Subject: RE: BIM for FM Case Histories
Date: Sunday, December 07, 2008 12:21:04 PM
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It looks like the dust has settled on our discussion thread. We started out in search of case histories on the migration of BIM data captured design/construct for use Operations and Maintenance activities. The response was excellent and included a number of thoughtful discussions. Thanks to all who participated. Let me try to sum up what I took away from the dialog.
• First, the interest in using BIM data to support O&M is widely shared, though for the moment it still looms more as a vision than a reality. Some referenced projects, but they are largely preliminary or proprietary in nature. Significant adoption has yet to occur, but I don't expect this to remain the case much longer. The opportunity is too compelling.
• The List Serv provided a number of insights into the barriers that people have encountered and the comments suggest activities that we should be addressing through the buildingSMART alliance.
• Several noted that a key challenge results from the current practice of developing purpose built models for design OR construct OR a specific analysis task. Collaboration needs to take hold more than it has - and owners will be a driving force in that regard. Business and legal issues that limit data sharing still remain. While progress is being made on that front the right for one stakeholder to rely on data provided by another must be addressed.
• Several noted that technology still poses barriers and interoperability problems were cited a number of times. A few of the traditional IWMS/CMMS software vendors have added features to interoperate with BIM data but they are typically based on proprietary rather than open standards. Those vendors working to support the COBIE standard for information handoff are notable exceptions.
• Unfortunately, we didn't hear much from the owner community, but in private discussions I know that they face their own set of challenges. Best practices for maintaining a facility life cycle BIM model are immature at best and there is concern that the skill sets required to maintain the data may yet pose another set of problems. Much remains to be done in this regard.
• I suspect, as was the case with the evolution of BIM, that the solution lay in incremental steps. Perhaps we will see an FM model to provide data for dedicated business processes with a focused scope. This is how we got started in design and construction organizations - we didn't try to do it all at once. Facility management can be just as fragmented as the design and construct phases of a life cycle. Owners and their service providers will need to be proactive to define lean processes for those activities.
• In order to do that, more work must be done to develop use cases - the definition of need and a process model for using BIM data to achieve a specific FM business objective. Both OSCRE (Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate) and FMOC (NIBS Facilities Operations and Maintenance Council) have initiated work in some areas and more needs to be done. Those organizations need involvement and participation.
We will be covering these issues and more at the buildingSMART alliance Conference in DC.
For those who will be there, I look forward to meeting and talking with you. For those who can't, we hope to make the presentations available trough the buildingSMART alliance web site.
As always, please continue to offer your comments on the List Serv.
Thanks
David A. Jordani, FAIA Owner and Developer Representative, buildingSMART alliance Board of Directors President, Jordani Consulting Group 612.333.9222; 612.220.0780 (Cell) djordani@jordani.com http://www.jordani.com
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From: David A. Jordani, FAIA [mailto:djordani@jordani.com]
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 9:43 AM
To: 'Building Smart Alliance'
Subject: BIM for FM Case Histories
With documented and notable impact in the design and construction phases of a facility life cycle, research suggests that the BIM's greatest benefits will accrue to building owners and facility managers responsible for the operation and maintenance of facilities. The 2004 NIST study suggested that fully two-thirds of estimated $ loss due to inadequate interoperability occurs during operations and maintenance phases after construction is complete.
We are preparing for a buildingSMART alliance panel session on the use of BIM data to support the operations and maintenance activities of a facility. While the notion described above is widely shared, we are having some difficulty identifying actual projects and case histories on the use of BIM for operations and maintenance activities.
We would like to share some examples at the upcoming session in December. We would appreciate the thoughts and perspectives of buildingSMART alliance members on this topic. Knowledge of specific case histories or project examples is appreciated.
Thanks in advance for your assistance. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
The buildingSMART Alliance's BIM for FM Case Histories initiative has been widely recognized as a groundbreaking effort to promote the use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in facility management. Through this initiative, the Alliance has gathered an extensive collection of case studies from some of the best realtor in the industry, showcasing the transformative impact of BIM on facility management. These case studies have not only demonstrated the benefits of BIM in improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing collaboration best realtors but have also highlighted the importance of industry-wide collaboration and knowledge-sharing in driving innovation and advancing the adoption of BIM in facility management.