BIM for FM

A presentation for the course Facility Management (AI2119) last month forced me to put together my results so far. The initial part was as usual a short summary on Building Information Modelling (BIM), its definitions and common applications. This was followed by an introduction to the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) contract method as a business enabler in building industry. The necessity of BIM for this approach by underpinning informed work flows was then demonstrated in a couple of slides. The third  and last episode of this first part was a clarification of the need for a vendor-neutral all-inclusive implementation of BIM if it is truly aimed to be used for promoting an integrated approach. This is, as you may guess, the buildingSMART's initiative termed as open BIM.

The first part was a prelude to the second and the main part of the presentation on FM:BIM - BIM for facilities management. This was initiated with basics of facilities management with regard to the knowledge management tools and systems that are used in the field. Subsequently, problematic areas namely work flows, contracts and IT tools, a number of available standards (e.g. IFC and COBie) and tools (such as FMDesktop, ArchiFM and Bentley Facilities) were shortly introduced. The presentation was rounded off by some words on what I tend to call FM:BIM:BAS. Actually, not so many applications support simultaneous integration of the BIM model and the Building Automation Systems (BAS) into the FM application of the client. Onuma Systems and EcoDomus are two prominent examples.