Required Changes to Unlock Value Generation through Implementing BIM and IoT for Universities FM Services

Beatriz Campos Fialho; Márcio Minto Fabricio; Ricardo Codinhoto

doi:10.3390/buildings13092150

Required Changes to Unlock Value Generation through Implementing BIM and IoT for Universities FM Services

Beatriz Campos Fialho, Márcio Minto Fabricio, Ricardo Codinhoto

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Abstract

The digital transformation of operation and maintenance (O&M) activities has been guiding the facilities management sector towards a strategic role focused on the performance of businesses and sustainable use of natural resources over assets’ lifecycles. Despite the application of information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as building information modelling (BIM) and the Internet of Things (IoT), demonstrating potential for improving such practices, evidence related to its implementation process from an FM professional’s perspective is still much needed to unlock billions of USD trapped in inefficient and fragmented processes. This research seeks such evidence by characterising current and potential applications of BIM and IoT-based solutions for FM, specifically on maintenance services. This exploratory research is based on a multiple case study where three universities’ FM sectors were investigated. Data collection and analysis included semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and inductive content analysis. By considering technology as a scaffold to enhance human activities, the investigation provided a deep understanding of technological, procedural, and policy issues in implementing BIM and IoT-based solutions in FM activities and their related benefits and limitations. Clarifying the necessary resources for such implementation could support FM sectors and organizations in justifying human and financial investments and planning the gradual digital transformation of services.

Original language	English
Article number	2150
Number of pages	19
Journal	Buildings
Volume	13
Issue number	9
Early online date	24 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092150
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding:
This research was funded by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001 and Grant No. 88881.188668/2018-01 and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—Brazil (CNPq)—Grant No. 306185/2015-6.

Data Availability Statement:
The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to the presence of information that may allow the identification of participants in this research.

Funding

This research was funded by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior—Brazil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001 and Grant No. 88881.188668/2018-01 and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico—Brazil (CNPq)—Grant No. 306185/2015-6.

Keywords

Digitalization
University Campus
Facilities Management
Building Information Modelling
Internet of Things
ICT

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Architecture
Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction

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