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Unlock workplace potential with smarter Space Management
Maximize the value of your workplace with OpenBlue Space Management Software, designed to give facility professionals, department leaders, and executives complete visibility into space utilization and occupancy across the enterprise.
What is Space Management?
Space Management is the process of optimizing how your organization allocates, uses, and plans its physical space. From office layouts and departmental allocations to hybrid work strategies, effective Space Management ensures every square foot supports your mission and enhances productivity.
With OpenBlue Workplace, you gain complete transparency into your space inventory—understanding what space you have, where your people sit, and how your facilities are being used. This enables better collaboration between facilities, HR, finance, and leadership teams, all while supporting long-term strategic goals.
How can Space Management Software improve efficiency?
Modern organizations need accurate, real-time data to manage their facilities effectively. OpenBlue Space Management Software empowers your teams to monitor and optimize your real estate assets across multiple locations, providing insights into occupancy, utilization, and future space needs.
By tracking and analyzing how space is used, you can forecast demand, right-size your portfolio, and align your workplace strategy with your business objectives.
OpenBlue’s secure, cloud-based platform provides interactive dashboards, analytics, and on-demand reporting to help you:
- Understand how spaces are categorized and used
- Identify underutilized areas and reduce wasted capacity
- Forecast future space requirements
- Simplify reporting with visual insights and automated analytics
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Unlocking ROI with data-driven apace allocation and optimization
Equip your leadership team with reliable, up-to-date space utilization insights. Make confident decisions that support strategic growth, hybrid work planning, and operational efficiency.
Gain a complete understanding of how space is being used across your organization. Identify opportunities to consolidate, reallocate, or repurpose areas—reducing costs and improving productivity.
Eliminate time-consuming manual reporting. OpenBlue automatically generates space and occupancy reports that are accurate, accessible, and easy to share across departments.
Key features of the right Space Management Software:
- BIM Integration: Bi-directionally integrated with AutoCAD® drawings and Revit® models for precise space visualization.
- Cloud Accessibility: Secure, web-based access ensures your teams can view and update space data anytime, anywhere.
- Intuitive Dashboards: Visualize space usage and occupancy trends with interactive, user-friendly dashboards.
- Scenario Modeling: Simplify space planning with powerful scenario tools for floor plan and portfolio forecasting.
- IWMS Integration: Seamlessly connect with other OpenBlue Workplace modules, such as maintenance, moves, and sustainability, for a unified facilities management experience.
Why choose OpenBlue Space Management Software
Transition from manual tracking to a modern, cloud-based system that delivers real-time visibility and accuracy.
Gain a comprehensive view of occupancy, allocations, and chargebacks to ensure space is used efficiently.
Identify and eliminate unused or underutilized spaces. Consolidate high-traffic areas or repurpose vacant ones to maximize your real estate investment.
Leverage OpenBlue’s scenario planning and forecasting capabilities to anticipate future workplace trends and stay ahead of evolving needs.
What are the benefits of using Space Management Software?
Implementing OpenBlue Space Management Software gives your organization the transparency and intelligence needed to optimize real estate investments. With integrated data and interactive dashboards, you can model space planning scenarios, analyze occupancy trends, and enhance both employee experience and financial performance.
Key Benefits Include:
- Improved space utilization and reduced real estate costs
- Better visibility into occupancy and departmental allocations
- Faster, more accurate reporting and analysis
- Enhanced collaboration between facility, HR, and finance teams
- Scalable integration with IWMS and sustainability initiatives
With OpenBlue, you can confidently manage every aspect of your physical space—from daily occupancy tracking to long-term strategic planning—all in one connected platform.
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Space Management Software FAQs
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What is Space Management Software?
Space Management Software gives organizations visibility into how every square foot of their workplace is being used. It helps track, plan, and optimize space utilization—so facilities are right-sized, adaptable, and aligned with business goals. From floor plans to analytics, it turns workspace data into actionable insights that improve both efficiency and experience.
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How does Space Management Software fit within an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS)?
Within an IWMS, Space Management solutions works alongside modules for maintenance, sustainability, real estate, and asset management. This allows organizations to connect occupancy, space usage, and building operations—offering a holistic view of how facilities perform and how space impacts cost, efficiency, and employee productivity.
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What features should I look for in a Space Management Solution?
When evaluating a Space Management solution, look for capabilities such as interactive floor plans, real-time occupancy and utilization analytics, move and allocation management, and comprehensive reporting dashboards. Integration with IoT sensors, building systems, and other IWMS modules adds even greater value by providing a complete, connected view of workplace performance.
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What is OpenBlue Workplace Space Management Software?
OpenBlue Workplace is Johnson Controls’ comprehensive Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) that helps organizations optimize their real estate, facilities, and workplace performance. It connects data across Space Management, maintenance, sustainability, and Workplace Experience into one intelligent platform.
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Can OpenBlue Workplace integrate with other systems?
Yes. OpenBlue Workplace integrates seamlessly with other OpenBlue solutions, as well as HR, IWMS, CAFM, and IoT systems. This connectivity enables a single, unified view of workplace and building performance.
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How can I get started with OpenBlue Workplace?
To learn more or request a demo, contact Johnson Controls to connect with a workplace optimization expert. Our team can help you evaluate your current space utilization, uncover opportunities for improvement, and design a smarter workplace strategy.
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