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(b)
(a)
Figure 4. (a) The awareness level of the importance of integrating BIM into FM in the UAE and in the
participants’ organizations; (b) Organizations adopting BIM for FM.
This particular question aimed at assessing the participants’ perception of the benefits of
integrating BIM to support FM functions. The participants were given a list of BIM benefits (Table 2),
and they were asked to rank their significance level of importance for FM functions.
Table 2. Benefits of integrating BIM for FM.
No.
Benefit 1
Benefit 2
Benefit 3
Benefit 4
Benefit 5
Benefit 6
Benefit 7
Benefit 8
Description
Proactive management
Improved workforce efficiency
Reduction in FM data acquisition time and cost
Improved inventory and equipment management
Reduction in equipment failures
Longer equipment / asset life
Space / move planning
Reduced cost of utilities
Figure 5 (a) and (b) show the first group summary of answers (participants with less than 10
years of experience in FM consultancy), also followed by the weighted average for the same group
answers.
(b)
(a)
Figure 5. (a) The summary of the 1st group of participants’ perception on the benefits of BIM for FM
functions; (b) The weighted average of the 1st group of participants’ perception on the benefits of
integrating BIM for FM.
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