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INTRODUCTION
FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AT SOH
- Existing AM/FM Systems
- Assets
- Maintenance
- Statutory Compliance
- Building Presentation
- Strategic Plan
- External Services
FaPI SQL building condition database, updated weekly or quarterly with an assessment of the building's presentation. Ongoing scheduled maintenance services are undertaken by external contractors for each of the four technical elements, e.g.
BUILDING DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT
- History
- Nature of the Sydney Opera House Building
- CAD Drawings
- Survey Markers Project
- Digital Models
- Facilities Plan Room
- Building Services
- Security
- Asset Strategy
- Current Services Status
Recently, the most important parts of the microfilm archive have been converted to PDF format and are available in a preliminary version on an intranet for all SOH Facilities employees. A new security system has been installed that controls access to and use of the SOH facilities.
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELS (BIM)
- A Definition of BIM
- Generic Attributes of BIM
- BIM Benefits
- Interoperability or Building Data Sharing
- The IFC Protocol
- Data Sharing with BIM
- Initial Developments
- Building as a System
Faster and more effective processes – information is more easily shared, can be added value and reused. Life cycle data – requirements, design, construction and operational information can be used in facility management.
INDUSTRY TAKE-UP
- Finland
- Singapore
- Norway
- USA
The combination of these developments now supported a large number of typical business case processes, reaching a level of functional maturity that allowed IFC to be adopted as an ISO standard (ISO/PAS 16739) in 2002, the first such comprehensive information standard for construction projects. in the world. The recent extension of the model for GIS data has provided a reliable link between the construction and planning professions, helping governments and Since 2002, many pilots and projects have been carried out in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Germany, France, Singapore, Great Britain -Britain and Australia, who demonstrated the IFC model's ability to accurately and efficiently represent data and processes in the AEC/FM domain. .
General Services Administration (GSA) Mandates IFC for Capital Works Approval IAI's North American Chapter is a founding partner and has played a dominant role in supporting IFC's efforts. Statistics published by the US Department of Commerce show that in the four decades from 1964 to 2004, productivity in the construction industry actually declined, while in all other non-agricultural industries productivity increased by 30%. Martin Fischer, director of Stanford University's Center for Integrated Facilities Engineering (CIFE) confirmed with hard data that using 3D and 4D modeling at the appropriate early stages in the design and construction process results in significant building efficiencies. and cost savings.
For example, he cited in one project, "usable square footage increased 20% in the same building space due to better modeling."
FACILITY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT IN IFC
- Some Key Concepts of the IFC Model
- IfcSharedFacilitiesElements
- IfcFacilitiesMgmtDomain
- IfcSharedMgmtElements
- IfcProcessExtension
- Strategic Asset Management
IfcResource is not intended to be used to model the general properties of the things themselves, while an optional coupling from IfcResource to the things to be used can be specified (ie the relationship from subtypes of IfcResource to IfcProduct through the IfcRelAssignsToResource relationship). The scope of the model will not support some of the more detailed ideas found in these applications. The IfcSharedMgmtElements schema defines basic concepts common to management through the different stages of the building life cycle.
The objective of the IfcSharedMgmtElements schema is to capture information that supports the ordering of work and components, the development of cost plans, and the association of environmental impact information. The IfcProcessExtension schema provides the primary information that extends one of the core ideas of the IFC Model. The IfcProcessExtension schema extends the core idea of IfcProcess described in the IfcKernel schema.
The purpose of the IfcProcessExtension form is to capture information that supports the planning and scheduling of the work and the procedures and resources required to perform the work.
FM/AM IFC COMPLIANT SOFTWARE
- Vizelia, FR
- Ryhti, FI
- Rambyg, DK
- ActiveFacility, AU
All modules in the RYHTI software run on a common database, which creates the basis for effective information management. Due to the open structure of the database, the system can be easily adapted to the individual needs of different organizations. Access to the information in the system can be defined to suit each user's tasks and roles.
The system is web-based – all data is in one place and access to all data from anywhere with an internet connection. Data is placed in the system close to the source and those who need data get it directly from the system. This standard model stores, updates and provides easy access to the massive amount of information related to a building.
So how can a system be developed to help manage this data, provide access to the data, and develop tools and processes to update the data.
