The USC School of Cinematic Arts is the oldest and largest film school in the United States. In 2006, George Lucas donated US$175 million to expand the film school with a new 137,000 square foot facility. An architectural hobbyist, Lucas laid out the original designs for the project, inspired by the Mediterranean Revival Style
As one of the first BIM users in the world, Lucasfilm requested BIM to be used on this project. Owner (USC) received as built Revit BIM from the architectural firm, updated to match field conditions. USC Facility Management Service decided to use BIM for maintenance purposes.
USC s CMMS (FAMIS) did not have BIM integration capability. USC FMS wanted to connect BIM to energy management system (Honeywell) and document management (BlueCielo) No open standards for data handover existed at the University level.
Design BIM (Revit) Construction BIM (Revit) MEPF CAD Shop Drawings Navisworks File As Built Handover Deliverable Results: 1) Design BIM is not field verified and often inaccurate. 2) No construction data quality control implemented = inaccurate data. 3) Navisworks file quickly becomes outdated and difficult to maintain. 4) No integration with the owner s FM packages (CMMS/CAFM).
COBie is selected in the new USC BIM Guidelines as the standard for collecting project data once it becomes available and for storing data in a common dataset available online. Requirements for COBie deliverables in the BIM Guidelines are described in extensive details the most complete set of COBie requirements in the industry. US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering Research and Development Center (c) 2009
Data Acquisition Templates were created in 2008: describes what attributes are required for equipment and spaces Data Quality Control is established in EcoDomus PM software based on the Data Acquisition Templates BIM provides default values for COBie data Installed equipment data is provided by subcontractors
Data validation via automated quality control make sure the default COBie rules are followed, i.e. all components are assigned to spaces, all types have model numbers, etc. Missing attributes and missing documentation is clearly visible via reports OmniClass rules for attributes, naming conventions, and documentation
Design Architectural and MEPF Model (Revit) VALIDATE For COBie Add/Modify Design Model Data SUBCONTRACTOR INPUT Re VALIDATE For COBie NO Correct? YES COBie File to Contractors (reference only) Construction Construction Model (Revit) Subcontractors CAD Models (CADduct, QuickPen, etc) Navisworks File Field Verified? Update COBie File Import Updated COBie File Commissioning Update COBie File / Dataset with Commissioning Data NO Show Changes in As Built Compared to Design Update Architectural and MEPF Model to As Built (Revit)
Owners provide detailed project requirements based on existing Facility Management Program. A/E s, FM technology consultants, and Contractors help set up a program if it doesn t exist. A/E/C project team members create a detailed BIM/COBie Execution Plan based on owner s project requirements. Continuously collect and check quality of entered data and documents throughout the project in the appropriate software (like EcoDomus). Final acceptance of data handover as a COBie spread sheet or, preferably, as a dataset imported into CMMS/CAFM Continuous improvement of a Facility Management Program feeds future projects requirements.
Results: 1) Design BIM is now As Built : field verified and accurate, and it s a file in the format that owner can work with 2) Construction data quality control implemented accurate data 3) Navisworks file is used for easy model navigation but not critical in maintaining model data, since data is stored in SQL database or in COBie file 4) BIM is integrated with CMMS/CAFM via EcoDomus: allowing both to be synchronous and up to date.
After exporting BIM data from Revit into the EcoDomus it was exported as COBie Excel file for archiving purposes and data was pushed into CMMS via direct integration
Building Information Model (BIM) BIM integrated with CMMS, BAS, EDMS Geographical Information System (GIS) Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) Building Management System (BMS) Computer Aided Facility Management (CAFM) Electronic Document Management System (EDMS)
1. FM Labor Utilization Savings 2. Utility Costs Reduction (Energy, Water) 3. Risk Management 4. Fuel and Material Savings 5. Comfort Management 6. Data Accuracy (As Builts) 7. Regulations Compliance 8. Space Optimization 9. Improved Inventory Management 10. Configuration Management Building owners/managers need it all! One focus area may not provide sufficient ROI.
Given: Task: Solution: CMMS application generates a work order Technicians are expected to complete the work in reasonable time, and they need information about the system or the equipment to be serviced Click the Link to the EcoDomus viewer to view the details about equipment that needs servicing.
The EcoDomus software opens a 3D view of the equipment that should be serviced. Equipment properties are displayed automatically.
The equipment s corresponding documents are attached, and can be accessed immediately. Time savings compared to previous process: 0.5 1 hours.
Building controls are managed by the intelligent Building Automation System (i.e. Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, or Johnson Controls). A cold call is received that room 101 is too cold. BAS doesn t throw any alerts. And a check of the BAS doesn t show anything out of the ordinary. Go to Room 101 in the BIM O & M Portal.
Select a VAV and review it s set points vs. actual data. Review the VAV s properties. Trace the other components of the same air supply system. Review any previous work orders performed on the equipment. Time savings and BAS optimization result in 5 10% of energy savings.
Igor Starkov 571 277 6617 Reston, VA igor@ecodomus.com