28.06.13
BIM to be implemented in every stage of building
BAM FM has launched a project at UCL Academy demonstrating how building information modelling (BIM) can be brought into use at every stage of a building’s lifecycle, which could have major implications for public sector estate management.
BIM can now be automatically transferred into FM software (CAFM) and BAM is aiming to deliver the modelling for 6D.
Kath Fontana, managing director of BAM FM said: “This project will show the actual day to day costs and benefits of implementing BIM in a real operational FM environment, in an existing building. This will give building owners and managers greater control over their buildings, the assets in them and the costs of these, than they have ever known before.
“This level of deployment of 6D has never been done. We have to break new ground and still have lots to learn. There is no blueprint for this so we don’t expect this to be simple or easy.
“The benefits for us as building designers, contractors and operators are so significant that we feel to leave BIM ‘on the shelf’ would be to miss a massive opportunity to increase efficiency and customer satisfaction. We also hope to announce a very special role involving the students at UCL in this collaboration in the near future.”
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