The building information modelling trajectory in facilities management: A review

Pärn, Erika; Edwards, David John; Sing, Michael C.P.

doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2016.12.003

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“…Currently, IFC is supported by the majority of BIM software applications and it is considered as the main file format in the development of the BIM-based FM processes [32] [33]. Specification of the information items in different parts of the BIM models is another challenging aspect in the development of the BIMbased FM processes.…”

Section: -Use Of Bim In Fm Processesmentioning

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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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Section: -Use Of Bim In Fm Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Alvanchi

Seyrfar

2019

Scientia Iranica

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“…For example, not all asset and O&M related information is compatible for hosting in a BIM environment [16]. Possible reasons as found in existing literature are inconsistent naming conventions, inadequate techniques to capture building facilities and assets, lack of knowledge about information necessary for O&M and FM, and poor information synchronization [4,9,17,18].…”

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Intelligent BIM record model for effective asset management of constructed facility

Hossain

Tarmizi

2018

MATEC Web Conf.

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Abstract. Asset management is a continuous process that runs throughout the lifecycle of a constructed facility. The current practice of asset management is paper-based consisting of manual inspection and proves to be time consuming, tedious, and prone to human error. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been found to be an emerging technology and core of information management for the design, construction, operation and maintenance (O&M) process. Though the usefulness of BIM has been greatly realized in the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) industry, its use for O&M, particularly in asset management, is still in its infancy. This research describes a framework of an intelligent BIM record model that can capture all the assets in BIM during the construction of a building facility. All the information necessary for operation and maintenance along with the location would be stored in a database integrating with the BIM. The database library can be interrogated with BIM and serves as a repository of asset management for the built facility. The BIM record model would help to take informed decisions regarding operations, maintenance, servicing, repair and replacement of an asset hence saving labour-intensive asset inventory, time and money, and preventing the wastage of unnecessary tools acquisition.

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“…For instance, [18] reported several corresponding obstacles in terms of availability the required data for maintenance stage and t usability of the stored data format. As such [26] and [22] identified challenges relate to interoperability, interfaces with other systems, integration of wired and wireless sensor networks to enhance the live data collection during the construction phase, and controlling the access to the project information.…”

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“…However, inadequate data integration is a current challenge faced by the building information models. According to [18] this challenge stems from differences in the data syntax, the schema, or the semantics. With regard to the studied literature, integration of information and data has been recognized a challenge.…”

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Utilising Latent Data in Smart Buildings: A Process Model to Collect, Analyse and Make Building Data Accessible for Smart Industries

Pourzolfaghar

Helfert

2017

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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Abstract-Smart buildings are embedded with large amounts of latent data from different sources, e.g. IoT devices, sensors, and the like. Integration of this latent data with the buildings information can highly impact efficiency of the services provided by various industries, e.g. facility management companies, utility companies, smart commerce, and so forth. To manage buildings information, diverse technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology have been developed and changed the traditional approaches. Notwithstanding a plethora of research in this area, potential users of this information, such as facility management companies, are still unable to fully benefit from the building information. This is due to the fact that various information and data have been heterogeneously scattered across various sources. To overcome this challenge, this research follows the design science approach to propose a process model to enable facility management industry to access the integration of buildings information with live data. The presented process model is introduced thoroughly by explaining the required steps to collect and integrate and preserve the integrated information and data. The evaluation of the process model was undertaken via the employment of a focus group session with the construction professionals, the IoT experts, and the data analysts. Also, this paper elaborates on two industrial use-cases to demonstrate how having access to the building information effectively affects the other industries. The outcome of this research provides an open access to the integration of building information and live data for diverse range of users.

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The building information modelling trajectory in facilities management: A review

Cited by 308 publications

References 66 publications

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

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

Intelligent BIM record model for effective asset management of constructed facility

Utilising Latent Data in Smart Buildings: A Process Model to Collect, Analyse and Make Building Data Accessible for Smart Industries

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