Successful real-estate planning and decision making starts with optimizing space usage and when done effectively, it could save your organization millions of dollars.

Of course, there are software solutions out there you could try. Or have you already tried the route of buying software and working with an already overloaded IT department to install it? Maybe you've hired experts to configure it, administer it and manage the drawings only to find the software is difficult to maintain, keep current and is dependant on the expert users in your organization.

As part of Gensler, we've witnessed our clients struggle to get a handle on basic space and occupant information in order to complete real estate and facilities projects. Simple solutions just weren't available to them, so we decided to do something about it.

We wanted to create something that was simple to use, enhanced organizational communication and would get around the typical software implementation and maintenance barriers our Clients seemed to be facing. The result was a web-based service offering we call 4-1-Where. We've structured 4-1-Where so that you don't need to tap into your busy IT departments' resources or hire experts to run it. 4-1-Where is just the platform we use to deliver our services and your data. Simply put, we partner with you. You maintain your people and we maintain your drawings.

Our business model is simple too. It is based on cost per square foot, not usage or licensed seats. This has made it easy for our clients to budget the service cost over the course of the year and allows them to provide access to as many users as appropriate without additional fees.

We created 4-1-Where to get technology out of the way and to help you get access to the information you need to make more effective real estate planning decisions.