Homeowners’ associations (HOAs) are responsible for maintaining common areas and facilities within their collective housing development. These common areas include playgrounds, parking lots, sidewalks, golf courses, gyms, pools, and clubhouses. Maintaining these common buildings and spaces can be a costly endeavor, with HOAs often spending 25% of their yearly operating expenses on facilities management. That is why is critical for HOAs to have a strong maintenance program that includes preventative maintenance, asset management, a work order system, accounting and more. Software like a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) enables facilities teams to streamline and automate all of these operations within...
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A computerized maintenance management software solution (CMMS) can make a world of a difference when it comes to a business’ facilities operations. Using a CMMS can result in more efficient, cost-effective and transparent operations that lead to better business outcomes. In fact, research shows that the use of a CMMS can reduce maintenance expenses by 19%, extend the lifespan of assets by 35%, and increase overall maintenance efficiency by almost 30%. The Need for CMMS Integration Capabilities Despite all of the benefits a CMMS offers on its own, a CMMS is not being fully maximized unless it is integrated with...
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IWMS and CMMS software solutions offer organizations many different tools to optimize their property and facilities operations. However, only when these software platforms integrate with other key business systems, such as Human Resources (HR) software, can they deliver their highest level of results in terms of efficiency and cost savings. This is because facilities and property operations do not operate in a vacuum. Rather, they function and depend on information and actions from other departments within the greater organization. Data needs to be shared across these different sectors, and cross-department collaborations need to be streamlined. IWMS and CMMS Integration with...
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Client Spotlight: Tenderloin Housing Clinic THC is a nonprofit organization that operates San Francisco's largest permanent housing program for single homeless adults. It also offers additional services including transitional housing, money management, legal assistance, and community advocacy. THC manages 23 properties throughout San Francisco, offering safe and supportive housing in the Tenderloin, SOMA, Mission, and Union Square neighborhoods. Headquarters: San Francisco, CA Industry: Nonprofit/Legal Social Housing Number of Locations: 20+ Number of Employees: 300+ Why Axxerion: Highly configurable and adaptive Strong visibility and analytics Excellent client support Axxerion Modules Used: CMMS Property Management Work Order Management Reporting & Analytics The...
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Client Spotlight: Community Health Resources CHR is a non-profit behavioral healthcare provider in Connecticut that offers a comprehensive range of services for children, families and adults whose lives have been affected by mental illness. CHR has two main outpatient offices in Manchester and Enfield, along with many other offices throughout central and eastern Connecticut. Headquarters: Windsor, CT Industry: Nonprofit Behavioral Health Number of Locations: 60+ Number of Employees: 900+ Why Axxerion: Flexible and highly configurable Forward-looking accounting All-in-one platform Axxerion Modules Used: CMMS Lease/Contract Management Financials & Accounting Reporting & Analytics The Challenge: CHR used to store all of their...
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Education facilities, whether a public-school system or a large private research university, have to support hundreds to multiple thousands of people every day, including students, faculty, staff, administrative support, and visitors. To properly support these large numbers of people, academic facilities are often very expansive, consisting of many different buildings and areas, such as: classrooms, restrooms, administrative offices, faculty areas, recreational areas, medical facilities, athletic departments, gymnasiums, auditoriums, dormitories, libraries and more. These different buildings and areas can be spread out across multiple locations in different cities, states and even in different countries. Within these large expanses of buildings and...
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