BIM 7D Facilities Management

In this episode of Ian’s series covering Building Information Modelling (BIM), he details the 7th dimension, or layer of data, Facilities Management. He will cover what Facilities Management entails,  the definition of 7D BIM, benefits, how to set it up, 7D model inclusion, integration of Facilities Management and BIM, and an overview and conclusion.   

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Facilities Management is a set of operations concerning the maintenance and management of all aspects of a building including the operation of the occupying company or entity. 
• 7D BIM improves the operational management of the real estate asset based on the collection, preservation, updating and sharing of documents related to the building’s history, structure and construction. 
• The benefits of 7D BIM are efficient asset management activities including problem analysis and diagnosis, timescale calculation, cost estimations, data sharing and conditional scheduling.
• To set up an efficient BIM, the Facilities Manager has to be included in the design from the very beginning of the project and efficient data collection including formalised data naming conventions should be ensured. 
• The management of the building using BIM can be foreseen through every single part of the building's life. 

 BEST MOMENTS

‘It’s not just the physical asset that’s being looked after here, it’s everything associated with that building that could be outsourced and managed under a professional facilities management setup.’

‘So essentially what we are looking at is trying to transition the building information and all the asset information into the operational phase of the building.’     

‘In fact the BIM model as a digital twin of the physical asset is a faithful, virtual representation for the Facilities Manager. It gathers all the information of every single element of the building.’ 

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ABOUT THE HOST

Ian Rogers is an entrepreneur running businesses in the Real Estate, Construction and Facilities Management arena. Ian has over 40 years’ industry experience, as he was effectively born into construction with his father having his own building company and Ian spending time working on sites from the age of 11!. As a result Ian has seen the industry from a trades person perspective, as a chartered quantity surveyor working on large commercial projects, as a project manager and then working on structured project finance through PFI/PPP deals. This has given Ian a unique whole life approach to any project by considering the end game at the beginning.

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