Abstract
Synthesizing the Internet of Things (IoT) with building information modeling (BIM) can improve the performance of the data collection. In this regard, BIM endeavors to enable real-time monitoring conditions of buildings. This paper is focused on the indoor positioning system (IPS) as a key enabling technology for IoT applications, which uses smart and non-smart mobile devices (object tags and beacons) with the aim of positioning and objects tracking that lead to a smart approach in the field of facility management (FM). Hence, we have surveyed the joint use of IPS and BIM in FM based on the concept of enterprise BIM (EBIM). EBIM forms the basis for the future strategic real estate management using virtual models and open standards. As a result, we gained the ability to collect positioning data continuously, save them in a BIM database, and present them on two-dimensional (2D) maps. This is a part of an ongoing study that aims to use data collection effectively for FM as an organizational function in large and complex buildings. Hence, for this purpose, we have considered St. Olavs Hospital, one of the biggest healthcare centers in Norway, as a case study. The effectiveness of data collection by IoT devices installed in buildings and how the combination of BIM and IoT technology can support a holistic view of the status of the buildings, which subsequently can enhance data usage efficiency and FM development, will be demonstrated.
Highlights
According to the requirements, service expectations related to buildings are evolving over the course of time, while the equipment that are used for various purposes are subjected to aging and erosion
This paper presents a study related to indoor positioning systems (IPS), which is a development in the field of smart facility management based on enterprise building information modeling (BIM) (EBIM)
Olavs Hospital, everything is centered around patients, and tracking equipment such as wheelchairs and beds is in line with this
Summary
Service expectations related to buildings are evolving over the course of time, while the equipment that are used for various purposes are subjected to aging and erosion. By considering BIM as a model of digital interaction for different types of properties through all stages, where everyone can initially share and visualize through different digital interfaces, the focus is changed greatly from project-centric to see BIM in a business perspective In this regard, St. Olavs Hospital, together with the Central Norway Regional Health Authority (HMN) initiated a project entitled Life-Cycle BIM based on facility management. EBIM is a concept that obeys and follows the strategy of the OpenBIM [7] standard during a building’s life cycle, and it aims to optimize and improve business management, knowledge sharing, digital interaction and connection in the different phases of the projects For this purpose, this study is focused on a tracking system at St. Olavs Hospital as a case study and reviews the necessity of a survey system based on the wireless field that is recognized in the course of a real process of establishing a spatial management system for large facilities. The ultimate goal is to develop the management system based on devices that can collect up-to-date data in large building complexes for facility management purposes
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