The Archibus Workplace Portal is embedded in Archibus Versions v24.3 and later, providing easy to access user-interface for employees, students and visitors to request facility services. The Workplace Portal is mobile friendly and works well in conjunction with the Archibus Framework Extension.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has enabled a richly detailed and collaborative approach to the way buildings are designed and constructed.
What it lacks, however, is a way to easily scale to the portfolio-level and connect with business data.
Archibus Smart Client Extension for Revit addresses that need with a true BIM 4.0 application designed from a facility manager’s perspective.
This gives users a comprehensive view of an organization and its processes.
In addition, the Smart Client Extension implements rules and workflows that coordinate the bi-directional data exchange and updates the BIM model itself, to keep everything in-synch.
More recently, Autodesk Forge integration into the Archibus program, which allows better faster flow of information from the Revit model to the Archibus database to be used for on-demand and preventive maintenance tasks.
• Assets are accessible and the location meets organizational and regulatory requirements
• Spaces are compliant and deficiencies are resolved making hospital staff more productive and keeping patients as safe as possible
• Life safety building features (LSBF), such as fire barriers, escape exits and critical assets are easily tracked and managed
• Operations are optimized and stakeholders receive reports that are most important to them
• Building, floor, and room information, such as occupancy types, life-safety, room pressure, etc., is personalized to meet your needs
For more details on these new features, review these resources:
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a collaborative project management process that is used to manage the design, construction, and process of real estate, infrastructure, and facilities assets. At its core is the inclusion of all (as many as possible) of the project’s stakeholders, including facility professionals.
More specifically, from a lifecycle management perspective, the process allows for a facilities and operation viewpoint to be considered throughout the building design and construction periods. The process also provides an opportunity to transfer quality data – through the model’s database – that is generated at different building lifecycle phases to an integrated workplace management system (IWMS). In turn, the IWMS enables facilities professionals to hit the ground running once the building is commissioned and occupied.
But what information is needed to ensure a seamless transition from the design-build phase to operations?
The following guide provides a BIM Execution Plan to define the BIM-related workflows and responsibilities for each project; a Level of Development (LOD) reference standard to provide clarity throughout the construction process; and answers many of the questions you may have when considering deploying and IWMS with BIM.
Download the guide, Best Practices for Using BIM in an IWMS, to explore best practices in data gathering and implementation.
Call us at (201) 792-6300 to speak with a Robotech representative to find out how you can get access to the right BIM solution.
Archibus OnSite is the new maintenance-focused mobile app for field technicians.
OnSite focuses on giving the maintenance technician access to work orders assigned to him or her,
without the need to print out details or write updates by hand. It provides lists of both corrective
and preventive work orders that require the technician’s attention, the ability to filter and sort the list by a number of criteria, and all work order and asset details needed to get the job done correctly. It allows the technician to write up notes, take pictures, log labor hours, and complete work right on the mobile device.
Customers expect an easy-to-use and modern mobile app to enable maintenance technicians to do
their jobs in the field, without the need to access a desktop computer or print out a stack of work
orders. Since it was built several years ago and mobile technology has vastly improved since then,
Archibus’s current maintenance mobile solution was due for a refresh.
Maintaining safe, functional, and compliant facilities and related infrastructure—while minimizing operating costs and maximizing potential 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 like yours efficiently perform their core missions by using the sector’s leading integrated real estate, facilities, and infrastructure management solution: Archibus.
Use the link below to download the Archibus for Educational Institutions Guide.
