Assessing the Potential Application of BIM and High Technology Integration in Building Facility Management

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has grown in popularity in the construction industry over the last decade, particularly off-site, where circumstances are digitally realized and simulated. However, the use of high-tech integrated BIM in the management of building operations is still restricted. Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that can bridge the gap between the digital and physical worlds. Many previous studies on the application of AR and BIM have been carried out to facilitate enhanced interaction in the field, but there has not been a specific study on BIM-based AR system process specific to existing building operations as well as BIM model optimization throughout the project life cycle. This study aims to evaluate the potential of AR and demonstrate how to effectively deploy a BIM-based AR system for operations management using a component-based software engineering approach. The findings of the research indicate that augmented reality may considerably bridge the semantic gap between the digital model and the actual world and that the necessary components exist to develop a BIM-based AR system for building operation management. Integration between AR and BIM has the potential not only to solve information processing problems but also to examine extra needs for future models and tools.