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Facility Optimization Solutions

Recognizing the prevalence and gravity of challenges facility managers and owners face, FOS of CannonDesign was born out of CannonDesign’s education studio in 2009 as a solutions-driven practice with the core belief that our clients are our most important partners. FOS, short for Facility Optimization Solutions, LLC, is a multidisciplinary professional service and software consultancy that provides facility condition assessments, capital planning, asset tagging, cost estimating, job order contracting, and more to propel data-informed decision making. Since 2021, FOS has been ranked #1 worldwide for facility management services by World Architecture 100.

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Accurate Cost Escalation Plays a Vital Role in Estimating and Funding

Escalation software can help planners, builders, and owners make significant strides toward managing costs and funding transparently and accurately.
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Estimating System Modernizes Portfolio Decision Making and Funding

The facilities department of a multi-billion dollar portfolio turned to a data-informed estimating solution to achieve accurate, defendable budgets and funding requests.
Nov. 18, 2024
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Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

The increasing impacts of climate change are driving a global urgency for carbon neutrality. Today, 11 states have mandated a 100 percent goal for both renewable portfolio standards...
Oct. 15, 2024
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Total Cost of Ownership Model Informs Future-Focused Facility Planning

What construction manager, property owner, or facilities executive wouldn’t welcome the benefits of a dynamic multifaceted financial model to inform decision making?Are you feeling...
Sept. 17, 2024