Abstract (English)
After replacing the conventional design and construction practices of the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, building information modelling (BIM) is now influencing the way facility managers operate buildings. Although the use of BIM in FM has been disseminating across the globe, the industry is still in need of explicit evidence of its practical implications and potentials for efficient and effective FM practices. The present study amplifies the previous findings on the current BIM awareness and utilization within the FM industry in Turkey. This study analyses the problem areas of the FM profession from the perspectives of BIM-user and non-BIM-user facility managers and identifies the usage areas of BIM in FM. The results indicate that BIM has great help for visualizing the exact locations of building components, creating and updating digital assets, accessing the real-time facility data, tracking maintenance and repair works and monitoring energy consumption, specifically for large projects. Even though BIM enables the involvement of FM teams for introducing operational requirements in the early phases, the absence of up-to-date facility information seems to be the major problem area for BIM-enabled FM practices.