742 research outputs found
A Methodological Framework to Optimize Data Management Costs and the Hand-Over Phase in Cultural Heritage Projects
No full textThis paper illustrates a methodological approach to optimize the data management process and to reduce costs related to information loss, from the preliminary phases to the Facility Management (FM) one. The growing concern about sustainability issues has steadily increased attention to cultural heritage’s key role. Concurrently, Europe promotes the application of digital methods for managing interventions both for new and existing buildings. The data issue, especially in heritage projects, represents a crucial aspect; data-recovering activities or shortages of information contribute to relevant expenses and discourage stakeholders. The research focuses on how procedures involving digitalization, applied to heritage projects, can improve the information workflow, supporting the hand-over stage. Although the application of digital techniques has recognized advantages, enhancements for optimizing time and cost savings are required. The research result is a methodological framework to obtain complete heritage as-built deliverables for the management phase. The defined structure is applied through a case study approach to the restoration of a historical lyric theater. Thus, the as-built model represents a database for controlling costs and maintenance procedures. In the end, the work provides a tangible contribution to the Heritage BIM (HBIM) delivery and can be a starting point for future improvements
A Review of Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Facility Management (FM): Implementation in Public Organisations
No full textBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) has been extensively studied and applied within the AEC sector, particularly in design and construction. In recent years, Facility Management (FM) processes are becoming more digitalised, thus requiring effective BIM-FM integration. BIM adoption in many countries, such as the UK, Italy and Brazil, has been publicly driven. Generally, adoption was targeted at design and construction implementation, with little effort in framing public action for FM implementation. The lack of an integrated approach for BIM-FM implementation resulted in numerous bespoken implementation approaches that mimic the private sector and hinder knowledge exchange. Therefore, there is a need for assessing and amalgamating knowledge about BIM-FM for public organisations. This research aims to leverage knowledge about BIM-FM in the public domain by analysing and classifying articles published between 2010–2021. The research was carried out through a systematic review and comparative thematic analysis investigating the use of BIM for different public buildings (e.g., schools and hospitals) and the implementation for FM purposes. Research results outline prevalent trends and areas of research from three perspectives: people, process and technology. Results show an increasing number of publications about BIM-FM. However, the divide between BIM-FM for public and private organisations is unequal. BIM-FM research for public organisations is still limited and lacks standardisation. This state-of-the-art review makes an incremental contribution to knowledge by identifying progress, gaps and new industry directions on the subject matter
Social Environmental Profitability Index (SEPI) and BIM to Support Decision-Making Processes in Public Green Infrastructure Investments
No full textBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) is a method for managing data of an object for the overall life cycle: from the design to the Facility management phase till disposal. Thanks to parameters, it is possible to carry out scenario comparisons, to perform checking activities and simulations in order to make conscious decisions. Nowadays BIM is largely applied in the built environment field, while its application to outdoor areas is rare. Green space assets are subject to modifications and changes since they are by nature in a state of constant evolution: vegetal entities are characterized by most frequent transformations of considerable extent that should be properly evaluated and managed. From a public perspective, the evaluation of external factors in the selection of an appropriate landscape project, constitutes the basis for successful decisions and environmental improvement. For this reason, a suitable approach for driving aware investment actions is required. In this context, the research aims, through BIM, at defining a method for measuring the social-environmental profitability index (SEPI) to support decision making processes in public school green-outdoor infrastructure investments. A proper project appraisal should relate expenses (starting costs, design, construction, and operating costs) to the impact of the project’s potential future benefits; thus, SEPI is set as the ratio of benefits/costs. In the end, research results show how BIM and SEPI should be used to classify projects, defining a ranking of alternatives, and to select among options for a sustainable public resources allocation aside from the investment scale
Analisi strutturata del progetto di restauro adottando modelli WBS e strumenti BIM: l'intervento di riqualificazione del Teatro Lirico
No full textLidia Shank
No full textPhotograph - Portrait of Lidia Shank, a member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps, in uniform. Athabasca, Albert
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