Developing an integrated Building Information Management (BIM) guideline for educational campuses facility management: The case of Jordan University of Science and Technology

This research aims to build an integrated Building Information Management (BIM) framework for the campus' facilities management at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) to support improvements in the operation and maintenance practices by lightening the application of BIM in existing buildings’ facility management and benefit from all its privileges. A literature review helped to understand generic BIM implementation. Four case studies of educational institutions which have BIM framework and guidelines were investigated and analysed, then a cross comparison between the cases was carried out to determine the baseline and the common outlines. Then the current operation and maintenance practices at JUST was studied and analysed by interviewing the involved personnel and observing the facility management practices. The outcomes were validated and finally BIM guidelines for JUST were proposed. It was found that working with a well-designed BIM framework can support sustainable improvements in the operation and maintenance practices, transform the manual process to be digital, improve the accuracy of data, records and outcomes, and reduce the interoperability cost, time, and resources. It is hoped that this framework will help the Jordanian educational institutions to comfortably adopt BIM.