SERVER DEVELOPMENTS – THE SABLE PROJECT
An example of the evolving FM API development is detailed in Appendix B: SABLE FMIM API. The benefit of this work is that it defines an object management API that will greatly assist Australian and other developers in developing IFC compliance more quickly and taking advantage of an integrated BIM data repository.
INTERNATIONAL FM PROJECTS – IFC-MBOMB
To add information to the building model as the design team developed the building design. The script focused on the design and detailing of the necessary building installations for the auditorium, which was located in the center of the building and spanned two floors. Carrying out iterations on the design and detailing of the building services using a number of software applications that share the same common building model.
In many cases in the scenario, the choice of software used to create the building model was not important – as long as it was certified to support the IFC2x specification. Materials and thicknesses of building elements are reused directly from the architectural model of the building from the energy analysis application. Room requirements data sheet information was available in the FM system as it was first created in the design phase.
The Ifc-mBomb project provides robust evidence of the technical practicality and operational benefits that BIM-based FM can achieve.
INTEGRATED FM SYSTEMS
- Integrated Information
- An Overview of an Integrated System for SOH
- Showcase
- SOH specific information
- Adding Intelligence
- Interoperability
- CAD interoperability
- Extending the model with Benchmarking
- Technical Recommendations
- Centralised Approach
- Decentralised Approach
The integrated FM system must deal with SOH specific information such as the decomposition of SOH buildings and specific information such as BFI, BPI, etc. The results of searches using color coding techniques can be used to present the information using the building geometry. For example, results of queries such as retrieving all objects with a certain performance index can be visualized (Figure 10).
Rules can be created working as an added layer of business intelligence using the raw but comprehensive data of the integrated database. Some elements are already available in the Digital Facility Model such as elements, doors, walls, etc. This specific SOH data model can be linked to a standardized building information model such as IFC.
This approach has been implemented, resulting in a system that reuses IFC data, extended with SOH-specific functionality such as BPI history data, etc. (Figure 18).
SUMMARY
KEY FINDINGS
Better customer service – information is available in multiple formats to suit each user, i.e. the seating order is understood with accurate visualization;. A common operational picture for current and strategic planning – because model data is interconnected, development scenarios and their impacts (such as budgeting for major maintenance, assessing safety or understanding dislocation during construction activity) can be more easily understood, leading to better decision-making; . Visual decision-making - enables executives, management and lay users (in particular) to understand the nature and relationships of an object, e.g. building service failures through graphical 3D or abstract views generated from the model, etc.
Total cost of ownership model – all aspects of the facility, including building use and operations, are in a single integrated repository. Tests with partial BIM data – provided by several of SOH's current consultants – show that the creation of a SOH complete model is realistic, but subject to the resolution of compliance and detailed functional support by participating software applications. The showcase successfully demonstrated that IFC-based interchange is possible with several common BIM-based applications through the creation of a new partial model of the building.
The benchmarking system, for example already used for the Building Presentation Index (BPI), can be derived from the BIM model; although there are several detailed options, the ideal situation would be an integrated data model containing all relevant information for the Sydney Opera House for the various departments.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Recommendations for the Facility Management industry
Recommendations for the Sydney Opera House
Form a BIM Implementation Committee to manage the process with representatives from all relevant internal and external parties, led by the SOH. Work with appropriate stakeholders to pilot BIM modeling and IFC exchange to certify that they support, comply and can collaborate under the new SOH standards and procurement procedures. Liaise and regularly report on BIM implementation with NSW government and industry as a model of future information management, collaborative processes and potential for innovation.
Develop an FM implementation plan to convert to the new BIM environment o Specify and procure an application. Work with suppliers and external contractors to develop procurement systems based on the SOH BIM model. The following table will relate the elements of IFC to the elements used for BPI and BFI.
SABLE Domain Specific API Requirements: Inventory Management
In addition to this default type classification, each inventory item can have any number of freely defined classification references. A storage element with symbol has geometry and location in the SABLE repository, which means that the storage element must be published and accessed through one of the SABLE design APIs. For example, a door created by an architectural application may be managed as an inventory item with a symbol, but an office space may contain 'a list of' standard furniture, which is managed as an inventory item without a symbol.
Inventory items that are assumed not to have a symbol in the API may have a 'library symbol' in the inventory management application. The properties associated with the inventory items depend on the scenario in which the API is used. Sometimes it may be best to not associate any properties with the inventory items at all and keep all the properties in the inventory repository.
