Blogs
Will you be ready in time for the new lease accounting standards?
There will be much change in lease accounting from 1 January 2019. What actually is lease accounting? And what exactly is going to change?
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Blogs
Responsiveness to change: Mobile for Facility Management
Facility managers find new capabilities with emerging technologies such as web-based software frameworks and a new generation of field-service applications.
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News
Planon to sponsor a new IFMA Foundation publication
Planon and the IFMA Foundation have released a new publication, Work on the Move 2 that focuses on how innovation is transforming the workplace in a digital economy.
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News
Planon Universe officially certified by SERVIEW
Planon announced that its Integrated Services Management Solution is officially a SERVIEW Certified Tool. The certification is based on Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), a set of practices for IT service management.
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Blogs
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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Glossary
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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Blogs
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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Blogs
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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Blogs
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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Blogs
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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News
Planon group 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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News
Planon named as a representative vendor in the 2016 Gartner Market Guide for IWMS
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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Blogs
The student as an engaged stakeholder in facilities management
For many years, considerable research has been conducted to determine what factors drive a student’s decision when choosing a school. Colleges and universities…
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FAQ
How can you benefit from BIM as a facility manager?
Discover what BIM offers facility managers: value‑add, IWMS integration, seamless data flow and strategic asset oversight. Free white paper.
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Blogs
What does the word ‘smart’ actually mean (and why a ‘smart meter’ isn’t ‘smart’)?
Some of my best friends in the profession work in marketing. Before you read any further: I am not just talking about the marketers who work for Planon. Some of them...
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