understand how they do business, identify their unique needs, and pinpoint opportunities to better manage their infrastructure, employ more efficient work processes, and make smarter capital budgeting decisions—both today and over the long term.

IMS Consulting specializes in the implementation of ARCHIBUS, the #1 real estate, infrastructure & facilities management solution in the world. ARCHIBUS is the global leader in streamlining how you manage your real estate, infrastructure and facilities. Centralize your data, planning and operations onto one seamless platform backed by 35 years of innovation and the world’s largest support network. Reduce costs, enhance sustainability, and create a better workplace by transforming how you connect with people, places, and processes.