Fastighetsförvaltande företags syn på BIM-användning

Sammanfattning: Purpose: New working methods are demanded as there is an increasing digitalization needed amongst the facility management industry. The information needs to be searchable and accessible for the user. To get the result wanted a reciprocally approach, that describe where and how the information should be managed, is required. In this case, the tool needed to get the desirable result is considered to be BIM. There are difficulties to understand the true opportunities and effects of using BIM, within the facility management industry, as well as where it can be used. The aim of this study is to examine how facility management corporations have chosen to invest in the implementation of BIM, as well how they contemplate on the use of BIM in the aspect of management. Method: Three methods were used to complete this study. In order to complete the theoretical framework a literature study was used. Furthermore an observation study was performed to get a wider perspective in how BIM is used in the management stage. Finally semi structured interviews were performed to obtain an ingoing perspective in how BIM contributes to the property management business. Findings: The outcome of the study indicates that the facility management business interpreters BIM differently. As a result the outlook of how BIM should be implemented, used and performed differs. The functions mentioned in the survey were; operation and maintenance, streamlining of work methods, optimizing premises, reducing environmental impact, increased security as well as the opportunity to visualize and analyze the buildings. All the respondents had a positive attitude towards using BIM and saw a value in implementing BIM in the companies. Implications: The study indicates that there are difficulties with the implication of BIM as the idea of BIM does not have a distinct definition, this may cause communication difficulties within the companies, as well as externally between the operators and their work stages. A distinctive definition of what BIM means, together with the strategies and ambitions within the companies could contribute to a simpler implementation of BIM at management stage. Limitations: The survey has been delimited to only interviewing facility management business, which have been consciously chosen to invest in implementing BIM. The survey does not take into account the dilemma of transferring information between BIM and the databases of the facility managements