BIM there, done that?

摘要

In our recent review of the second edition of the CIC BIM protocol (Second Helpings) we noted references to an Asset Information Model (AIM) which had been introduced into the second edition and suggested that the implications of using the protocol for the Facilities Management (FM) phase of a project needed to be worked through. In this article we consider how Building Information Modelling (BIM) will operate during the FM phase and the practical issues that this raises. Given that the application of BIM to existing assets is bound to be more extensive and consequently involve greater resource than the application of BIM to new build alone, it is important to understand the structure of the underlying PAS 1192-3 and the practical issues that arise.