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Leading Healthcare Systems Invest in Technology to Monitor Infectious Control

COVID-19 concerns have put the nation on edge. Meanwhile, hospitals and healthcare staff have been bracing themselves for the outcome of this pandemic as it spreads throughout the United States and focusing their efforts on best practices to prevent the spread of disease. Nancy Messonnier, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Immunization and Read more…

By Nina Perez, ago

3 types of Maintenance and How to go from Reactive to Predictive with IoT Technology

There are several ways to categorize maintenance efforts within the facilities management world. The maintenance efforts are usually based on an organization’s budget, amount of resources, level of combined experience, and company goals. Most organizations needs vary, which means their maintenance approach does as well. Although the most common approach is Preventative Maintenance, this may not be the most effective Read more…

By Nina Perez, ago

The Lasting Impact of Poor Facilities Management on Customer and Tenant Loyalty

On a day to day basis, customers and tenants expect facilities to operate smoothly. No one predicts a power outage or plumbing issues. We do this without even thinking about the team that is responsible for overseeing all of the mechanical infrastructure of a building. Behind the scenes, however, a facilities team is working to ensure that operations run smoothly Read more…

By Nina Perez, ago

How to get Return on Investment from integrating IoT Technology to monitor your facilities

The age old question “will this actually save me money long term?” is asked time and time again when making the choice to add technology to better monitor facilities. Many times, whether or not an organization can get a quick ROI can be the deciding factor as to whether they decide to purchase services or products to monitor their facilities.  Read more…

By Nina Perez, ago

What You’re Not Getting From Your Building Automation System

Building Automation was born in 1883, when Warren Johnson, a school teacher from Milwaukee invented the thermostat. Later, Johnson founded Johnson Controls, now a global industrial and technological leader in the world of facilities. Since 1883, Building Automation has gained huge successes with the emergence of BACnet IP, integration of code languages such as Java, and ultimately the use of Read more…

By Nina Perez, ago

Which Industries are Benefiting from IoT Technology?

IoT or the internet of things is described as anything in the world connected to the internet. For example, when you use Amazon Alexa or Google Home to order something online, you are using IoT. Within the last 5 years, IoT has become a standard for many organizations. Food Service industries use IoT to monitor their refrigeration and temperature, whereas Read more…

By Nina Perez, ago