Marty Chobot (FM Systems) presentation to ThinkBIM, 11 July 2012, Leeds Metropolitan University

1. BIM + FM
Marty Chobot
Bridging the Divide
VP, BIM Initiatives between AEC & O

3. What do owners really need?
Graphics
Graphics
Graphics
Data Data Attribute
Attribute Data
Data
Attribute Owners need BIM data
Data more than graphics
Design Construct Operate

4. There’s a lot of BIM data out there…

5. There’s a lot of BIM data out there…
Integrating BIM & FM helps you
provide the data owners need,
the way they need it!

6. BIM + FM Case Studies

7. FM:BIM Working Group Case Study
Xavier University
• A Jesuit, Catholic
university in Cincinnati
• Founded 1831
• 7,019 total students
• 70 buildings – over 2
million GSF (186K m2)

8. Xavier’s Hoff Academic Quad and
Residence Hall Project
• $117M (£76M),
Largest capital
projects in schools Residence Hall
history
• Added 25% to
College of Business
campus Learning Commons
• 4 new buildings
• BIM used to Physical Plant Office
Central Utility Plant
facilitate design
and construction

9. Xavier’s Objective
• Produce 10 Year Comprehensive Facilities Plan for
entire campus
• Forecast facilities capital costs and obtain proper
funding to reduce deferred maintenance

10. Xavier’s Challenges
“
• Facility information time-
I collected the data
consuming or costly to gather
for 1.5M SF on
• 2 person years to gather campus by walking
information for facilities plan and typing the
information into the
system, I don’t want
”
to do that again!
Greg Meyer,
Xavier Facilities

11. Xavier’s BIM Vision
“ The designers and the contractors
already have the information that I
need to maintain and manage the
buildings why should I have to recreate
what has already been accomplished?
Greg Meyer,
Xavier Facilities
”

12. Room finish information
from design and
construction phases….

13. Is linked to lifecycle
data (expected life,
replacement cost) in
the facility
management system

14. Xavier’s Results
• Integration of BIM and
FM data avoided 4-6
person months of data
gathering and entry
• Established BIM
deliverable guidelines
to further streamline the
flow of data for future
projects

15. Xavier’s Lessons Learned
• Project started in 2009 and
modeled for design and
construction not FM
• Subcontractor’s models
developed in various CAD-
based tools
– Costly to redo sub’s
models to meet Xavier’s
needs
• Need to plan LOD and model
quality early to effectively
integrate with space and
maintenance systems

16. FM:BIM Working Group Case Study
MathWorks
• “Accelerating the pace
of engineering and
science”
• Global software
company headquartered
in Natick, MA
– In business since
1984
– Privately Held
• Over 2,100 staff
worldwide

17. MathWork’s Apple Hill 4 Project
• 4 story 180,000 sf (17K m2) corporate facility
• 460 offices, 300 person cafeteria, monumental
stair atrium and various support spaces
• Anticipated Delivery date: December 2012

18. MathWork’s Challenges
• Maintenance management system
not fully implemented
• Difficult to find time to properly
catalog and inventory building
assets
• Highly technical building comes with
a lot of information

19. MathWork’s BIM Vision
• Require BIM
deliverables for
project
• Leverage the data
and information in
the models to
populate space and
asset system

20. Mathwork’s BIM Process
• Created detailed BIM deliverable guide
• Made BIM data management and quality a topic
in coordination meetings
• Actively involved in the project – throughout the
various phases

21. Rooms Modeled for Design

22. Can Be Used for Space Management

23. Detailed BIM Deliverable Requirements

24. Detailed BIM Data

25. Ready for Maintenance Planning

26. MathWork’s Lessons Learned
• Room numbers matter! Communicate your
numbering and naming conventions early.
• BIM/Data savvy project leads (AEC and owner)
are key
• The owner/FM needs to be involved to help
resolve issues and keep the project moving
• Look for BIM-Savvy subs if possible – they may
be the creators of much of the asset data

27. Summary: Moving to Lifecycle BIM
• Decide what you need to track: BIM Deliverable
Guidelines
• Address legal/contractual challenges
• Know your team and various players BIM
maturity
• Create BIM templates

28. Thank you! Questions?
http://www.fmbim.com/
Twitter: @LifecycleBIM
Marty Chobot
VP, BIM Initiatives mchobot@fmsystems.com