Potential of Computed Aided Facility Management for Urban Water Infrastructure with the Focus on Rainwater Management

Abstract

This article focuses on the information modeling of buildings and its subsequent extension to the information modeling of cities, which can be considered as the main topics of the construction industry development. It offers new knowledge for city management, facility management and other fields of construction sector. Information modeling of buildings and cities creates a suitable basis for the creation of various simulations (acoustic, thermal, environmental influence, sunlight or the spread of pollution) and analyses. Simulations and results obtained from them can help us in the decision-making phase, they predict problems or unexpected situations during the life cycle of cities and buildings, and thus make it possible to prevent their occurrence. In the second part of the contribution, an innovative model, the so-called R-WIM, is presented. BIM modeling methods were used for the research and extended to the public environment. The expansion of the public environment digitization enables to obtain a sufficient amount of information about the public space and then subsequently combine them with static weather data. This model deals with Urban Water Infrastructure with the focus on Rainwater Management and has been developed for the particular needs of individual municipalities in the process of solving problem situations associated with rainwater, which is very current due to climate change, and municipalities require appropriate tools to predict the behavior of rainwater so that various compensatory measures can be created.

Factories of the Future in Digitization of Industrial Urban Areas

“…Inductive Analysis Findings: Through inductive analysis, we distilled three primary themes: interoperability challenges between digital twins and urban systems, the need for sustainability-driven design principles in urban manufacturing, and the emerging role of BIM in dynamic urban planning [22]. These themes underscore the necessity for standardized protocols and frameworks to support the seamless integration of FoF into urban landscapes [5,12].…”

“…However, the journey towards realizing the Factories of the Future is fraught with challenges, including the need for substantial investments in digital infrastructure [19], the right technical and ethical use of IA [20], the development of new skill sets among the workforce, and the formulation of supportive policy frameworks that encourage innovation while safeguarding workers' rights and environmental sustainability [20][21][22][23][24]. This paper aims to explore these challenges and opportunities in the context of digitizing industrial urban areas, drawing upon recent research, case studies, and policy discussions to provide a comprehensive overview of the current landscape and future prospects of Factories of the Future.…”

“…Case Studies and Empirical Evidence Insights: The examination of selected case studies highlighted successful FoF integrations resulting in significant operational efficiencies [16,33], reduced environmental footprints [20,34], and enhanced urban livability [32,[35][36][37][38][39]. However, challenges related to stakeholder engagement [32,40], technology adoption barriers [21,28,30], and infrastructure readiness [2,13,22,30,[41][42][43] were consistently noted, indicating areas for focused improvement.…”

A Tool for Identifying Suitable Places for the Placement of Blue-Green Infrastructure Elements, a Case Study on the Cities of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

“…The selected municipalities are those with more than 50,000 inhabitants; moreover, the city of Ostrava is the third most populated city in the Czech Republic with more than 280,000 inhabitants. These municipalities therefore have a clear idea that it is necessary to pay attention to the management of rainwater, but it is necessary to create a tool that would help them to identify critical places that require more attention [34,35]. Almost 13% of the area of the city of Karvina is not suitable for the absorption of rainwater, due to the geological composition of the soil and fragmentation of the terrain.…”

“…On the other hand, many interesting and revolutionary projects have been seen, but their execution was carried out inexpertly and, therefore, did not fulfill their function. The municipalities therefore have a clear idea that it is necessary to pay attention to the management of rainwater, but it is necessary to create a tool that would help them to identify critical places that require more attention [34].…”