Hbim Work Methodology Applied to Preventive Maintenance: A State-of-the-Art Review

Abstract

The consolidation of BIM work environments and the efficient management of construction information are reaching previously forgotten facets of the buildings' life cycle. Preventive conservation and maintenance, which affect the building operation that accounts for 80% of CO2 emissions, are being subject to an improvement in their procedures based on the digitization of information. These actions are reaching historical buildings where procedures are not only being developed to improve their maintenance, but also in areas such as historical documentation and cultural management. The generation of repositories with documentation of the buildings is making it possible to establish new relationships with society, improving the conservation of buildings and designing actions that avoid future risks. There are different types of maintenance: corrective, preventive and predictive and despite its advantages, the agents in charge of these buildings do not always perform it properly. Furthermore, dysfunctions and lack of coordination are detected as many agents act without having adequate information. To solve these problems, BIM work environments are positioned as a valid alternative since they provide a centralized and updated repository where the information is arranged so that it is available to the different agents when they need it. This information can be historical or technical, including digital models and evaluation of deterioration and intervention processes. The objective of this research is the development of an analysis of the degree of implementation of BIM strategies applied to preventive maintenance in historic buildings and the analysis of the investigations carried out. This work is part of the first results of the research project entitled "Analysis and Development of the integration of BHIM in GIS for the creation of a tourist planning protocol of the cultural heritage of a destination (HBIMSIG-TOURISM)" granted by the Ministry of Research of Spain under the 2020 call for R&D&I Projects oriented to the Challenges of the Society with the reference PID2020-119088RB-I00.

Sustainable management of heritage buildings in long-term perspective (SyMBoL): current knowledge and further research needs

“…Such repository allows to structure the information collected during each stage of HHB service life and to effectively analyse the data. Information are accessible to stakeholders, can be used to update, revise, or forecast preventive conservation plans thus enhancing their effectiveness, ensuring more sustainable preservation and cost reduction (Pocobelli et al, 2018;Garc ıa-Valldecabres et al, 2021;Nieto-Juli an et al, 2022). Continuing with NDTs, implemented at macro-scale, the infrared thermography (IRT) in its qualitative use (i.e.…”

“…Information are accessible to stakeholders, can be used to update, revise, or forecast preventive conservation plans thus enhancing their effectiveness, ensuring more sustainable preservation and cost reduction (Pocobelli et al. , 2018; García-Valldecabres et al. , 2021; Nieto-Julián et al.…”

The need to implement Cultural Heritage Master Plans through the Building Information Modelling methodology

“…These new documents are more suitable for dealing with the documentation related to study files, intervention projects, conservation, and maintenance, as well as building lifecycle management. (García-Valldecabres et al, 2022) Numerous studies show the benefits of HBIM to record and document the current state of cultural building assets and BIM is proposed as the best repository to manage the documentation of an MP (Castellano-Romá and Pinto-Puerto, 2019;Santori et al, 2020).…”

“…The analysis of the available literature about the development of preventive conservation plans using HBIM confirms that this is a new field of research with few robust research lines. Most of the experiences are based on where the strategy of development is tested (García-Valldecabres et al, 2022). Traditionally, the information about heritage buildings consisted of a collection of individual documents; reports, drawings, and CAD files, in 2D or 3D formats.…”

Towards Master Data Management for Cultural Heritage: The Sacri Monti Web Platform

“…These attempts are directed towards the issue of organising the CH asset into objects and connecting them to Information Systems (IS). However, they fall short of addressing the necessity to model and significantly simplify the representation of the asset, particularly considering the lack of information systems that are typically CH-adaptable or, at the very least, readily customizable to various scenarios (García-Valldecabres et al, 2021;Lovell et al, 2023;Yang et al, 2020). It is important to ensure that digital data are correctly archived, accessible and related to proper metadata (Maravelakis et al, 2013) that empowers the understanding of methods and technologies used to produce them.…”