by Rebecca Walker — August 11, 2010—FM:Systems, a leading provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, has announced the release of Version 8.0 of its Web-based FM:Interact Workplace Management Suite. The new release offers a groundbreaking BIM Integration Component, a new Sustainability Module and major enhancements in efficiency, scalability and security, says the company.
A key feature of FM:Interact 8.0 is the direct integration with Autodesk Revit Architecture software. Every building has a complex lifecycle with a wide range of people managing information. The FM:Interact BIM Integration Component leverages building information modeling data to improve communication and collaboration between stakeholders as a building evolves. This provides an opportunity for architects, engineers, contractors and facility managers to share building information during initial design and construction, building operations, and renovation or retrofit projects. The BIM Integration Component lets customers:
Create a bi-directional link between Revit models and FM:Interact Web sites via Web services;
Connect BIM data from design, construction and renovation to facility management and operations;
Manage FM:Interact Space Management inventory, allocations and occupancy in Revit Architecture;
Synchronize families in Revit models with building systems data in the FM:Interact Facility Maintenance Module; and
Publish floor plans from Revit models to FM:Interact.
The FM:Interact Sustainability Module helps facilities and real estate professionals bring environmental and financial impacts into balance. From a standard Web browser, users can manage critical information on energy performance, building certifications and sustainability projects like energy retrofits. The Sustainability Module enables users to:
Analyze building environmental impacts (energy, water, greenhouse gas emissions, recycling, waste and others);
Forecast sustainability projects’ financial impacts (net present value, internal rate of return, ROI, payback period) and environmental impacts;
Manage building assessments and certifications using rating systems like Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), Green Globes, or BRE Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM); and
Engage occupants and management with enterprise access to sustainability information and dashboards.
FM:Systems Web-based software improves management of space, occupancy, moves, maintenance, leases and property. Customer results include real estate costs reduced by 15 percent, move spend reduced by 88 percent, enterprise productivity savings of $1.5 million and an internal customer satisfaction rate of 97 percent.
Many of the world’s leading organizations rely on FM:Systems products, including CA, Devon Energy, DuPont, GMAC, Herman Miller, Indiana University, Lockheed Martin, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), Northwestern University, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Progress Energy, Target stores, the U.S. Census Bureau and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
FM:Systems is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and conducts business in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, see the Web site as well as the company’s ad on FMLink.
