Maintaining safe, functional, and compliant facilities and infrastructure while minimizing operating costs and maximizing reimbursement, can be a difficult balancing act. Such challenges make it crucial to effectively track, analyze, and report facilities-related information that supports strategic decision-making. Every day, educational institutions efficiently perform their core missions by using the sector’s leading integrated real estate, facilities, and infrastructure management solution–Archibus.

Robotech IWMS Solution has been providing Archibus implementation for Higher-Ed institutions over 30 years. Robotech’s team of subject-matter professionals provides consulting and technical services including systems deployment, hosting, integration, configuration, training and technical support that result in a successful workplace management operation.

What are the Benefits of Using Archibus?

1. Maximize funding and Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) through accurate, defensible space utilization data
2. Create a central information repository to better analyze space allocation scenarios and improve strategic planning
3. Minimize unnecessary expenditures by optimizing the acquisition, use, and maintenance of physical assets and infrastructure
4. Streamline the work order process to improve productivity and customer satisfaction
5. Incorporate a geospatial perspective for enhanced analysis and decision-making

Campus Asset Explorer helps visualize how your space is being utilized.

“Archibus helped us increase our data accuracy and reporting as well as our efficiency by cutting down all of the unnecessary steps in updating our inventory and floor plans.” Karen Abel-Co, University of British Colombia

Centralize Space Information

• Easily track and report on space and physical assets according to FICM standards
• Graphically identify types and duration of space usage and vacancies to enhance strategic planning
• Create meaningful data roll-ups using multi-tier hierarchies that reflect your organizational structure
• Streamline periodic space surveys using web-enabled workflow tools that inventory and organize information

Bring Geographic Intelligence to Your Campus

• Gain a powerful, multi-layered perspective of campus-scale space planning through Archibus Geospatial Extensions for ESRI
• Flow architectural CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) directly into GIS
• Maintain an integrated data repository for critical information on assets and processes—both inside and outside of your buildings
• Merge GIS and enterprise workflows to speed mission-essential processes and deliver results

Deploy Quickly to Make the Grade

• Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) delivery enables deployment as fast as 30 days with payback within six months
• Open system architecture enables easy data exchange with other ERP systems and data sources
• Scalable, modular software lets users assemble a solution that best fits their requirements and budget

“We know what is going on real-time. Previously, before we did this, we had huge knowledge gaps. We had to pick up the phone 3–4 times a day with hundreds of members of staff just to work out what was going on. Now, we’ve got a real update from an engineer on the ground within minutes. Archibus is part of the daily life of people in our department.” Richard Kimber, University of the West of England