in₄mation connects knowledge and technology creating solutions to manage the built environment


The Environment
In today's dynamic business environment, organizations are in a continual state of transition, growth, reorganization, and consolidation. With multiple locations built, redesigned, and reconfigured over time, organizations are constantly challenged to accurately maintain inventory of facility space and usage. Coupled with that, while intense focus is placed on the initial cost of facility construction, the vast majority of building life cycle costs, nearly 85%, are related to its ongoing performance. A poorly maintained facility can decrease the life of critical building components, increase the cost of unplanned repairs, and ultimately drain staff productivity, costing your organization additional sums.

The Challenge
Knowledge of a building's infrastructure and usage is important for its effective long-term care. Knowledge about what you have, where it is located, who is responsible for it, and how it is maintained is critical. Equally critical is where the information resides, and how it is kept up to date amidst a constantly changing organization. Don't loose valuable information through staff turnover, retirement or reduction. A central repository to capture space inventory, physical assets, building components, and maintenance requirements helps ensure that the accumulated knowledge about a structure is sustained and updated over time.

The Solution
in₄mation, a division of GBBN Architects, provides the experience, insight and software solutions to help organizations manage facility information more effectively over time, ultimately dropping savings to the bottom line. We help organizations improve productivity and decrease costs with our approach to integrated space management, asset tracking, work order, and preventive maintenance solutions. Software alone does not solve business problems. Our knowledge of database, web and mobile technologies, together with a unique understanding of the built environment, deliver facility information management solutions to executives, strategic planners, facility managers, and maintenance teams.