Implementation of a BIM-FM Platform at an International Airport Project: Case Study
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 147, Issue 4
Abstract
Despite that the need to develop an integrated building information modeling–facility management (BIM-FM) system is often emphasized in the literature, real-life implementation case studies focusing on large-scale facilities are scarce. The goal of this paper is to describe the capacities of building information modeling (BIM) in the facility management (FM) phase by presenting the experience gained during the development and utilization of BIM-FM platform at a large-scale facility and to illustrate technical challenges and lessons learned from the perspective of practitioners. The selected case is an international airport facility, in which a BIM-FM platform was implemented and used in the FM phase for . Two data collection methods were used in the case study: (1) interviews with the project team; and (2) investigation of documents, models, and BIM-FM platform. The main contribution of this paper is that it provides qualitative insights on how BIM-FM integration was performed in a large-scale project, including BIM-FM platform selection and development processes, and identifying the technical challenges and lessons learned that were observed through the utilization and maintenance of a BIM-FM platform. The findings of the case study can be used by the practitioners to effectively adopt BIM in the FM phase, and by academics to understand the challenges and to develop related approaches.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code analyzed during the study were provided by a third party (access to BIM-FM system and related models and documents). Requests for data should be directed to the provider indicated in the Acknowledgements.
Acknowledgments
This research is supported by Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Projects (ITU SCR - ITU BAP) (Grant No. MYL-2017-40962). The researchers would like to thank ITU BAP for their support and Dr. Ahmet Çıtıpıtıoğlu and the BIM team of the BIM contractor for their help and contribution to this study.
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