Facility Management using Building Information Modeling: A Case Study of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC)

Abstract

The nature of buildings is getting more complex with increased number of parallel processes ultimately leading to an increased number of facilities and components with amplified amount of data and information. Handling and management of this information is challenging and solutions to this problem are often not effective. Building Information Modeling (BIM) has established its ground in the design and construction phase overall. The operations and maintenance phase which entirely consists of management of facilities management data and information remains unexplored under BIM. Pakistan is yet to adopt BIM in its construction industry. Effective facility management requires the necessary pre-requisites which include a platform for communication, a detailed database and a model for visualization. In this project, the main objective was to develop a comprehensive database for a facility manager and develop an integrated Model of a health facility along with its mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) models. The database creates a central link between the model and information of the components and facilities placed. Analysis of this proposed solution was carried out by surveys and interviews of well-established health facilities in Islamabad.