BIM for Operation & Maintenance – BIM Academy: Learning and Development

The answer is Operation and Maintenance.

Asset Handover aims to provide information on constructed assets, as the assets are made available for operation or provided to the end-user for approval, to support the operational maintenance of the asset.

This information can support a wide range of uses, including the planning of maintenance regimes, supporting the commissioning of assets, informing physical maintenance tasks, and providing the basis for reactive tracking of issues or asset failures.

The correct answer is Project Manager

Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) is a non-proprietary data format for the publication of a subset of building information models (BIM) focused on delivering asset data as distinct from geometric information.

In a typical construction project, the information about the building is contained in drawings, bills of quantities and specifications. A number of construction professionals normally collaborate to put this documentation together.

The documentation should then be updated through the construction phase and handed to the client. In reality, this does not always happen, or when it does, the documentation is supplied in a format such as .pdf or paper that makes it very difficult for the client to use.

The idea behind COBie is that the key information is all pulled into one format and shared between the construction team at defined stages in a project.

The purpose of the use is to provide accurate and up to date information through the Centre for GIS, in preparation for emergency situations.

The BIM process for Emergency Response focuses at the forefront of the Emergency Procedures, by ensuring that the AIM models, received during project handover, are used for the creation of such plans by actively deciding with a BIM Engineer if there is an added value for that specific asset.

It provides assurance that asset managers and facilities managers have integrated BIM into their asset management processes and confirms that Asset Information is accurate and up-to-date.