In an era defined by technological advancements and a growing mobile workforce, the campus maintenance department is not exempt from the transformative potential of these developments. This speaking topic explores the vital role of technology and a mobile workforce in revolutionizing campus maintenance operations. It delves into the benefits, challenges, and best practices for modernizing campus maintenance to create more efficient and effective learning environments.

With the rise of big data, AI, machine learning, IoT, and data science, the twenty-first-century requirement has shifted to “if you can model it, you can manage it.” Advanced AI analytics models can increasingly normalize, disaggregate, classify, predict, and recommend operational and retrofit pathways, providing deep personalization and automation opportunities. This session will dive into some of the transformative ways that AI models are being used to change the discipline of energy and facilities management and examine case studies into the opportunities, challenges, and exaggerations associated with AI.