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BIM consulting · as-built and operation

A model that keeps working once the building is in use

Operation and maintenance take around 80% of a building’s life-cycle cost. It is precisely the stage when nobody knows for sure what was left inside each wall.

A verified, classified as-built model in open formats avoids paying twice for the same information: there is no need to survey the building again for every extension, refurbishment or repair.

What it includes

From the last site change to the first day of operation

01

Verified as-built

The model updated with everything that was actually built.

  • Site changes incorporated during construction
  • Final check with site supervision
  • As-built documents extracted from the model
02

Information to operate

What maintenance needs, where it needs it.

  • Classified equipment, materials and finishes
  • Linked data sheets, warranties and expiry dates
  • Structure agreed with whoever will operate
03

Open formats

A model that does not depend on any software or vendor.

  • Delivery in IFC and PDF
  • Navigable 3D viewer with no licences
  • An organised archive for future works
How to do it right

Decided on site. Paid for in operation.

It is defined at the start

Which information is loaded, with what structure and who receives it is agreed at kick-off. What is not requested is not loaded, and later it costs twice as much to get.

It is built during construction

The as-built is not a survey at the end: it is the result of following the works and updating the model with every change.

We explain it in detail in «Decided on site. Paid for in operation».

Case

New Santa Fe Judiciary Archive

A new building inside an existing one, modelled on the laser scan to LOD 350, with an operation and maintenance model.

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Who it is for

Public bodies that inherit buildings with no documentation.

Industrial plants, storage facilities and warehouses, where every shutdown costs.

Developers handing buildings over to owners’ associations or managers.

Operators and maintenance managers.

Have a building under construction or just finished?

Tell us what stage it is at and who will operate it. We will tell you what to ask for today so you do not pay for it twice.

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