Maintenance Archives - Spacewell | A Nemetschek Company https://spacewell.com/tag/maintenance/ Make buildings work for people Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://spacewell.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-spacewell-avatar-512x512-1-32x32.png Maintenance Archives - Spacewell | A Nemetschek Company https://spacewell.com/tag/maintenance/ 32 32 5 Future-Focused IWMS Terms Every Facility Manager Should Know https://spacewell.com/resources/5-future-focused-iwms-terms-every-facility-manager-should-know/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:30:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=30493 Technology is reshaping the way facility and workplace managers optimize workspaces, streamline operations, and enhance occupant experiences. Understanding emerging trends and concepts is essential to making informed decisions and staying competitive in an evolving landscape. In this blog post, we’ll introduce five key IWMS terms that every facility manager should know, along with a bonus ... Read more

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]]> Developing a facility management strategy: key components for success https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/developing-a-facility-management-strategy-key-components-for-success/ Fri, 03 May 2024 08:30:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=28975 In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, where 70% of operational costs are tied to facility management, developing a solid facility management strategy is not just beneficial—it’s essential. Facility management (FM) goes beyond overseeing physical buildings; it enhances the efficiency and longevity of an organization’s assets while ensuring a safe, productive working environment for all.  But ... Read more

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]]> How to choose the right CMMS software? https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/how-to-choose-the-right-cmms-software/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 06:51:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=2522 The implementation of CMMS software to improve maintenance management is generally a good idea that can bring substantial savings. However, its success depends greatly on the chosen solution. Indeed, choosing software that is not adapted to the company’s needs can have disastrous consequences. This may be because the software is too limited in functionality, cannot evolve over ... Read more

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]]> BIM for FM or how to facilitate building maintenance during the operational phase https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/bim-for-fm-or-how-to-facilitate-building-maintenance-during-the-operational-phase/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:20:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=2486 BIM for FM is a new application of the BIM concept that facilitates and optimizes building maintenance by broadening its scope. By linking the digital model of the building design, with sensors installed on the equipment and CMMS software, BIM for FM helps maintenance professionals to reduce operating costs by optimizing their interventions. From BIM for ... Read more

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]]> What are the key advantages of using integrated software to streamline building maintenance? https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/what-are-the-key-advantages-of-using-integrated-software-to-streamline-building-maintenance/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:48:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=2455 There are several benefits to using integrated software for managing building maintenance. It makes the work of maintenance technicians easier and more efficient and meets the present and future challenges that real estate and facility management professionals are facing. You will find here a presentation of CMMS for buildings and the various advantages of maintenance ... Read more

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]]> Which KPIs should you consider when measuring the effectiveness of your building maintenance? https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/which-kpis-should-you-consider-when-measuring-the-effectiveness-of-your-building-maintenance/ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:31:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=2439 KPIs are metrics for evaluating the effectiveness of maintenance operations, regardless of the equipment that needs to be maintained. These “Key Performance Indicators” allow us to better understand the effects of interventions over time, to determine which types of operations work best, and to define areas for improvement and optimization. While some of them can ... Read more

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]]> What are the key advantages of a mobile CMMS solution for your organization? https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/what-are-the-key-advantages-of-a-mobile-cmms-solution-for-your-organization/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 08:56:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=2221 The use of a mobile CMMS solution has many advantages for building maintenance. You get the benefits of a CMMS application while enjoying the flexibility and mobility of older maintenance management methods. Despite their many qualities, traditional maintenance management software applications have a hard time seducing many companies, particularly those that deal with the maintenance ... Read more

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]]> Should you use a CMMS application or Excel to manage maintenance? https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/should-you-use-a-cmms-application-or-excel-to-manage-maintenance/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 11:30:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=1791 Among the many possible uses of Microsoft Excel is the building of a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). Although Excel was not designed specifically for this purpose, many companies have long used it, or still use it, to manage their maintenance, rather than using purpose-built, dedicated software. Therefore, why use a CMMS application if Excel ... Read more

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]]> The role of CMMS in preventive maintenance https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/the-role-of-cmms-in-preventive-maintenance/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:13:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=1752 More and more companies are using preventive maintenance because it enables them both to optimize the work of maintenance teams and improve the productivity of the organization in general. Even if it does not render curative maintenance obsolete, it has become an essential tool enhancing the competitiveness of any company with maintenance activities. Although the principles of ... Read more

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]]> CMMS for Corrective Maintenance in Real Estate https://spacewell.com/resources/blog/cmms-for-corrective-maintenance/ Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewell.com/?p=1723 Corrective maintenance (also called reactive maintenance) is the most common maintenance strategy because it is the simplest to apply and it is still widely used today for non-critical installations and infrastructure in real estate. It can be either as an organization’s main maintenance strategy or as a complementary tool to preventive maintenance. When corrective maintenance ... Read more

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