FM332-1C: Facilities Data: Whose Responsibility Is It?

Session: FM332-1C

Title: Facilities Data: Whose Responsibility Is It?

Instructor: Sean Benson

Course Description: To avoid losing valuable data and time, the responsibility for data in a BIM model should be clearly defined in a BIM Execution Plan for FM. The BEP is a document agreed to by owner and provider that defines deliverable requirements. With BIM data immediately available upon project completion, there is a large push to leverage the data in other organizational Information Systems. BIM Execution Plans are common in the building industry, but often leave undefined what happens to the data after hand-off. Determining who will be responsible for the data during its life cycle is difficult and must be decided before work begins, often for legal reasons. The class will discuss different roles in the BIM process, and solutions for determining what is appropriate for a given building project. The class will focus on the importance of creating a BIM Execution Plan (BEP) for FM to clarify the parties and systems responsible for different processes and data during the building life cycle.