Discussion of digital transition impact in Facility Management of buildings

Abstract

As buildings have various subsystems and numerous components, managing them is challenging. The management of buildings should be efficient during their life cycle, with a sustainable way of considering the new challenges of the Europe Union (EU): resilience and digital transition. Facility management (FM) contributes to achieving these goals, involving multidisciplinary activities and relying on different technologies. The recent concern about an effective digital transition in FM offers an excellent opportunity to improve facility information management in existing buildings through robust data analysis, machine learning, and simulation tools, such as interoperable building information modelling (BIM) platforms. Within this scenario, gathering and structuring in-service information for FM is crucial to boost digital transition in buildings management. This paper discusses the approaches with potential and higher impact in FM and the related steps that should be considered regarding product data template, data collection, and optimisation models.