Processes and Standards for BIM Closeout Information Deliverables for Owners

摘要

Building Information Modeling has been a catalyst for process change in the AEC industry in terms of earlier decision making, and in identifying the need for more precise and accurate information throughout the design and construction process. Due to the use of collaborative project delivery methods, and the owner's participation on the project team, the same catalyst is now forcing owners to provide more precise information regarding required deliverables. Consideration of the desired intent for the utilization of information during the life-cycle of the building is necessary to determine optimal information requirement. From the time of project conception, and throughout all project phases, opportunities exist to collect important information. The industry has responded with the development of consulting services to meet the owner's needs, and to also assist with recommended processes for owners to operationalize the project closeout information. Owner guides and standards are purposely kept generic to suit the needs of all owners and rarely attempt to address the specific data needs at the point of close-out. It is common for some owners to adopt another organization's existing contract deliverable statements but owners should articulate their own meaningful verbiage to achieve the desired closeout requirements. There are an excessive number of decisions required from the owner in determining their specific organizational needs, which present various challenges to the owner, but involve instrumental steps to begin constructing meaningful BIM attribute data. An understanding of the taxonomy and standards for the information will assist owners with operationalizing the handover deliverables. Additionally, defining the taxonomy for owner information will further delineate the LOD500 for future research.