BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - (Page 10) Jim Sinopoli PE, RCDD Sinopoli and Associates Bytes and Bricks F Leaving Data and Money on the Table or all of the data and information created and developed during the design and construction of a building, very little of it is used in the operation and management of the building. It’s not that the information and data would not be useful, but rather that much of the data is created in a static, legacy paper format. That makes it difficult, if not impossible, to use the data in facility operations, property management, or business systems, unless one decides to undertake the laborious task of manually entering data. Lack of data and information severely hampers the operation and management of a building, diminishing operational effectiveness, efficiencies, and productivity. How bad are the inefficiencies and lack of interoperable data? Three years ago, the National Institute of Standards and Technology issued a report and estimated that $15.8 billion as the annual cost burden due to inadequate interoperability in the capital facilities segment of the U.S. construction industry. Of the total, $6.7 billion was due to inefficiencies in the design and construction phases of the project delivery process. And that was a conservative estimate. The lack of useable data from the design and construction process impacts several upstream management systems. For facility management, it involves systems for work orders, predictive maintenance, fleet management, inventory of materials and equipment, and energy management. For business systems, it includes asset management (which has taken on new meaning as related to Sarbanes-Oxley), purchasing, human resources, and other aspects of an ERP system. At a minimum, one needs to integrate the building, facility management, and some business systems. There are three progressions in the design and construction process where key data is created or provided: s Construction documents These are crucial documents, with legal standing, that lay out in a narrative and graphic format the requirements of the owner. The specifications define the products, materials, and workmanship 10 BE MAGAZINE | Volume 4, Issue 4
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 BE Magazine - Volume 4, issue 4 Contents The Drive To Innovate News BE Newsletter Highlights Converging on the Market Bytes and Bricks Generative Components Building Courting Success Remodeling an Icon Structural Integration Building News From Bentley Civil Greenfield Airport Takes Flight Good Neighbors Collaborative Innovation Civil News From Bentley Advertisers Index Geospatial Ring of Fiber Revolutionizing Integrity Management Port City Transformation In Conversation With Greg Bentley Geospatial News From Bentley Plant Single-Source Service Committed to Cleaner Air Expediting Expansion Plant News From Bentley Strength in Numbers The Art of Visualization A Winning Legacy Zero Change Culture: Further Definition A Remarkable Collaboration With a Forward-Thinking Community BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - BE Magazine - Volume 4, issue 4 (Page Cover1) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - BE Magazine - Volume 4, issue 4 (Page Cover2) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Contents (Page 1) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - The Drive To Innovate (Page 2) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - News (Page 3) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - BE Newsletter Highlights (Page 4) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - BE Newsletter Highlights (Page 5) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Converging on the Market (Page 6) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Converging on the Market (Page 7) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Converging on the Market (Page 8) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Converging on the Market (Page 9) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Bytes and Bricks (Page 10) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Bytes and Bricks (Page 11) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Generative Components (Page 12) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Generative Components (Page 13) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Generative Components (Page 14) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Generative Components (Page 15) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Generative Components (Page 16) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Generative Components (Page 17) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Courting Success (Page 18) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Courting Success (Page 19) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Remodeling an Icon (Page 20) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Remodeling an Icon (Page 21) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Structural Integration (Page 22) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Structural Integration (Page 23) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Building News From Bentley (Page 24) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Greenfield Airport Takes Flight (Page 25) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Good Neighbors (Page 26) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Good Neighbors (Page 27) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Civil News From Bentley (Page 28) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Civil News From Bentley (Page 29) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Advertisers Index (Page 30) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Ring of Fiber (Page 31) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Revolutionizing Integrity Management (Page 32) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Revolutionizing Integrity Management (Page 33) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Port City Transformation (Page 34) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Port City Transformation (Page 35) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - In Conversation With Greg Bentley (Page 36) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - In Conversation With Greg Bentley (Page 37) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Geospatial News From Bentley (Page 38) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Single-Source Service (Page 39) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Committed to Cleaner Air (Page 40) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Expediting Expansion (Page 41) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Plant News From Bentley (Page 42) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Strength in Numbers (Page 43) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - The Art of Visualization (Page 44) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - The Art of Visualization (Page 45) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - A Winning Legacy (Page 46) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - Zero Change Culture: Further Definition (Page 47) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - A Remarkable Collaboration With a Forward-Thinking Community (Page 48) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - A Remarkable Collaboration With a Forward-Thinking Community (Page Cover3) BE Magazine - Volume 4, Issue 4 - A Remarkable Collaboration With a Forward-Thinking Community (Page Cover4)
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