Higher Education Solutions

CFI has worked with numerous higher educational institutions to design tools that dramatically improve productivity of manual tasks, reduce costs and provide significant benefits to many departments within the higher education institution. Additionally, our solutions have greatly improved customer service for students, faculty, staff and visitors by providing information in useable formats via the Internet

In the higher educational sector, we have worked with both public and private institutions, which range from less than 1 million square feet of space to large system wide implementations with greater than 30 million square feet of diverse space. CFI’s technology solutions have helped our healthcare clients achieve the following results:

• Increase reimbursements
• Satisfy regulatory requirements
• Improve facilities maintenance & operations
• Optimize property management
• Enhance cost-effectiveness of space and asset usage
• Manage IT infrastructure

Increase Reimbursements

Providing accurate and defensible space data by function and department can maximized reimbursements. CFI’s solutions help increase the accuracy of space and cost reporting by tracking detailed reporting parameters including buildings, fixtures, movable equipment, maintenance and repairs, operations and housekeeping.

CFI also helps to increase cost reimbursements for state and federal government grants by implementing technology that can prorate facilities costs based on department or grant. In addition, CFI’s systems more accurately track and allocate operational costs to departments and cost centers.

CFI technology provides:

• Detailed reports of space allocation and facilities usage by square feet or meter.
• Ability to prorate costs based on grant or department.
• Ability to directly tie into existing financial systems.

Satisfy Regulatory Requirements
Using CFI’s technology solutions, you will be able to easily collect and report on data pertinent to all life safety and environmental requirements (such as those needed for JCAHO, EPA and OSHA).

Our comprehensive and easy reporting capabilities provide the necessary support for any JCAHO inspection of your preventive maintenance procedures and history. This includes accurate drawings and documentation for JCAHO’s Statement of Conditions assessment of your fire protection and life safety systems.

CFI technology provides:

• Maintenance schedule reminders to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ability to link database information with CAD drawings (if used) to provide up-to-date documentation for fire protection and life safety systems.

Improve Facilities Maintenance & Operations

A key way to increase equipment uptime is to shorten response time for corrective work orders. CFI technology will simplify the process of providing accurate information to craftpersons, ultimately shortening the cycle time for corrective work orders.

CFI’s technology solutions will also improve the schedule process for recurring preventive maintenance, tracking resources for facilities and related equipment, and receiving notification of new work orders.

In addition, CFI’s solutions minimize the risk of equipment failure by detailing the required preventive maintenance steps and by documenting their completion. This thorough documentation is invaluable for warranties, insurance claims, or regulatory investigations.

CFI technology provides:

• User-friendly interfaces for comprehensive work order management.
• Ability to log actual costs, parts, and labor associated with a specific job.
• Maintenance history reports to assist with regulatory investigations, insurance claims, and warranties.

Optimize Property Management

CFI technology will optimize the efficiency of your property, including the grounds, parking facilities, and all related maintenance operations. We work closely with your staff to ensure that in-house and outsourced maintenance contracts are as cost-effective and time-efficient as possible.

Additionally, CFI will proactively manage lease contracts and renewals while staying abreast of opportunities to negotiate better leasing terms. Our technology accomplishes this by storing all property and leasing information in one location.

CFI technology provides:

• Reminders for lease expirations and renewals.
• Reports that visualize total property portfolio for comparisons of costs with market rates.

Enhance Cost-Effectiveness of Space and Asset Usage

When forecasting future space needs and creating what-if scenarios, turn to CFI technology. Our solutions easily document the location of assets and track their use over time.

You’ll save time and money on construction projects by supplying architects and other construction team members with accurate and accessible drawings.

CFI technology provides:

• Space consumption data for strategic planning and charge-back analysis.
• Detailed reports on an asset’s history, including location, user, cost center, and vendor information.

Manage IT Infrastructure

CFI’s technology solutions maximize your purchases of IT equipment by thoroughly documenting both equipment use and location. Improving documentation and tracking of IT assets will also help reduce the event of any unplanned write-offs.

Your organization will benefit from CFI’s expertise with telecom and cable management, including internal network systems. By implementing CFI technology, your staff will quickly and accurately troubleshoot any and all network and cabling problems.

CFI technology provides:

• Documented telecom/data network wiring and equipment for easy troubleshooting.
• Track hardware and software systems for licenses and upgrades.