Why use BIM for Facility Management?
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Why Use BIM for Facility Management?
The architecture, engineering, and construction industry has been revolutionized by Building Information Modeling (BIM). However, the enormous potential of BIM is to deliver precise, timely, and relevant information throughout the life cycle?of facilities.
As building owners explore innovative strategies to boost the efficiency of their facility operations, the use of BIM technology in the operational phase of a building's lifetime has started gaining traction.
In 2014, the McGraw Hill Smart Marketing Report on the business benefit of BIM for building owners was published. It predicted that within two years, 84% of US building owners and 95% of building owners worldwide will adopt the use of BIM for all new construction.
But why is this change taking place, and why are building owners started to quickly adopt BIM-based solutions for the whole building life cycle, including all facets of building operations?
Life cycle?Building information modeling (BIM) is the process of creating, preserving, and exploiting building information to manage building operations and maintenance throughout their operating lives. Building operations in a number of areas are proving valuable to facility managers.
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Here are the significant reasons for using BIM in facilities management:
? Better Space Management - By comprehending the specifications of how space is used, facility managers can lower vacancy and ultimately achieve significant real estate expense reductions. The basis for effective space management is provided by the room and area information in BIM models.
? Streamlined Maintenance - Entering the product and asset information for preventive maintenance is the biggest difficulty in designing a maintenance program. BIM models' storage of building equipment data can cut down on the time required to accurately populate maintenance systems by months.
? Efficient use of Energy?- Facility managers can significantly minimize environmental impacts and operating expenses by analyzing and comparing different energy alternatives with the use of BIM. Building managers can maximize a building's performance over its lifetime by examining the costs and savings of various facility upgrades and system retrofits.
? Affordable Retrofits and Renovations?- A "live" BIM model makes it simpler to portray the building's three-dimensional features. Change orders brought on by "surprises" in the as-built circumstances can be significantly avoided by providing more accurate and reliable information about the conditions, which lowers the cost and complexity of construction contractors.
? Enhanced Life cycle?Management?- Some building design experts are incorporating information on life expectancy and replacement costs into BIM models to help owners understand the advantages of spending money on materials and systems that may be more expensive up front but will pay off more favorably in the long run. For interior wall finishes, vinyl wall covering is initially more expensive than paint, but since it is more durable, the overall life cycle?costs may be lower. The life cycle?data is also highly helpful for estimating future capital expenditures.
??BIM Leads to Reduced Energy Waste & Carbon footprint?- With BIM one can monitor energy use and save the environment too. BIM helps in the visual identification of low-utilized areas and in designing workplaces more efficiently.
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