Maynard, Massachusetts – zLink , a leading provider of Integrated Workplace and Facility Management Systems software and services, wins the contract for their zCAS™ Condition Assessment Software platform to service NYCSCA’s annual condition assessment survey for 900 NYC schools. The conditions data will be used to support annual Maintenance and Capital budgets. The team is led by WSP / Louis Berger

zLink has worked with WSP / Louis Berger implementing NYCSCA’s current Integrated Building Conditions Assessment System (zCAS™) to fundamentally improve the efficiency of their ability to conduct assessments, collect the resulting data, and facilitate the Capital and Operating Budget development for 900 schools in the New York City area. The analysis includes a specific set of major building systems, sub-systems and components for related assets. The zCAS™ better serves the planning and maintenance requirements for the schools throughout the year.

    The major goals for this effort include:

  • Establishing accuracy of condition assessment information collection
  • Tracking and maintaining assessment information related to major school assets
  • Improved efficiency of several on-going inspection processes
  • Improve information exchange among various stakeholders
  • Implement a solution based on new cost-effective technologies
  • Expand information access to include school-wide offices; and
About WSP

WSP is one of the world’s leading engineering professional services consulting firms. They provide services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment, and their expertise ranges from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transport networks, and from developing the energy sources of the future to enabling new ways of extracting essential resources,www.wsp.com .

About Louis Berger

Louis Berger and its architectural affiliate, A&W Architects and Engineers, provide design and construction services for public and private sector clients. Known for an ability to handle complex projects and provide award-winning, innovative and cost-effective solutions, Louis Berger supports clients around the world. Their work includes new construction, renovation and adaptive reuse, historic preservation, interior design and sustainable design;www.louisberger.com.

About zLink, Inc.

zLink Inc., has provided Facility Management (FM) software solutions to its clients for over 25 years. zLink has provided Integrated Facility Management Software solutions to Corporations, Universities, Medical Centers and Federal Government Agencies. The solutions are based on its innovative “space-centric visualization enabling” zLinkFM™ platform that tightly couples Corporate and Operational data to Facilities Space.