Building Engines / Prism
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A few focused days to build a solid replacement
AI-powered property management software for commercial real estate
How to Replace Building Engines / PrismOverview
Features
70 features across 30 categories
AI(1)
AI-powered insights and recommendations for building operations
Accounting(1)
Create accounting rules that apply to integrated accounting functions
Architecture(1)
Modular platform architecture allowing customers to start with needed modules and add on as they grow
Asset Management(2)
Enter components for complex equipment to track all parts and systems
Copy equipment records within a building to streamline setup
Automation(5)
Option to automatically approve resource reservations without management review
Automatically generate work orders based on resource reservation requests
Automatically create work orders or PM tasks upon failed inspection points
Initiate work orders directly while performing inspections
Create protocols to notify of overdue tasks or out-of-range meter readings
Billing(3)
Create billable resources and generate invoices based on resource requests
Add additional charges to vendor work and generate tenant invoices upon completion
Generate and publish invoices for tenant billable work orders
Compliance(2)
Automated COI management to track vendor and tenant insurance compliance with automated notifications
Track and audit vendors for missing Certificates of Insurance with auto-notifications
Content Management(2)
Fully branded, customizable property website to market services and promote available space
Online-accessible property handbook with document management, read receipts, and content verification
Cost Management(1)
Create company materials lists with pricing, markups, and taxes, plus labor rates per employee
Customization(1)
Create custom fields for issue submissions to capture property-specific information
Data Management(1)
Standardize operational data across portfolio for visibility and performance tracking
Data Quality(1)
Automatic system to prevent duplicate issue submissions
Document Management(2)
Upload related documents to equipment records and maintenance tasks
Vendors can upload documentation such as invoices to assigned tasks
Feedback(1)
Rate tenant satisfaction for each request if configured
Financial Planning(1)
Track anticipated capital planning expenditures and report on this information
Integration(1)
API-first infrastructure designed to integrate with accounting, visitor access, BMS and other systems
Maintenance(5)
Place buildings and equipment on hold to prevent preventive maintenance tasks from firing
Pre-populated GSA library with industry standard maintenance tasks and schedules for quick setup
Capture meter readings and hours spent on maintenance tasks
View and manage preventive maintenance schedule by building, equipment, or assignee
Schedule and dispatch equipment maintenance with GSA industry standard tasks, meter readings, and tracking
Mobile(4)
Attach photos from smartphone to inspection records during fieldwork
Complete inspections from any mobile device with offline capability
Mobile app for tenants to submit requests and reserve building resources
Mobile app for staff to pick up, process, and complete work orders with time, materials, and notes
Multi-Property(2)
Management capability to submit issues across multiple buildings
Support for managing one building or entire portfolio with centralized visibility
Notifications(3)
Call attention to important issues or out-of-range readings with alerts
Auto-notify contacts of issue status or detail changes with customizable formats
Auto-notify engineers via email of daily fired maintenance tasks
Operations(2)
Ability to submit issues on behalf of tenants or companies from administrative interface
Manage work orders from submission through completion, including assignment, tracking, and updates
Organization(1)
Classify work orders with flags to simplify searching and organization
Quality Assurance(7)
Require conditional or photo responses for individual inspection questions
Populate inspections dynamically based on occupancy, equipment or room type
Simple drag-and-drop builder to create ad-hoc or scheduled inspections
Assess personnel on inspection compliance and performance
Various question styles including checkboxes, dropdowns, radio buttons, and text responses
Score inspections to evaluate performance against targets
Mobile-enabled inspection creation with conditional questions, photos, scoring, and automated escalations
Record Keeping(1)
Search and view complete issue histories with detailed communications and data
Reporting(5)
Rich visual summary reporting to spot problems and trends
Download branded inspection reports to share with management
Executive-level dashboards and reports with actionable insights and recommendations
Generate graphical, printable resource schedules for single or multiple resources
Generate reports by vendor, facility, or combining all staff and vendor activities
Scheduling(2)
Configure private resources, reservation rules, cancellation rules, and required buffer times
Enable tenants to independently book conference rooms, elevators, loading docks with calendar interface
Security(2)
Assign and manage vendor access privileges with granular permissions
Individual and group visitor pre-authorization through tenant portal
Tenant Communication(4)
One-stop service center combining tenant portal, property website, and handbook for tenants and prospects
Tenants can select issue types, add details, attach documents, and receive automatic confirmations
Pre-populated status update messages for faster tenant communication
Secure client-branded portal for tenants to submit service requests and track issues
Vendor Management(5)
Option to grant vendors complete access including full control over task statuses and charges
Enter contract information including scanned documentation and track contract expirations
Create vendor employee records to allow limited access to the vendor portal
Assign work to vendors and enable them to access, update status, report hours and materials expenses
Assign work orders or preventive maintenance tasks to vendor companies or employees
Workflow(1)
Intelligent approval workflow with quick approve functionality for resource reservations
Cost Calculator
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Buying Building Engines / Prism saves ~$92,400 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 70 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
3 known integrations