Integration of Facility Management System and Building Information Modeling

Abstract

Based on the investigation of administration of apartment building in Japan, a database for facility management, including the information of inspection schedule and maintenance frequency, are proposed in XML. The building information, including the IfcSystem data is created by ArchiCAD MEP Modeler. According to the IFC2x3 TC1, the IfcDistributionElement has an inverse attribute for boundaries defined by IfcRelSpaceBoundary. But the boundary information is undefined in most cases. By analyzing the geometric representation of IfcSpace and IfcFlowMovingDevice, the relationship between IfcFlowMovingDevice (for fun) and IfcSpace is added. By using IFCsvr ActiveX Component, a facility management tool iFM is developed. The equipment information is integrated into the building information in a tree-view. Furthermore, the facility management information of equipment devices can be listed quickly by the link of IFC data and the XML FM database, which is helpful for doing equipment maintenance plan and building administration.