Report From the 1986 Workshop on Integrated Data Base Development for the Building Industry (1987) / Chapter Skim
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'TASK ANALYSIS'
'TASK ANALYSIS'
Pages 13-28
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The IDB given to the facility owner, and passed to its management units, then was considered to be screened by the application of inclusion/exclusion criteria to develop the three general types of data required to be included in the data base: performance, physical characteristics, and components. This exercise developed the need for the group to focus on definitions, rules for inclusion/exclusion, and the five broad task groupings.
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Assumptions The primary target of the task analysis group was the facility management phase of the building process, with a focus on benefits, such as improved management control and decision making. The working group reviewed the assumptions from the 1983-85 Woods Hole Workshops about data needs and data element issues, and agreed that the assumptions made at these workshops are still valid.
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StrategIc & Management Long/Short Range PlannIng Work Order on Subsystem Scheduled/Actual engIneerIng/trades labor equIpment materIals CondItIon Improvement CapItal NEW FACILITY REQUIREMENT Number of occupants, capacIty, etc. Type of facIIIty & actIvItIes RequIred equIpment, etc.
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Some of the data will be changed over time as the building changes, and new data will be added as needs are identified or data requirements change. • Data in the IDB will be shared by all participants in the building process and will be an essential element in the owner's management control system for facility management activities.
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This includes ensuring an efficient, safe, and cost-effective facility and its daily operation through the following functions: proper maintenance, both preventive and breakdown; housekeeping; trash disposal; maintenance of the building shell and grounds; monitoring and reporting maintenance costs; and managing cost reduction efforts associated with maintenance and repair functions. Master Planning The determination of new facility requirements to include type, size, number, and location to satisfy a strategic plan usually over a two- to three-year period.
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DATA REQUIREMENTS FROM THE IDB FOR FACILITY MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES The working group's first task was to provide guidance on information required from the IDB for facility management activities by the owner, and to identify priorities for use of facility management data. The owner operates (or designates others to operate)
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Design analysis in accordance with value engineering principles would help facility managers to schedule and budget major maintenance, such as roof or cooling tower replacements and would help avoid catastrophic component failures.
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In fact, there exist so many data on any given facility that concocting a single textual or graphical representation for a facility manager would be impossible and counterproductive. This observation implies that future prototype IDB efforts should incorporate task-oriented data access systems with hierarchical levels of detail.
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For example, the facility manager assumes that the HVAC systems are maintained, keeps records of fuel usage, and plans for upgrades and replacements of equipment. Work Functions In the operations and maintenance phase, work functions include two major categories: planning/evaluation and work management.
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The review and adaptation of the inclusion/exclusion rules for facility management information will also provide guidance to modeling efforts associated with the future evolution of the prototype IDB. The following decision rules for inclusion and exclusion of data, based on the 1985 Woods Hole Workshop, are meant to be used to determine what data will be furnished to the owner.
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This class of data should describe the building attributes and the building component systems. Building attributes include facility dimensions (length, width, height)
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Another highly visible benefit is the information that can be maintained for systems analysis or future programming use. To achieve maximum positive impact in future prototype IDB demonstration efforts, emphasis should be placed on working examples that best display the benefits to the owner.
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• Greater understanding of data base technology by facility managers and owners, • Greater ability to correlate questions of quality and life-cycle costs, • Better continuity of data over the physical life cycle of a facility, possibly resulting in a 100-year useful life, • More integration during the planning phase of a facility, • Better tools to manage change rather than only react to change, TABLE 2-1 Benefits of the IDB to the Owner and/or Facility Manager A Occupancy- (operations-)
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Facility Management Data Requirements The group identified five broad categories of facility management functions or tasks that require data from the IDB: (1) operations, (2)
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and Facility Repair Improvement Space Management 1. Minor changes X 2.
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This criterion not only supports easy comprehension and acceptance by potential owners, but might allow the demonstration prototype project team to build on existing software thus reducing the cost and work effort involved from the volunteer team members. The task analysis group feels that two slice areas meet all of these criteria: (1)
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