Application of BIM to Buildings and Structures Life Cycle Management

Abstract

Introduction. Information modeling of buildings and structures (BIM) implies comprehensive examination of an object including studying engineering, technological and economic information about a building and all interrelations and 42 dependencies it has [1–2]. Such approach enables considering a building and all things referring to it as a single facility.Information modeling is an important tool to be used at various stages of the project implementation, including the design and construction stage [3]. Information modeling is used at each life cycle stage of a facility, including the investment stage, construction itself, and commissioning, which envisages maintenance of a building and management of the assets. Having the information model at this stage is a great advantage for the company managing a facility, due to reduction of the costs arising from the operational shortcomings. The aim of the research was to develop the facility’s operation stage model in the information environment, as the most expensive stage of a building life cycle and supplement it with the calculation of the need-for-repairs indicators.Materials and Methods. During the research the data-analytical environment “Information and Analytical System for Housing and Communal Services” (IAS ЖКХ) for forecasting the technical state of a constructed facility was studied. The method of creating the three models of a multi-storey residential building's operation stage at the pre-investment period was applied: a building undergoing natural depreciation; repairs of the main structural elements directly affecting the existence and functioning of a facility are carried out; regular repairs of all elements are performed.Results. Following the carried-out calculations, a rational model of building operation was approved, based on the period of efficient operation and the cost of repairs during this period.Discussion and Conclusions. The method of the constructed facility operation stage modeling allows examining various scenarios of the building life cycle after its construction and evaluating the relevance of one or another type of operation of a particular facility.