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Facilities operations is a field in the midst of significant transformation, yet it continues to face persistent challenges. From fragmented workflows to outdated tools, facility managers are under increasing pressure to optimize operations amid growing complexity. The industry is experiencing a generational shift—seasoned workers are retiring and taking decades of expertise with them, while newcomers expect digital solutions and rapid onboarding. VueOps is addressing these critical issues with the release of its new Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), a solution designed to modernize operations and accelerate digital transformation across the built environment.

Healthcare facilities face unique challenges, from complex building systems and stringent compliance requirements to the constant demand for operational excellence to ensure patient safety. As the industry evolves, innovative solutions are essential to future-proof operations. Digital tools are transforming how healthcare facility engineers and directors manage their portfolios, enabling them to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve care delivery.  

Managing large-scale higher education campuses comes with its unique set of challenges. Facilities managers must ensure the seamless operation of diverse spaces like lecture halls, research labs, dormitories, athletic facilities, and more—all while navigating aging infrastructure, sustainability goals, and tight budgets.

When managing hotel facilities, smooth operation, safety, and proper maintenance are top priorities. All of these contribute to an excellent guest experience but may involve manual steps that impact the efficiency of the facility management team. In the post-pandemic hospitality world, maintenance staff have declined, but guest expectations have not. Here are four ways to ease FM workloads.

In today's evolving facility and operations management landscape, the integration of digital technologies to increase the efficiency of daily FM tasks that positively impact the bottom line is not just a choice but a necessity. Yet, amidst the promise of innovation, many teams encounter roadblocks that impede progress to a digital transformation. 

To increase access to health care and be at the forefront of research to prevent disease, this confidential and leading-edge biotech organization made proactive and strategic decisions early on in the construction process to determine how they wanted to operate and manage their facilities in the future.

The facility engineers for this large REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) need to be creative and innovative.  They need to maintain a highly complex portfolio of laboratories and office buildings that advance human health.

For facility managers, the need for remote monitoring of building systems has become more important as we move through the COVID pandemic and beyond. Operations dashboards that may have seemed like luxury budget items are getting another look as essential tools for operating facilities safely and productively.