ABSTRACT
CADDelectronicdataprovidetheidealbaseformodern facilitiesmanagementsoftwarewherealpha-numericinformationiswithbuildingdesigngraphicstoprovideacomprehensiveviewofthelaboratorysystemcomponents.Personnelphotosanddatacanbeto aparticulardepartment,telephoneextension,fundinggrant, orworkstation.Securityalarmdetectorscanbespecifically locatedwiththegraphicstoindicateaclearpictureofpotentialtrouble.Storedhazardousandradioactivematerialquantitiescanbekeptcurrentandspecificallylocatedinthe graphicsdatabaseforaquickoverview.Criticalpiecesof equipmentcanbelocatedandinventoriedwithaninteractivesystemthatallowstimemanipulation.Photographs oforequipmentassociatedwithaparticularfloor planlocationcanbelinkedtothedatabase.Anyof itemscanbetrackedfromareasdevotedtoagrant orexpirationtoroutineequipmentmaintenance. ArchibusFMisonefacilitiesmanagementsoftwarethathas infiniteconfiguationpossibilitiesinperformingthesetypes oftasks.Thesoftwarecanbecombinedwiththedirectdigitalcontrols(DDC)buildingandsecuritysystemsataPC linkedtoasharednetwork.Theopportunitiesarefor management,physicalplant,safety,purchasingand personneldepartmentstooverseethepropertyuscandinvestntcnt.
