Building information modelling for facility management: are we there yet?

Edirisinghe, Ruwini; London, Kerry; Kalutara, Pushpitha; Aranda‐Mena, Guillermo

doi:10.1108/ecam-06-2016-0139

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“…These requirements are a part of the "Asset Information Requirements" document. This document is ideally provided by the facility management team and must contain a list of all the manageable assets in the building, as well as the required attributes for each asset that the construction supply chain will provide throughout building lifecycle (Edirisinghe et al, 2017). This change mandates a complete re-engineering of the traditional process of data preparation and exchange between construction and facilities management teams using COBie standard.…”

Section: Facilities Management Data and Bimmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards a conceptual framework to manage BIM/COBie asset data using a standard project management methodology

Al-naggar

Pitt

2019

JFM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate a systematic methodology to manage asset data flow between building stakeholders throughout building life cycle using the Construction Operation Building Information Exchange (COBie) standard. Design/methodology/approach A literature review of the relevant building information modelling (BIM) for facilities management (FM) studies including the gaps and challenges of producing COBie data is analysed. Then a standard project management methodology by Project Management Institute (PMI) is introduced as a theoretical framework to map the different areas of managing COBie data as a project in coordination with Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Plan of work. This theoretical background is coupled with an inductive approach through the placement within a construction company (Bouygues, UK) in the UCLH construction project to produce the conceptual framework that is aligned with industry needs. Findings The lack of well-structured approach to manage COBie data throughout building life cycle causes many problems and confusions about the roles and responsibilities of different stakeholders in creating and managing asset data. This confusion in turn results in incomplete and low-quality COBie data at the handover phase which hinders the ability of facility managers to use these data effectively in the operations phase. The proposed conceptual framework provides a standard project management process to systemise the data flow among all stakeholders. Practical implications The proposed framework is developed in liaison with a large construction company, so it is well aligned with an actual industry approach to managing COBie data. Furthermore, it provides a systematic step-by-step approach to managing COBie as a project that could be easily implemented in actual construction projects. Originality/value The paper introduced a novel approach to manage COBie data using a standard project management methodology based on an actual live construction project perspective coupled with project management theory.

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Section: Facilities Management Data and Bimmentioning

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Towards a conceptual framework to manage BIM/COBie asset data using a standard project management methodology

Al-naggar

Pitt

2019

JFM

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“…Recent reviews of BIM implementation and research approaches in FM either covered digitisation in FM, where BIM was presented among other technologies [8,9]; or BIM implementation in FM, where the reviews analysed the existing research on BIM for FM and established trends [10]. Some of the reviews concentrate on specific aspects of BIM implementation in FM such as: BIM for FM with specific focus on refurbishment and maintenance [11]; energy retrofitting [12], knowledge management [13,14]; existing buildings [15], and as-is BIM model surveys [16]; Burno et al, 2018).…”

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“…Finally, it is hoped that this paper will advocate further developing a seamless information exchange process between BIM and FM systems to overcome interoperability issues and facilitate BIM implementation in FM.between facility's lifecycle stages, using an interoperable data format, data exchange and interoperability between BIM and FM systems still remain problematic. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive discussion concerning recent advances in the field of information exchange and interoperability between BIM and FM systems.Recent reviews of BIM implementation and research approaches in FM either covered digitisation in FM, where BIM was presented among other technologies [8,9]; or BIM implementation in FM, where the reviews analysed the existing research on BIM for FM and established trends [10]. Some of the reviews concentrate on specific aspects of BIM implementation in FM such as: BIM for FM with specific focus on refurbishment and maintenance [11]; energy retrofitting [12], knowledge management [13,14]; existing buildings [15], and as-is BIM model surveys [16]; Burno et al, 2018).…”

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Building information modeling for facilities management: A literature review and future research directions

Matarneh¹,

Danso-Amoako²,

Al-Bizri³

et al. 2019

Journal of Building Engineering

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“…Despite numerous benefits reported, past research [27] [28] [29] found BIM applications in FM still at the initial and emerging stages and encouraged further research to address the existing implementation challenges. Challenges found in these research efforts for incorporation of BIM in FM can be summarized as: absence of structured method for incorporating BIM in FM processes; lack of proper tools for demonstrating BIM benefits to FM; limited knowledge on types of information to be collected and methods and tools to be used for applying BIM in FM; too much detailed specifications required for BIM development; lack of expertise for working with BIM in public organizations; resistance to change previously adopted methods; and challenges for linking BIM to the current tools used in FM.…”

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“…Maintenance operations applied to various hospital facilities identified in the 3D models could be recorded in the existing CMMS using the same identification numbers. Nevertheless, gradually integration level of FM processes with the BIM models could be increased as BIM maturity level of the organization increases [29].…”

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Improving facility management of public hospitals in Iran using building information modeling

Alvanchi

Seyrfar

2019

Scientia Iranica

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Improving management of complex and congested facilities in hospital buildings is a potential point for both reducing money spent and enhancing quality level of the medical services provided in public hospitals of Iran. Although building information modeling (BIM) is identified as an effective tool for improving facility management (FM), use of advantages it offers to the FM processes of hospitals has been neglected thus far in the country. To address this issue, this research aims to investigate the BIM capabilities and the supporting organizational structure public hospitals in Iran can adopt to improve their FM processes. A comprehensive literature review was conducted on applicable capabilities of BIM to the FM processes. Hierarchical FM structure of public hospitals in the country was recognized through review of the related regulations. A public hospital case was chosen for an in-depth recognition of FM processes operations and validation of the proposed BIM-based improvements. It was argued the use of BIM capabilities can cause substantial improvements in the FM processes of the public hospitals. Reduced duration of FM activities, improved facility layouts, enhanced communication and coordination, facilitated training, and improved emergency management are some expected outcomes. Hospitals are complex organizations with various stakeholders, facilities and materials closely linked and working together to accomplish their vital missions, i.e., curing patients in need and improving public health. The complex combination of people with different organizational roles and various types of materials and facilities working together in a variety of sensitive medical procedures makes operating costs of hospitals among the highest in the public service organizations [1] [2]. As World Health Organization [3] reports, government expenditure on health exceeds 14% of total government's expenditure globally. Despite high cost spent on different hospital operations, a single slight flaw in any parts of this complex organization may cause dire consequences and create significant dissatisfaction. Efforts on improving different parts of hospital management resulting in quality enhancement and cost reduction are valuable to the society. Meanwhile, a variety of medical and non-medical equipment used in hospitals and diversity of utility demanding medical services make hospitals utility systems among the most congested and complex utilities in public buildings [4]. Furthermore, the high pace of advances in medical equipment technologies in recent decade compels hospitals to continually install new medical equipment to maintain their operability and competitiveness in this highly competitive market. Cost consuming modifications to the utility systems become necessary to support new medical equipment. Poor hospital facility management (FM), though, can add to the costs of these modifications. Prolonged activities, frequent disruption to regular hospital operations and short or excessive supply of utility services are some example...

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Building information modelling for facility management: are we there yet?

Cited by 105 publications

References 127 publications

Towards a conceptual framework to manage BIM/COBie asset data using a standard project management methodology

Towards a conceptual framework to manage BIM/COBie asset data using a standard project management methodology

Building information modeling for facilities management: A literature review and future research directions

Improving facility management of public hospitals in Iran using building information modeling

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