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Case study

Where?
Projects across the Middle East where Emcor has operations and maintenance tasks in its contract, with the obligation to implement and operate computerised maintenance management systems, develop electronic document libraries and implement Integrated Building Management Systems (IBMS).

What?
Emcor is using the MAXIMO application as a computerised maintenance management system. The JOOMLA application has been used to develop a document library, while the IBMS used is the GE Fanuc Cimplicity SCADA application.

How?
MAXIMO:
To ensure the project’s assets are fully utilised at the lowest possible cost while benefiting every phase of a building’s lifecycle, the computerised maintenance management system MAXIMO has
been implemented.

Using the MAXIMO work flow module has enabled the integration of operational and strategic facility management - all of the activities associated with administrative, technical, financial, procurement and infrastructural FM tasks when the facility is operational, as well as the strategic processes for facilities planning and management.

The MAXIMO application supports 50 users to include facilities administrators, facilities coordinators, operations manager, store keeper, procurement manager, finance manager, facilities manager and systems manager. MAXIMO operations are based on 11 different modules that are integrated through automated process flow to provide best practice computerised maintenance and
management systems.

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JOOMLA:
An Electronic Document Library to support the facilities management team deployed on remote sites has been developed. The library is published on Emcor’s intranet through a virtual private network.

This helps the team to access all operations and maintenance manuals and as-built drawings. The document library is developed using the JOOMLA application that serves as a dynamic portal engine and content management system.

Integrated Building Management Systems

As part of Emcor’s responsibility to deliver an integrated building management system, the GE Fanuc Cimplicity application has been implemented to integrate building management systems into a single interface.

Implementation of IBMS has enhanced the efficiency of all electrical, mechanical, HVAC, CCTV, access control, irrigation systems, lighting control etc. The system is being used as an advanced facilities management tool to manage, maintain, and enhance the operation of all facilities in real-time. This interactive system enables the exchange of information between the relevant parties, including other management systems, to proactively manage project-based issues from a central operational command facility. It can also utilise both visual and electronic information to ensure effective solutions are given to any facilities management issues as and when it arises.

Data from the various facilities, operational activities and systems are combined into a central knowledge database system, and the operational requirement profiles are synchronised with each other. The result is that intelligent maintenance provides for continual, cost effective improvements in day-to-day facilities operations and management.