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BIM For Facility Management
We integrate BIM models with Facility Management systems like Maximo and ARCHIBUS, providing a centralized platform for efficient maintenance, asset tracking, and space management. We also generate COBie spreadsheets to ensure standardized and accessible asset information. This service bridges construction and operational phases for long-term facility management.
We assist clients by delivering data-rich models that simplify facility maintenance and operations. By centralizing asset information, we streamline maintenance scheduling, improve asset tracking, and support lifecycle management of facilities. Our service ensures smoother handovers and enhanced operational efficiency.
Integration of BIM Models with Facility Management Systems and COBie
- BIM for Facility Management integrates 3D BIM models with facility management (FM) systems, and crucially, COBie spreadsheets. COBie is a standardized data format that organizes critical facility management information in a way that’s easy to transfer between systems.
- Our services enable the export of asset data from BIM models to COBie-compliant spreadsheets, ensuring that critical information such as asset tags, specifications, maintenance schedules, warranties, and more are available in a format that can be directly used by FM software and systems.
Centralized Asset Management with COBie Data
- The integration of BIM models with COBie allows facility managers to track building assets such as HVAC systems, lighting, plumbing, and fire protection systems. All these assets can be linked to COBie data sheets, which include essential operational data such as maintenance schedules, service intervals, asset lifecycle details, and warranty information.
- By using COBie, facility managers can easily maintain an up-to-date inventory of assets, ensuring that maintenance and replacement schedules are accurate and adhered to.
Real-Time Data Access with COBie and BIM
- COBie spreadsheets provide an easy-to-read format for accessing real-time asset information. These spreadsheets contain the metadata needed for each building asset (e.g., name, location, manufacturer, warranty period), which can be linked directly to the BIM model.
- Navisworks, Fuzor, and other FM-specific platforms (such as ARCHIBUS or IBM Maximo) can access COBie data alongside BIM models, ensuring that facility managers can visualize asset details within 3D models while managing them through COBie for reporting and analysis.
Preventive Maintenance and Performance Optimization with COBie
- COBie data includes essential details for preventive maintenance tasks, such as asset conditions, recommended service intervals, and maintenance histories. This data is used to create comprehensive maintenance schedules directly within the BIM model, enabling facility managers to monitor asset health and predict maintenance needs.
- Using COBie, BIM models are transformed into an operational tool that supports proactive maintenance, reducing unplanned downtime and extending the useful life of building systems.
Space Planning, Utilization, and COBie Integration
- The BIM model includes precise 3D layouts of spaces, and when combined with COBie, it provides additional information such as room usage, occupancy levels, and available square footage.
- COBie helps facility managers track and optimize space utilization, plan for repurposing areas, and ensure that space allocations meet operational needs. Facility managers can track changes in space usage over time using both BIM and COBie data.
Energy Management and Sustainability with COBie
- COBie includes important information about the building’s energy systems, such as HVAC and lighting, and provides data on equipment specifications, energy usage, and maintenance schedules. By integrating COBie with BIM models, facility managers can monitor energy performance across various systems in real-time.
- BIM and COBie can be used to track energy consumption patterns and identify areas for improvement in energy efficiency, helping to meet sustainability goals and reduce operating costs.
Emergency Management and Safety Using COBie
- COBie provides detailed information on safety systems (e.g., fire alarms, emergency lighting, exit signs), including specifications, locations, and maintenance schedules. This information, integrated with BIM, helps facility managers ensure that safety systems are regularly maintained and operational in case of emergencies.
- BIM models enhanced with COBie data allow emergency responders to visualize the building's critical systems, such as fire suppression systems and emergency exits, ensuring a faster and more accurate response during emergencies.
Lifecycle Management and Data-Driven Decision Making
- COBie data is invaluable in lifecycle management as it tracks assets throughout their entire lifespan—from installation to operation and eventual replacement or decommissioning. Facility managers can use this data to make informed decisions about asset replacement, upgrades, and energy-efficient improvements.
- Using COBie in combination with BIM allows for detailed tracking of an asset's age, performance, and maintenance history, enabling facility managers to optimize the lifecycle of building systems and make strategic decisions to maximize ROI.
Lifecycle Management and Data-Driven Decision Making
- COBie data is invaluable in lifecycle management as it tracks assets throughout their entire lifespan—from installation to operation and eventual replacement or decommissioning. Facility managers can use this data to make informed decisions about asset replacement, upgrades, and energy-efficient improvements.
- Using COBie in combination with BIM allows for detailed tracking of an asset's age, performance, and maintenance history, enabling facility managers to optimize the lifecycle of building systems and make strategic decisions to maximize ROI.
Collaboration and Communication Using COBie Data
- COBie spreadsheets provide a standardized format for asset management data that can be easily shared among stakeholders such as architects, contractors, engineers, and facility managers. This ensures that all stakeholders are aligned on asset data, reducing the likelihood of miscommunication and errors.
- When combined with BIM models, COBie ensures that facility managers can visualize the data in 3D, improving communication across teams and enabling better decision-making about building operations and maintenance.
Benefits
- Simplifies preventive and corrective maintenance.
- Reduces downtime and maintenance costs.
- Improves asset tracking and lifecycle management.
- Enables better space utilization and planning.
- Provides standardized data for compliance and reporting.
- Enhances decision-making with centralized information.
- Bridges construction data to operational needs.