How to Build Your Own Building Engines / Prism
Replace Building Engines / Prism with a custom build. AI-powered property management software for commercial real estate
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 70 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 70 features
Quality Assurance(7 features)
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
+2 more in this category
Automation(5 features)
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
Maintenance(5 features)
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
Reporting(5 features)
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
Vendor Management(5 features)
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
Mobile(4 features)
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
Tenant Communication(4 features)
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
Billing(3 features)
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
Cost Calculator
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