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The Internet of Things breaks down the barrier between creative capacity and true innovation

In the era of the Internet of Things (IoT), many devices are equipped with sensors that generate a wealth of data, also known as big data. What does that mean for the way scientist conduct research? And what new insight and innovations does all this data deliver?

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Point Solution or Integrated Solution, what makes the difference?

Many organisations have had problems choosing the right software solution for Facility and Real Estate Management. What makes these software solutions really different? Moreover, what differentiators are relevant for your specific choice?

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Nyckelbegrepp
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Planned Preventative Maintenance

Planned preventative maintenance (PPM) can be time or condition-based and allows you to reduce reactive maintenance and associated costs for your buildings.

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How my own car shows that the IoT is fulfilling its promise

Deploying the IoT using sensors ensures that a building is always in good condition. With fixed service intervals, the end result is often not the optimum. Scheduled maintenance can lead...

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Nyckelbegrepp
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BIM | Building Information Modelling

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a digital representation of the physical and operational components of a building to aid in construction and beyond.

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Siemens Real Estate deploys Planon real estate management software worldwide

Siemens Real Estate, through its ONE Global project that is designed to harmonise and standardise global real estate processes, has chosen to deploy Planon’s Accelerator software worldwide. Planon’s Accelerator incorporates Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM), which delivers efficient management of the entire real estate lifecycle. The Cloud-based software will be integrated with Siemens wider IT landscape, with the overall aim of implementing a global, uniform, central and integrated system that will support SRE business processes.

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Office staff can still be productive in summer without wearing shorts

Discussion on whether to wear shorts or not, the speed of the fan, or introducing a tropical work schedule when it is extremely hot are not unfamiliar office topics in summer. One colleague thinks…

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Pay as much attention to your sensors as you do to your dog

Using sensors is a much discussed topic in the field of Facility Management. Sensors provide organisations with information on buildings or assets, and they enable areas such as…

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Tales on IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT)… I cannot think of any other more widely discussed topic in our field of work today. My mailbox is effectively being spammed with loads...

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Is the Internet of Things a 'game changer' for managing buildings and building-related installations?

IoT developments are making real-time measurement possible for facility managers, enabling immediate intervention if the situation requires it.

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Does the generation gap really exist in the workplace?

The average workplace doesn’t connect very well with future generation of employees: the app generation. These are the findings of a recent study on the impact of…

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Planon group achieves a strong growth in 2015, and strengthens market-leading position in worldwide IWMS market

The past year has again been a highly successful one for Planon. In 2015 the company was able to continue its strong growth of the past 25 years, growing its total revenues by 20%.

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What real estate management and facility management can learn from marketing

Our entire market principle rests on two cornerstones: supply and demand. The place where these two meet is where economic transactions happen - and where we…

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Are you smarter than a smart meter?

For more than a decade the utility industry has been in transition. The expansive introduction and implementation of smart meters that report consumption…

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Planon named as a representative vendor in the 2016 Gartner Market Guide for Integrated Workplace Management Systems

Planon announced it has been identified by Gartner, Inc. in its Market Vendor Guide as a representative vendor in the IWMS space.

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