Utilization the Process BIM – Building Information Modeling in Facility Management

Abstract

Building Information Modeling (BIM) is increasingly getting the attention of organizations involved in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), as well as the owners and operators of buildings (facility managers and real estate managers). In this context, BIM is a digital model representing physical, technical, and functional characteristics of a building. BIM is a shared data and knowledge platform for all stakeholders involved and provides a basis for decision-making during the entire life cycle of a building: design, build, maintain, operate, and demolish. This article emphasizes that the big advantage is, in the virtual model of the building, all the necessary information centralized in one place, i.e., technical data sheets, assessments, and statements are simply elements of the profit model. This information is very important for facility management (FM) which must have all the information available for a quality and efficient operation of the building.

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BIM models not only contain architectural data, but the full depth of the building information including data related to the different engineering disciplines such as the load-bearing structures, all the ducts and pipes of the different building systems, and even sustainability information as well with which all the characteristics of a building can easily be simulated well in advance. Data management – BIM contains information that is not visually represented at all. Scheduling information, for instance, clarifies the necessary manpower, coordination, and anything that might affect the outcome of the project schedule. Cost is also part of BIM that allows us to see what the budget or estimated cost of a project might be at any given point in the time during the project. Building operation is needless to say that all these data put in a BIM model is not only useful during the design and construction phase of a building project but can be used throughout the entire building life cycle helping to reduce the operation and management cost of buildings which is at least magnitude more than the entire cost of construction. Simply, BIM proves to be an innovative way how to manage projects. Kim et al. (2016) inform that – to rescue peoples in the disaster site in time – information acquisition of the current feature of collapsed buildings and terrain is quite important for disaster site rescue manager. Pasini et al. (2016) find that technologies for the acquisition, storage, and mining of big data are increasingly affecting the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, modifying the way buildings are conceived and developed. Indeed, they will be no longer designed and managed only as financial products but also as service providers to support the needs of the occupants. Nical and Wodynski (2016) inform that BIM has been widely adopted by the construction sector, though facility management (FM) is still based on a variety of disparate FM systems. The operational phase requires comprehensive set of well-structured information regarding the building asset. Liao and Hsieh (2016) inform about labor safety and sanitation (LSS) management fees that have been troubling construction cost estimation for a long time. Due to the difficulties of estimating LSS facility costs, the present study aims to use a decision support system that’s integrating BIM. Corejova and Al Kassiri (2016) write that all countries have to increase the outputs based on the knowledge, innovation, and creativity.