The face of facility management is changing as buildings become smarter. Smart buildings are more innovative than regular buildings, and this shows in the way that access is managed to the building facility. It shows in lighting, power, HVAC, waste, water, security, and fire alarm systems. WIFI sensing technology, which is connected to the IoT, is making everything better. Some of the benefits of having a smart building are the difference it makes in facility management. It significantly impacts operations and maintenance by saving money, optimizing energy, increasing productivity, improving employee experience, and improving workplace health and safety. Some of the changes one should prepare for are listed below.
- Predictive Maintenance: Usually, when it comes to facilities management in traditional buildings, the maintenance processes are reactive. Something has to go bad before you can call in the maintenance people. With smart building, you get proactive solutions where the maintenance crew prepares for the rainy day using data and performance history to determine how to prevent failures and problems and plan for contingency for incidents such as replacing parts. Using innovative technologies like IoT, creates accurate and proper solutions using a dashboard to check the happenings within a facility in real-time. This is the wonder of AL solutions and machine learning. This will change the game in the corporate and real estate world as it concerns facility management. The impact is left to your imagination, the millions of dollars saved on the cost of repairs and improvement.
- WIFI Sensing in Smart Buildings: A smart building comprises IoT sensors, analytics software, a user interface, and a means of connectivity. Examples of smart buildings are shopping malls and offices. They often guarantee improved comfort and health because AI controls the climate and lighting controls. This can help in improving air quality and lighting levels. WIFI sensing is a technology that helps connect thousands of sensors to allow for real-time data collection and analysis. WIFI sensing, which is also known as IoT, affects facility management by making the building more user-friendly and more efficient.
- Improved Safety: Smart buildings will help in operations as it concerns health and safety. With real-time updates on who is on-site and what needs to be done, automating and improving health and safety are areas of facility management that have become easy. Implementing a hoteling solution for workspaces and offices will go beyond cleaning or sanitizing a room. The AI platforms will give real-time updates and alerts to workers and visitors on site. You can be aware of safe areas and areas that are not in use, as well as buildings that are under construction or being renovated. Information on areas to be avoided because of overcrowding will be available via notifications, and people can take diversions and be informed when the areas are safe again.
- Higher Efficiency: When it comes to facility management, the cost is always a concern. Smart buildings will provide a seamless approach to supplying water, power, and food. This will also include the handling of administrative tasks. Maintenance and facility managers will assess how much power is being utilized via real-time updates. They can then automate energy and light consumption, which will reduce costs. The exact process is used for water and food and will minimize waste. These are the benefits of using data. Administrators can see areas where they can cut back and maximize resources to reduce waste in offices or service apartments. The right IoT will track the number of workers on-site and predict what is needed based on the people present.
- Smarter Environment: Smart environments will maximize lighting, room temperature, and waiting times ensuring that the space is managed adequately. The AI can help create a workspace where everyone desires to spend their time creating more scenarios that are accommodating. Workspaces can become more dynamic by adjusting conditions in an office environment or a presentation room based on the workforce present. You can adjust the room temperature, lighting, and other factors on demand. This will improve the use of resources available. The process can be automated so that you do not need too many facility managers to handle the buildings. You can manage the access to the workspace and automate the cleaning by cleaning crews. You can solve maintenance issues by assigning proper teams using a smart system.
The use of smart buildings will affect the management of facilities and dynamically revolutionize the lives of humans. Processes will be more efficient, and people will be served like kings and queens. It is the fusion of the physical, biological, and digital world, as Klaus Schwab discussed during the World Economic Forum.
Using WIFI sensing, or IoT, to create smart buildings, in the future. It will change the average work environment and could eliminate the need for facilities management.
