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A BIM Guideline for Owners – Will It Work?
On October 8, 2015, The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) announced that it will partner with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA), International Facility Management Association (IFMA), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and other institutional owners to develop The National BIM Guideline for…
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Reality Capture: Supporting Life Cycle Operations
Do you know every item in your home that needs to be maintained? Instead of in your entire home, let’s make it easier and list those items only your kitchen? Do you know the make and model of all appliances in your kitchen? What about all the warranty information and who to contact if anything goes…
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Is BIM a Deliverable?
A couple months ago, in the first part of a series, Sasha Reed asked the question Does BIM Work as a Deliverable? In the first installment of this series, Ms. Reed spoke with Dace Campbell of Autodesk and Ricardo Khan of Mortenson from the “BIM Won’t Work as a Deliverable, Will It?” session at BIMForum.…
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What Is FIM?
Since implementing the GW FIM Procedures Manual, we have learned some lessons and noticed trends. For example, one of the most common misconceptions I encounter is that FIM is analogous to BIM. As the George Washington University Division of Operations nears the one year anniversary of its implementation of the GW FIM Procedures Manual, I…
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The Importance of a Digital Archive
As mentioned previously in The Evolution of Facilities Information Management at The George Washington University, we had an entirely paper archive as recently as 2010. While it was a valuable source of information, a paper archive is inherently inefficient and ineffective because: Paper ages Like everything, paper ages, and when it does, it can be…
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The Evolution of Facilities Information Management at the George Washington University
The George Washington University instituted Facilities Information Management (FIM) standards in August 2014, issuing a FIM Procedures Manual to outline workflows, professional responsibilities, required project deliverables, and more, for all new construction and renovation projects. The development of the FIM Procedures manual was the latest step in the evolution of project delivery at the George…
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An Informal Introduction
Hello, my name is Judd Fuoto, and I am the Building Information Systems Manager for the Division of Operations at the George Washington University. I have a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech, a Virtual Design and Construction certificate from the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering at Stanford University, more than six years of professional experience…