Guidelines for BIM Implementation for Facilities Management with Emphasis on Project Coordination
Building Information Modeling. Facilities Management. BIM. Maintenance Management.
Building operations is the longest stage in its life cycle, in addition to representing the highest costs. The evolution of architecture and engineering allows the construction of increasingly complex buildings, also increasing the amount of data that needs to be managed, especially at this stage, which contributed to the emergence of the facilities manager profession. The publication of “the performance standard” (NBR 15575) has also helped to increase interest in the subject, as this document defines the responsibilities and roles of builders, developers, designers, and users throughout the life cycle. In this scenario, the use of BIM (Building Information Modeling) allows for greater information management, avoiding data loss throughout the stages and facilitating access to the information necessary for maintenance. However, the implementation of BIM in the operational phase, as in the others, requires careful planning, which considers a meaningful change in the company's processes. Thus, the goal of this research is to study the main guidelines for the implementation of BIM in facilities management and, later, to make suggestions on how to conduct this implementation, focusing on the project coordination stage. To this end, a bibliographic review of guides and manuals that address good practices on the subject was carried out, which served as a reference for the elaboration of information requirements tables, which were used in the analysis of architectural and MEP systems designs of real buildings, comparing the information found in these documents is combined with the information needed for operations. The results found reinforce the importance of the existence of documents that aim to define the necessary information and those responsible during design stage. Subsequently, two software were selected, one for BIM construction tracking and other for the management of guarantees and maintenance, which were evaluated for integration and use as a facility management system. A practical application was presented. Finally, flowcharts were established, with input and output data, to assist the project coordinator's activity, considering the implementation of BIM in the management of facilities.