Architectural CAD Services: BIM In Construction Management And Facility Operation

The job of Architectural CAD Services is to see a project through to its occupancy stage, but their responsibility often doesn't end there. The owners or the caretakers need to consult the architectural CAD services regularly for a host of important decisions during the occupancy period of the building. Therefore, facility operation is as important an aspect as the construction management. Modern building construction is getting more and more complex with new ideas, materials and construction techniques being introduced each day, so much so that often the architectural CAD services cannot rely on old techniques or methods to pull them through the projects. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a relatively new concept that helps the building professionals to carry out their projects efficiently within the available resources.

Role of BIM in construction management:

Architectural CAD services have to face multiple challenges in order to deliver efficient, attractive buildings: budget constraints, accelerated time schedules, insufficient or incorrect information, and limited manpower. Yet, their reputations are on the line all the time, if they fail to deliver, they cannot survive. There should be an absolute clarity and perfect coordination in the architectural and structural designs as well as the designs for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing services. If two things are allocated the same place, the design is doomed to fail. Building information modeling can help detect such disastrous collisions and contradictions at the initial stage itself and identify the exact location of the discrepancies. BIM simulates the virtual construction model before the actual construction of a building and thus can help immensely in reducing uncertainty, working out solutions of complex problems, analyzing potential impacts, and improving overall safety.

All the consultants can input vital information in the model before start of construction and verify that there are no conflicts in various design elements. This model can help the architectural CAD services during the construction process and the owners of the building when they take over the possession.

Facility operation:

When the project is handed over from one entity to the next during the lifecycle of a building, information losses are quite common phenomena. This sometimes makes the future decisions difficult and at times even risky for want of some vital information. BIM can bridge these losses by allowing each entity to add to and also reference back to all the information that has been contributed to the BIM model. Building operation and management can be facilitated by BIM by adding all the necessary information that may be used during its occupancy.

Building Information Modeling is a shared information resource of a building facility that forms a reliable basis for the future decisions during its complete lifecycle. Many building professionals have embraced it to make their working more efficient.

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