Question 1

Your company has been using a CAD software to produce 2D drawings for design & construction. However, you see the values of using BIM for design & construction and even facility management.

(a) How would you recommend the switch from 2D CAD to BIM to your management? In your recommendation, you may include

(i) difference between 2D CAD and BIM,

(ii) benefits of BIM and

(iii) possible BIM authoring tools.

(13 marks)

(b) If your management agrees to your proposal, discuss all the considerations for your BIM adoption plan.

(12 marks)

Question 2

You have been appointed as the Facility Manager for a newly constructed project. The main contractor has shared the as-built BIM model with you and your team. In your course of using BIM, you need to send data to or receive data from other systems.

(a) Discuss data interoperability based on your understanding.

(3 marks)

(b) How do you make sure the exchange of data between systems is least disruptive? Discuss at least THREE (3) possible scenarios.

(17 marks)

(c) Assess the consequences if data from construction does not flow properly to operation & maintenance upon commissioning.

(5 marks)

Question 3

Your department is responsible for assigning rooms in a new tower to employees for both new and existing allocation. The new tower was constructed using a BIM authoring tool.

(a) Discuss how you could make use of your BIM model for room allocation.

(5 marks)

(b) Recommend what you could do more with this BIM model as far as asset and operation & maintenance (O&M) are concerned.

(20 marks)