AutoNews CAD-BIM Monthly Newsletter – May 2023
AutoNews is an informational newsletter, courtesy for Robotech’s customers and followers. We hope you enjoy it and we welcome your feedback.
AutoNews is an informational newsletter, courtesy for Robotech’s customers and followers. We hope you enjoy it and we welcome your feedback.
AutoNews is an informational newsletter, courtesy for Robotech’s customers and followers. We hope you enjoy it and we welcome your feedback.
Eptura, the global worktech leader, earlier this month unveiled a series of enhancements for its Integrated Workplace Management System, Archibus, offering increased visibility and reporting for occupancy, allowing facility management teams to leverage building operations data in the field, and introducing new bulk lease renewal capabilities.
Today’s facility management teams are facing a growing workload and an expanded role in ongoing space planning conversations. As these responsibilities mount, and organizations look to solidify the future of their workplace accommodations, facility managers are increasingly looking for accessible, actionable operations data to inform planning decisions. Eptura’s updates to the Archibus platform are enabling building owner-operators to digitize facility operations and analytics. Facility managers and building operators can now:
The enhancements unlock new capabilities in Archibus’s Building Information Modeling (BIM) Viewer tool, allowing post-construction teams to more effectively manage their buildings. In the lifecycle of a building, 80% of the costs are associated with the post-construction phase, making it crucial for data to transfer smoothly from construction over to post-building operators and ensure lifecycle continuity.
Updates to BIM Viewer streamline navigation through Autodesk projects and grant facility managers more control over their preferred building models and views. Eptura is an Autodesk Strategic Alliance Partner, working together to deliver integrated solutions to help mutual customers be more successful.
Space utilization data has become paramount for planning teams that are tasked with recommending space consolidations and increases for their organizations. Through an integration with VergeSense, space planners can deploy sensor hardware and leverage IoT occupancy sensors to document the utilization of workspaces. By bringing these data points into Archibus, customers will have the most accurate measurements of actual space utilization to help them find more opportunities to optimize their space.
“Data is the ultimate driver behind space utilization decisions, and we strive to deliver the visibility and context on which our customers rely,” said Paul Phillips, CTO of Eptura. “In collaboration with partners like Autodesk and VergeSense, we’re able to rethink the way that organizations approach building operations and digitize components to more conveniently provide our customers with the decision-making tools they need.”
The user experience within the Archibus Workplace app has also been updated, building upon the service request functionality introduced to the mobile app earlier this year. Now with easy access to service request responses and document support, users can save time in the field by managing each step of the request process conveniently from their mobile devices.
“Autodesk customers are looking to maximize the lifecycle of their Autodesk Construction Cloud and Revit models beyond construction so that building management can efficiently maintain the space and assets,” said Susan Clarke, Senior Manager, Building Operations at Autodesk. “Building information modeling in Archibus is accelerating the digitization of building operations by making custom 3D views, asset and maintenance data, and access to documents and files intuitive for facility teams around the world.”
For finance and facility teams managing multiple properties, Archibus’s newest updates are also intended to simplify workflows for lease administrators. Juggling extensive lease portfolios, administrators may find themselves with 10 or more lease renewals to manage at the end of a fiscal year. Archibus is easing the burden with the introduction of bulk renewal capabilities that can automatically generate new leases within minutes.
Revit 2024 has just been released, and with it are a lot of exciting new additions and improvements to existing features. We’ve highlighted several of the latest features you’ll come across.
To see all this in video format, click here: [link coming soon!]
Design productivity
Simulation & analysis
Cloud data & interoperability
Design optimization
Documentation efficiency
Fresh from the Factory, Revit 2024 is rolling out globally! In this release, Autodesk has combined eagerly anticipated additions, like Site Tools for landscape designers, with highly requested enhancements from the community, like Dark Theme and a more modern user interface.
Here are three of the highlights from the new version:
This new toolset supports the design and documentation of richly detailed landscapes. You can use Site Tools to:
Structural engineers and rebar detailers have new capabilities for creating, scheduling, and documenting rebar. Use the new bar bending details to:
Link Coordination Model from Autodesk Docs into Revit makes it easier for project teams to sync and coordinate design deliverables. Keep project files light and teams on the same page.
If you run a healthcare organization, hospital, or any medical facility, you know the stresses associated with compliance accreditation. Failure to comply with federal, medical, and state regulations can lead to massive fines and could result in you losing your business. How can you avoid these issues? Through Archibus.
Archibus is software that helps you manage your facilities through a series of different modules. The main goal of Archibus is to take the guesswork out of running your medical company by optimizing your space, worker experience, and facilities.
Archibus has an added feature that can help any medical company maintain their compliance, through Archibus Healthcare Compliance.
The Archibus software helps with medical compliance accreditation in a few ways. It helps before, during, and after any compliance audit so you can maintain your accreditation without any lapse.
During an accreditation audit, the auditor can follow along through Archibus’ software. They can use the digital floor plan to take notes and flag deficiencies during the tour. Anything they write down will be immediately shared with all authorized users on your Archibus plan, allowing you to reference it later.
Archibus is a great place to track audit results, so you know what needs to be corrected before your next accreditation audit in order to stay compliant. Having a digital audit trail means that you can share results with people across your company and future auditors to prove that you made the requested changes. Trying to keep everything organized with printed paper can get overwhelming.
Let’s say the auditor finds a discrepancy, like a missing fire extinguisher. You can track the request and link a work order directly to that request. After the work order is closed with proof, you can mark that this request was completed and report back to your auditor. This is a fast and seamless way to track changes and ensure nothing was missed.
As you know, part of healthcare compliance revolves around testing and maintaining safety systems, like sprinkler systems. Archibus creates a digital record of all tests done to every sprinkler, eyewash station, emergency shower, and fire extinguisher in your facility. Each test will be linked to a digital map of your facility, so you can quickly find any non-compliant devices. You can schedule routine maintenance and checks on these systems through Archibus, so you never miss a deadline in order to keep your accreditation.
If you’re new to Archibus or want to get this software today, our team at Robotech can help. We offer comprehensive entry-level basics training, and we sell Archibus software directly to medical companies across the country. We are a gold partner of Archibus, and we’ll ensure your team is fully set up and comfortable with the software before we consider the job “done”.
We have a few Archibus packages that we offer, and we can provide a free trial for you to test it before you buy. Within a few minutes, you’ll see how helpful this software is in maintaining your healthcare compliance accreditation.
Schedule a call to get started today.