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It’s BIM – but not as we know it!
Published in Yusuf Arayici, John Counsell, Lamine Mahdjoubi, Gehan Nagy, Soheir Hawas, Khaled Dewidar, Heritage Building Information Modelling, 2017
However, there are already technological solutions to optimise the management and operation of buildings. CAFM (computer-aided facilities management) software can help plan the utilisation of space, plan preventative maintenance, organise reactive maintenance, standardise services, and streamline processes and align this to the service requirements of building occupiers and against budgets (9) – in which case the added benefits of EBIM have to be sought. As stated above, the EBIM enables visualisation, and the GSA cites many benefits. Here we focus on some of these (9): It provides GSA Maintenance Workers with the most accurate information on field conditions and maintenance information before leaving the office, which saves time. It can provide the most accurate equipment inventory and mobile access to the BIM/EBIM and other linked and integrated data in the field provides access to all documentation without making trips back to the office. There are also advantages for GSA building operators, and this includes reducing risk and uncertainty of performing work orders by identifying building components that are not otherwise easily identified. EBIM also maintains links to equipment histories, facilitating proper equipment condition assessments. Building performance is optimised by comparing actual to predicted energy performance.
Information management
Published in Keith Alexander, Facilities Management, 2013
CAFM can be defined as the use of automated ‘tools’ and procedures which increase productivity and efficiency in facilities management. FIMS reflects the setting up of strategies and frameworks, and the tools used, for managing information at strategic and tactical levels. CAFM should be seen as a subsection of FIMS which deals with the ‘computerized’ tools or systems through which these information management functions are processed. It is mostly handled and managed at an operational level, but is a consequence of strategic planning, evaluation and implementation.
Benefits dictionary
Published in Adriana X. Sanchez, Keith D. Hampson, Simon Vaux, Delivering Value with BIM, 2016
Adriana X. Sanchez, Will Joske
Scheduled work orders for maintenance staff can be automatically generated from the model, or BIM enabled CAFM/CMMS system, providing access to all the information contained in associated objects. BIM also supports automated analysis of the performance of building products and designs rather than manual, iterative and time-consuming traditional approaches. Life-cycle cost analysis can be automatically transferred between models, databases and applications to enhance these analyses through data-mining.
A methodology to integrate maintenance management systems and BIM to improve building management
Published in Science and Technology for the Built Environment, 2022
Pedram Nojedehi, William O’Brien, H. Burak Gunay
Facility management (FM) teams have to engage in several activities and services so that every component of buildings functions properly and ultimately, to ensure occupants’ wellbeing and productivity. Numerous staff, technicians, specialists, and consultants with diverse qualifications and from different levels of an organization must work together to serve this overall purpose. Moreover, FM teams employ a wide range of systems, tools, and data resources. For instance, computer-aided facility management (CAFM), computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) and countless spreadsheets and documentation along with several blueprints and electronic drawings may be reviewed when a work order (WO) is issued. Apart from the complexity of buildings and data management systems, the complicated hierarchy of organizations demands a great deal of time to exchange the required information and notify each other of the decisions.