BIM Beyond Design Guidebook (2020)

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122 BIM for post­construction facility life cycle management is still in the early phase of adop­ tion around the world. Standards for the processes, technology, and implementation have not yet been well defined. This Guidebook has presented airport owners with options and best practices for implementing BIM with a focus on post­construction facility management activities. Given the rapid adoption of BIM by the design and construction industry, there is considerable interest in exploring how BIM can benefit facility management (where 85% to 90% of the overall facility life cycle cost is realized). Developing a comprehensive ROI for BIM post construction is difficult, and there are few examples where BIM ROI has been measured in a rigorous manner. The airports contacted as part of the development of this Guidebook moved forward with adopting BIM based on informal business cases and on the strength of internal BIM champions. These BIM champions had a strong belief that the benefits of BIM could be extended throughout the facility life cycle and would enhance the ability of their airports to manage growth and reduce operational and maintenance costs. As an alternative to formal, detailed, financial analysis, developing an informal business case, or BIM roadmap, may be sufficient to drive initial BIM implementation. Performing a BIM needs assessment can identify specific facility information enhancement opportuni­ ties that BIM can address. Prioritizing these opportunities can demonstrate the benefits of the BIM to the overall organization. Focused pilot studies to address these opportunities can limit the initial cost while building organizational support and experience. Establishing core progress metrics for BIM will enable an airport to document the benefits of BIM more effectively. The most immediately accessible metrics include the post­construction CMMS asset creation time and reductions in work order completion time due to the use of BIM for improved maintenance planning (virtual site visits, maintenance bundling). Design for maintainability and operations can also deliver substantial long­term facility life cycle cost benefits, but these are more difficult to measure. One or more BIM champions are needed to manage change and communicate the long­term vision. Consultants can be used strategically, but there needs to be a commitment to building internal staff capabilities if BIM is to be truly internalized as a core process. Core BIM standards beyond the design and construction life cycle are still emerging; however, by following the U.S. NBIMS standards and leveraging best practices [such as the BIM Planning Guide for Facility Owners—Version 2.0 (CIC Research Program, 2013)] being developed, industry leaders can lower the risk involved in airports’ investment in BIM. The greatest benefits from BIM will be realized from the integration of BIM with exist­ ing systems. BIM­authoring platforms were not designed to be facility management systems, so the ability to link the BIM graphical and asset data to external systems for analysis and S E C T I O N 1 3 Conclusions

Conclusions 123 enhanced decision making is critical to maximizing benefits. CMMSs and/or EAM systems can benefit from the precise asset location data provided by BIM. Asset inventory time can be significantly reduced. The ability of BIM to enhance the development of accurate and accessible facility asset data is a key component for airports that are exploring the implementation of comprehensive strategic asset management systems such as ISO 55000 or ANSI TCO. These asset manage­ ment systems can fundamentally transform the manner in which airport assets are managed and maintained. BIM can be included as part of the business case for these efforts. Implementing BIM must be approached with long­term vision and the idea that it will evolve over years or decades. This is not only because of the wide­ranging effect it can have on the organization’s communication and collaboration, but also because the technology and standards are still evolving. Implementing BIM today will enable airports to build the infra­ structure and processes required to leverage not only the existing benefits of BIM, but the much greater benefits to be delivered through BIM in the future.