LOS
GATOS, Calif., Aug. 5, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Facilitron, a pioneering leader in integrated
facilities management and the world's largest public spaces rental
marketplace, is pleased to announce its expanded partnership
with Orange County Public
Schools (OCPS), the nation's eighth largest school district
serving more than 200,000 students. In June, Facilitron
successfully implemented Facilitron Works, its computerized
maintenance management system (CMMS), adding to a suite of
previously launched products that manage the district's expanding
real estate leasing and rental business and automate building
systems such as HVAC and lights. The integrated systems will allow
OCPS to more efficiently coordinate operational support services
associated with events and enable the maintenance and operations
team to more efficiently manage work orders, assets and
inventories, and preventive maintenance.
Facilitron's partnership with OCPS began in 2020 with the
implementation of Facilitron S&R, Facilitron's flagship product
that manages facility schedules and the district's considerable
community leasing and rental business. Recognizing the benefits of
Facilitron's unique business model and customizable platform, OCPS
then added Facilitron BAS, Facilitron's building automation system
which integrates HVAC schedules and other programmable building
systems with the S&R system to automatically turn on and off
equipment. In addition to improving efficiency and reducing energy
costs, Facilitron BAS increases the accuracy of utilization data by
making Facilitron the system-of-record for HVAC requests.
Seeking to further consolidate facility operations into one
integrated platform, OCPS moved away from three different
management systems to launch Facilitron Works. To minimize work and
ensure a smooth transition to the new system, the implementation
project required careful planning and collaboration between
Facilitron and the district as well as coordinated training of
personnel and on-the-fly customized engineering and
updates.
Now, just one month after launch, over 400 workers have been
added into three maintenance regions of the expansive 900-square
mile district, and thousands of users have created over 15,000 work
orders. Technicians, outfitted with the Facilitron Works mobile
app, have completed and closed over 4,000 work orders, tracking
more than 20,000 labor hours.
"We were very pleased with the Facilitron Works implementation,"
says OCPS Facilities Maintenance Director, Chris Solomon. "The in-person support stood out.
The Facilitron team was willing to do whatever was needed to meet
our needs."
In addition to aligned goals for space utilization, maintenance,
and energy, OCPS also values Facilitron's partnership model which
provides continuing buildout and training as well as ongoing
feature requests, best practices and account support. The model,
which uses service fees on rentals to fund the partnership
resulting in no impact on school budgets, ensures that school
districts like OCPS utilize the Facilitron platform effectively and
take full advantage of all the features of its fully integrated
platform.
"We're excited to grow our partnership with OCPS and help them
realize the vision for our comprehensive facility management
system," says Facilitron CEO Jeff
Benjamin. "As one of the country's top districts, in both
size, influence, and its forward-thinking initiatives, OCPS is
demonstrating the power of Facilitron's unique platform and
software partnership and serving as a model of success for other
districts to follow."
About Facilitron:
Headquartered in Los Gatos, California, Facilitron is a
comprehensive and data-driven facilities management platform and
public spaces rental marketplace with a mission to help operators
like schools and cities meet community space rental needs more
effectively. By integrating work orders, facility use scheduling,
and the leasing process of facilities and public/private spaces
into one singular system-of-record, Facilitron allows operators to
showcase and monetize their spaces, keeping them safe and secure
while funding their upkeep, maintenance, and staffing. As the
world's largest public spaces marketplace, with more than 12,000
schools across 31 states and billions of square feet of facility
space on its platform, Facilitron has processed and supported
millions of community events since its founding in 2014. Beyond
simply providing software and marketplace capabilities, Facilitron
offers its partners valuable business and financial services and
serves as an advisory partner to train and support administrators,
developing customized facility management programs and generating
millions of dollars in additional revenue for schools and other
public space operators while better serving community needs.
For more information about Facilitron and its services, please
visit www.facilitron.com.
Contact: Mercer Brockenbrough
(706) 540-6258
mercer@facilitron.com
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