BIM and Construction Management: Proven Tools, Methods, and Workflows

7.8. Conclusion

Currently, a record BIM delivery is specific to each construction project. Although there are a number of guidelines for creating a record BIM (such as the GSA's "BIM Guide for Spatial Program Validation" and "BIM Guide Overview" and documentation from the Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate), it has been my experience that the deliverable for each project will be different. This is not necessarily because of a lack of standards or interoperability but rather because the field of facility management and BIM are truly beginning to formulate just what one means to the other. Other project factors such as owner education, staff capabilities, and facility type all have a hand in defining what will be delivered at the end of ...