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BIM and Asset Management

BIM is mandated by UK Government for central government funded projects from 2016,
under the Government Construction Strategy. The majority of developments since this
strategy was launched have focused on BIM for design and construction.
However, a core objective of the strategy is to maximise whole life value and minimise
whole life costs and risks. To support this objective ICE and IAM are jointly developing an
Application Guide on Enhancing Asset Management through BIM.
This short factsheet introduces the planned Application Guide; its purpose, scope and
content; and seeks feedback and contributions from the target readers to ensure that the
Guide meets the needs of the users.
Purpose BIM
The purpose of the Application Guide is to This Application Guide is intended for use by BIM is the management of information
explain how the BIM practices and the following types of organisations and roles: through the whole life cycle of a built
technology can be applied to significantly • Asset Owner / Asset Manager – asset. It delivers value by underpinning
enhance the efficiency and effectiveness responsible for asset management policy, the creation, collation and exchange of
of asset management and thereby the strategy, planning and decision-making for shared models and corresponding
resulting benefits. optimising the cost, risk and performance of intelligent structured data. Using BIM
assets over their lifecycles brings about improvements in three
important ways:
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The scope of this guide covers all types • Designer / Constructor – consultants
• It provides a “single source of
of built or constructed assets/facilities and contractors responsible undertaking
truth” for asset data and information for
found in economic infrastructure systems projects, such as for the design and/or all parties to share during design,
(i.e. roads, railways, ports, airports, construction of the asset/facility; or its renewal/ construction, and throughout the
water and sanitation, environmental replacement/enhancement during service operational phase of assets.
protection, energy production & • Asset Operator – responsible for • It brings people, processes,
distribution, industrial and operating/utilising the asset/facility in delivering information and technology closer
communication facilities, etc.) and social services/outcomes for the users/customers at together.
infrastructure systems (i.e. buildings for defined service levels • It clarifies how we create and
• Maintainer / Facilities Manager – share data and information, by stating
housing, offices, schools, hospitals,
the requirements for who provides data,
prisons, etc. responsible for asset maintenance/facilities
when and how they provide it, and what
This is intended to be an introductory management to ensure the asset/facility checks need to be undertaken to ensure
guide. It presents how and where BIM delivers the required level of service it is accurate.
can be applied to unlock the benefits of performance optimally (i.e. reliability,
asset management. availability, safety, serviceability, sustainability,
security, etc.).

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Asset management is a strategic Asset management provides a strategic

approach to managing assets to enable framework, a set of processes,
the achievement of business objectives. techniques and tools to enable
It enables realisation of value from organisations to address the challenges
assets by translating business objectives they face such as increasing demand,
into asset-related decisions, plans and increasing stakeholder expectations,
actions. The BS ISO 55000 standard deteriorating asset base, or constrained
series defines asset, asset management funding.
and asset management system, and Elements of Effective Asset
specifies what processes and capabilities Management
should be in place for effective asset The Institute of Asset Management The Role of BIM in Asset Management
management. (IAM), has defined the core elements or
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“Landscape” of Asset Management as in BIM and Asset Management must support

Asset management seeks to optimise the diagram below, which shows clearly each other in three scenarios:
cost, risk and performance over the that Asset Knowledge and Information • Bringing existing assets into BIM
whole asset lifecycle, at portfolio, under-pins effective Asset Management. • Developing new assets in BIM
system, and individual asset levels. • Operating and managing
The built asset existing and/or new assets in BIM.
lifecycle covers Whatever the scenario, the Asset
everything from Manager needs access to the right
the initial information, to make decisions, which
identification of lead to activities, including updating the
need to its end of information.
life, including The information collected and managed
activities such as through BIM can include:
planning, design, • Asset register or inventory;
construction, • Topographic data on the assets,
O&M, renewal, and quantities derived;
enhancement, • Asset condition data;
decommissioning • Asset capability information
and disposal. • Asset performance service
levels, failure rates, etc.;
IAM Concept Model diagram • Life expectancy data of equipment
and materials;
• Descriptions of potential
interventions for maintenance or
renewal, and their costs;
• Contextual data, such as
climate and surroundings;
• Asset history such as maintenance,
alternations, renewals and
replacements; and events such as
accidents or other incidents.
Using the terminology of BS PAS1192, the
Organisational Information Requirements
(OIRs) define the overall set of data and
information needed by the organisation
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in undertaking its business. Information

needed for effective asset management
over the lifecycle is defined in terms of
Asset Information Requirements (AIRs).
ICE’s Role The OIRs and AIRs inform the Employer’s
Information Requirements (EIRs) which
In accordance with ICE’s roles, a BIM and Asset Management working group is currently
specify what data and information is to
developing further guidance on how BIM will help with Asset Management. This seeks to
be collected and provided by the designer
develop the knowledge and key principles of the longer-term benefits of BIM, as a critical
and contractor to the Employer as part of
enabler of both the desired asset performance, and of the in-service cost-effectiveness
a construction project.
sought by UK Government through its BIM strategy.
How you can help
The working group developing the ICE-IAM Application Guide is looking for feedback and suggestions from ICE and IAM Members and others interested.
This can include:
• What are the needs of asset owners and managers in applying BIM to whole life Asset Management?
• What issues and difficulties have you faced?
• Which specific aspects do you most need the guidance on? Are there any specific questions that the Guide should seek to answer?
• Would you provide short case studies showing the application of BIM for Asset Management, identifying the issues faced, lessons learned and
benefits achieved?
Please send your inputs and suggestions to [email protected]