by Brianna Crandall — October 29, 2014—Accruent, provider of real estate and facilities management solutions used in over 120 countries, announced October 28 that Louisiana State University (LSU) has chosen Accruent’s FAMIS cloud system through the university’s procurement process. LSU, a leading research-based higher education institution, will be using the Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) to manage its space and facilities.
The FAMIS brand represents a 30-year legacy of focused higher education development and collaboration with some of the best universities and colleges in North America. In 2012, Accruent accelerated investment to create a new version of FAMIS engineered from the ground up for cloud-based deployment.
“LSU’s mission is focused on education, research and public service, and having a world-class facilities organization and the tools to run that organization are imperative,” said Tony Lombardo, Executive Director, LSU Office of Facility Services. “FAMIS cloud will provide us with a robust solution that positions us to exceed our performance commitments.”
Louisiana State University, the flagship university of the state, is located on the southern edge of Baton Rouge. The main campus, dedicated in 1926, contains 539 buildings with 12.7 million gross square feet of classroom, lab, office, auxiliary and other type space. Most of the original buildings are included on the National Register of Historic Places, and part of the campus is designated a national historic district. Approximately 30,000 students and 6,000 faculty and staff members populate the campus.
After a long and diligent RFP process, LSU chose FAMIS cloud because the system is purpose built for higher education, integrates with the school’s ERP system, has no infrastructure costs, is accessible anywhere from any device, and provides regular automatic updates of the cloud IWMS system.
FAMIS higher education IWMS software is designed to manage the complete facilities lifecycle —from real estate acquisitions to project management, operations, maintenance, facilities management, asset management, inventory control and space management. First launched in 1982, Accruent’s FAMIS solution is today deployed exclusively via the cloud as a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) solution. Designed with robust business intelligence and integrated mobile capability, FAMIS can reduce customers’ total cost of ownership, enhance agility, and remove the burden of system maintenance and upgrades.
Accruent helps real estate and facilities leaders deliver long-term, world-class operational and financial performance through purpose-built industry suites. Accruent’s IWMS solutions are reportedly at work in more than 2,100 leading organizations in over 120 countries, including 40% of the Top 100 Retailers, 20% of the Fortune 500, 100 leading universities, the top four U.S. wireless carriers, 40% of U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems, and leading service providers managing more than 2 billion square feet of property. Founded in 1995, Accruent is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with offices in Santa Monica, CA; Evanston, IL; Columbus, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and Hong Kong.
