ISO 19650.3 and the digitisation of operations in strata-titled residential apartment developments

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify shortcomings of the application of ISO 19650.3: Organisation and digitisation of information about buildings and civil engineering works including building information modelling (BIM) Information management using building information modelling Part 3: Operational phase of the assets during the design, documentation, and construction of strata-titled residential developments. The problem is that the original owner/clients of these speculative developments have little interest in the long-term management or operations of these buildings. As a result, these owners are not motivated to ensure that the information required for the development of an asset information model (AIM) is defined, identified, and provided to the future owners of these buildings. This paper compares traditionally accepted development models of most commercial, industrial, and institutional projects to that of apartments sold ‘off-plan’ during construction, using a content analysis of ISO 19650.3 as the theoretical lens. The theoretical application of ISO 19650 to strata-titled residential development identified challenges to the processes identified in this standard. This research made it clear that ISO 19650.3 cannot be applied to speculative development in its current form and that modifications are required if the digitisation of operations of speculative residential development is to be realized.