by Brianna Crandall — March 18, 2013—The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and IFMA Foundation have announced the publication of BIM for Facility Managers, edited by Paul Teicholz, which was written to show building owners, developers, and managers how to integrate BIM with FM systems to enhance operations throughout the lifecycle of a building.
IFMA explains that building information modeling (BIM) is the practice of creating and managing the digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. These building information models are powerful resources to inform decisions about a facility at all stages of its lifecycle from construction to demolition.
IFMA defines facilities management as a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology.
The publisher has supplied the following summary of the book:
Addressing building owners, developers, and managers, this text covers how building information management (BIM) complements facility management (FM) systems to achieve significant lifecycle advantages. It includes coverage of the guidelines for BIM in FM as developed by owners such as the General Services Administration, the COBie2 (BIM document standard) used to collect and communicate facility equipment information, and a list of software for BIM/FM integration. It also offers six real-life case studies including the Texas A&M Health Science Center, the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the State of WI Facilities.
The book, which is being published by John Wiley and Sons, will be released March 25, 2013. It will be available for pre-order from online retailers beginning March 18.
IFMA is “the world’s largest and most widely recognized” international association for FM professionals, supporting 23,000 members in 85 countries. The association’s members, represented in 130 chapters and 17 councils worldwide, manage more than 37 billion square feet of property, and annually purchase more than $100 billion in products and services. Formed in 1980, IFMA certifies professionals in facilities management, conducts research, provides educational programs and produces World Workplace, considered the world’s largest FM conference and exposition.
