Abstract
The concepts of smart building (SB) and smart facilities management (SFM) are crucial as they aim to uplift occupants’ living standards through information and communication technology. However, the current network possesses several challenges to SFM, due to low bandwidth, high latency, and inability to connect a high amount of IoT (Internet of things) devices. 5G technology promises high-class network services with low latency, high bandwidth, and network slicing to achieve real-time efficiency. Moreover, 5G promises a more sustainable future as it will play a crucial role in reducing energy consumption and shaping future applications to achieve higher sustainability goals. This paper discusses the current challenges and benefits of implementing 5G in various use cases in SFM applications. Furthermore, this paper highlights the Singapore government rollout plan for 5G implementation and discusses the roadmap of SFM use case development initiatives undertaken by 5G Advanced BIM Lab (Department of Building, National University of Singapore) in alignment with the 5G implementation plan of Singapore. Under these 5G SFM projects, the lab seeks to develop state-of-the-art 5G use cases in collaboration with various industry partners and developed a framework for teaching and training to enhance students’ learning motivation and help mid-career professionals to upskill and upgrade themselves to reap multiple benefits using the 5G network. This article will serve as a benchmark for researchers and industries for future progress and development of SFM systems by leveraging 5G networks for higher sustainability targets and implementing teaching and learning programs to achieve greater organizational excellence.
Highlights
In recent years, the concept of intelligence, digitalization, and smartness of buildings has gained significant attention
This paper introduced Department of Building (DoB)’s 5G Advanced building information modeling (BIM) Lab as a forefront research and industry application-oriented living laboratory which fosters research and solves practical industry problems
The paper illustrated the necessity of high bandwidth, low latency, and a customizable network that can support various network-related requirements in the case of an smart facilities management (SFM), that cannot be fulfilled with the current networks. 5G’s multiple features such as low latency, high bandwidth, and network slicing will enable future changes in processes and behaviors to facilitate industries in achieving higher sustainability goals. 5G promises to mitigate the current challenges with mobile networks to empower generation sustainability applications using artificial intelligence (AI) based analytics, virtualization, Internet of things (IoT), edge computing, and cloud technologies
Summary
The concept of intelligence, digitalization, and smartness of buildings has gained significant attention. Driven by the adoption of building information modeling (BIM), Internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), digital twin (DT), augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR)/mixed reality (MR), Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) and data analytics technologies, SFM is empowering owners and occupants with greater visibility, actionable insights, and cost-saving [16,17,18,19,20,21,22] Most of these technologies require high bandwidth, low latency connection, and leverage cloud computing for better output. To support SFM with greater efficiency and in real-time, these identified challenges with current wireless networks must be addressed. The vision, implementation roadmap, ongoing solution development of Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative, followed by Research and Development (R&D) conducted in National University of Singapore’s “5G Advanced BIM Lab” are discussed
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