FM:Systems, CoWorkr to bring real-time space utilization analysis to building industry

by Brianna Crandall — October 5, 2016 — FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software used in companies around the world, has just announced a partnership agreement with CoWorkr, a provider of widely used real-time occupancy sensing and space utilization analysis technology.

CoWorkr has partnered with FM:Systems in order to provide facility planners the ability to perform real-time space utilization analysis to help them better manage their space and occupancy in today’s highly dynamic facilities environments.

Elizabeth Redmond, CEO of CoWorkr, commented on the partnership:

Our combined customers will now be able to take advantage of our industry-leading technology to advance the benefits of integrating IWMS data with real-time occupant activity data analysis for improving space utilization.

Michael Schley, CEO and founder of FM:Systems, added:

The facility management profession is being presented with challenges of how to accurately measure how employees utilize spaces throughout the workplace. Our partnership with CoWorkr will enable our customers to measure workplace utilization and have an accurate picture of how their facility is truly being used.

Corporate real estate (CRE) across the globe is experiencing dramatic shifts in workforce demographics and work style trends. CoWorkr provides a simple cloud-based platform for learning how workers use spaces throughout the office. Intelligent space utilization analytics empower companies with the data necessary to make strategic CRE decisions. CoWorkr is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and has trusted contractors across North America, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.

FM:Systems helps facilities and real-estate professionals improve customer service, reduce costs and increase productivity enterprise-wide. FM:Systems’ Web-based software improves management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases and property. FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and conducts business throughout the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific.