Approaching BIM/FM Integration:Filling the Gaps for SuccessSummit Technology (HK) Limited

Current Design/Construction/FM Relation

Design/ConstructionFacility

Management

Missing Piece

Current Facility Management Practice

• As-built Drawings

• Operation & Maintenance Manual (O&M Manual)

• Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

As-built Drawings

• Inaccurate Drawings

• Contradicting Drawings

• No Drawings

Operation & Maintenance Manual

• Thousands or more Pages

• Disorganized Information

• Low Resolution

• No Correlation with As-built Drawings

CMMS

• Require Significant Effort to Input

• Require Lengthy Development

• Usually Only a Text Based System

• Usually Decoupled with Drawings and Manuals

Here Comes

Mr. BIM

Two Scenarios

Without As-built BIM With As-built BIM

Building BIM Models from Scratch

We have the following means to build BIM model:

• CAD Drawings

• Printed Drawings

• Point Cloud

• Site Visit

Sample Point Cloud

Site Visit

Preparing BIM for FM Use

BIM models created from Design and Construction phase should already have correct geometric information, we need only to insert the following:

• Level of Development (LOD)

• Building Information

• O&M Manual

Correlated Information

GeometryTextual Information

BIM Viewer

Not all FM personnel is familiar with BIM, thus, raise the need for a BIM viewer to perform the basic functions:

• Suitable to facilitate BIM as a standalone FM tool

• Usually utilize some form of game engine

• Allow users to navigate through the BIM model

• Grant Users easier assess to information

• It is a useful intermediate point

With BIMFacility

ManagementDesign/Construction

What is COBie?

• COBie is a data format for storing and organizing building model information

• Internationally Recognized for Information Exchange

• Implemented in over 30 Commercial Off-The-Shelf Software systems

• Included in National BIM Standard – United States™ Version 2 and will be included in Version 3

• BS 1192-4 is the code of practice for using COBie

Structure of COBie

Category Description

Contact Personnel and Companies

Facility Site and Facility Information

Floor Vertical levels and Exterior Areas

Space Rooms/Spaces

Zone Sets of Space Sharing a Specific Attribute

TypeTypes of Equipment, Fixtures, Products,

and Materials

Component Individually Named or Scheduled Items

System Sets of Components Providing a Service

Attribute Specific Properties of Referenced Item

Compiling Data

We have the following means to compile data:

•Manual Input

•Use COBie Extension for Revit

COBie Datasheet

COBie as an Adapter

Export COBie to CMMS

Use CMMS Import Plugin to Import COBie

Import NWD from Revit into CMMS

3D Model

COBie

CMMS

CMMS Plug-in

CMMS from BIM

Connecting Design/Construction and FMFacility

ManagementDesign/Construction

BIM/FM Integration Process

BIM COBie CMMS

Future Research

BIM

COBieCMMS

Thank you