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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Smart Technologies
Reshaping India’s

Building Operations

As the nation strides towards becoming an economic powerhouse, the focus is
shifting towards sustainable practices that can ensure long-term growth without
depleting resources. At the heart of this transformation, says Pawan Koyal, Chief
Executive Officer at Denali Management Services, lies the integration of smart

technology in facility management — a movement that promises to reshape how
India’s office buildings operate.

n the bustling metropolises Despite available improving emergency response.
of India where office technology, very few effective IoT sensors monitoring energy
buildings hum with implementations have existed consumption in real time enabling
activity, a silent revolution in India for over two decades. energy savings and carbon
Iis underway. There is a Common challenges in Indian footprint reduction, algorithms
growing demand for advancing office buildings include high that anticipate equipment failures
sustainable facility management dependence on ground staff, as part of predictive maintenance
in India’s office buildings through increasing minimum wages, skill thus reducing energy waste
smart technology. gaps, high attrition rates, limited and maintenance costs and
Smart technology encompasses innovation, hiring challenges and advanced access control and
devices or systems that resistance to technology in FM surveillance systems to enhance
employ digital technology, teams. security and safety are some
connectivity, and frequently, Smart technology can smart technologies that can be
artificial intelligence to function address daily FM challenges by implemented.
interactively and autonomously. automating tasks, improving There are sensors providing
These devices can learn from user management information systems insights into space utilization,
inputs and environmental data (MIS) reporting, enhancing data optimizing spending and decision-
to optimize operations and make analytics, enabling algorithm- making too. Technological
decisions. based decision-making, and advancements have made it

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