Why is digitisation the need of the hour in post-covid for facility management?

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations across India have realised the importance of digitisation. Like most other industries that have pivoted to the digitisation and benefitted from it, even the facility management industry can stand to reap the benefits of digitisation.

1. India’s Facility Management and Digitisation

The facility management industry faced several challenges during the lockdown period, due to which the building maintenance services were on a fall. This fall has made organisations realised that being tech-savvy is the need of the hour.

To tackle such issues, companies started pivoting to technological solutions and employed several programs and software solutions that are not helping their facility management programs in micromanaging everything. Some of the technologies implemented by such companies to aid their facility management program include artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, the internet of things (IoT), and software as a service (SaaS).

The COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst to push the facility management industry to move towards technology, which had been missing for a while. Now, Unify’s technology-based facility management solutions ensure that the workspace is automated, safer, and much more efficient. Such technologies monitor and micromanage various processes, produce analytical insights by mining data, and help the facility manager work more effectively with the team.

2. Digital Advancements for Your Office

Technologies such as IoT, AI, machine learning, and SaaS make workplaces smarter than ever, and they are being implemented in modern offices in various ways.

One of the most popular technological integrations is sensors across the workplace that use cloud management to optimise the workspace experience. These sensors detect the presence of employees and automatically turn on the lights or appliances. They can even manage access control to sensitive work environments and collect data on employees’ behaviour.

Another technology that uses AI and machine learning places sensors or monitoring software within various appliances and systems. These systems can then detect and even predict problems and warn facility managers and respective technical teams of the problems, preventing expensive repairs and loss of productivity.

Other kinds of technologies that modern offices can integrate into their facility management systems include:

• Analytical tools that give immense data to the managers, helping them strategise processes more effectively and produce tangible results.
• Online cloud systems that make communication easy amongst the team without having to switch between various platforms constantly.
• Biometric systems that analyse the comfort of the employees and adjust the HVAC systems accordingly to improve comfort.

3. Unify’s Integrated Facility Management Solutions

Unify is already equipped with the latest technology that aids the facility management processes. Such technology makes operations convenient, communications easy, and results tangible for both the internal and external teams. To know more about our bespoke integrated facility management solutions, reach out to us now.