Development of a framework to support the information flow for the management of building

Inefficient control of information flow in projects is one of the critical aspects that affects the entire lifecycle of buildings. Besides allowing for a simpler and more efficient transfer of information, the dramatic growth of the digitalization process in the AEC industry underlines the need for a common data environment, which manages and shares these data. The increasingly widespread adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is partially leading to a union of multiple levels of information in a single digital model of the building. However, many challenges are still posed in terms of information transfer from the model to operators responsible for keeping building functioning and in good conditions. In fact, technicians could benefit from the immediate availability of data on the current state of buildings and from the level of information detail that can be obtained from digital buildings. The purpose of this work is to create a framework for data management related to the maintenance phase of the building asset. Starting from the study of maintenance processes it was possible to define the information needs that will be managed by a common data environment support associated with BIM models of buildings. Furthermore, thanks to the aid of Mixed Reality (MR), the flow of information is transferred directly to the last user both as regards geometric features and for the standard procedure to be followed. This will allow a maximum optimization of data management procedures due to an automation of processes that will result in a lower incidence of errors in the processes leading eventually to an increase in quality and productivity. © 2018 The Authors. Published by Diamond Congress Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2018.