BIM–FM Interoperability Through Open Standards
The interoperability between Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Facility Management (FM) represents a critical area in the digital transformation of the built environment. While BIM is widely adopted for design and construction, FM integration lags due to fragmented workflows, proprietary data formats, and insufficient alignment of organizational requirements. OpenBIM standards, developed within the building SMART ecosystem, provide a vendor-neutral pathway to enable structured, reusable, and machine-readable information exchange across the building lifecycle. However, challenges remain in their operational adoption, particularly in bridging the gap between theoretical frameworks and real-world FM applications. Technical Dimensions of OpenBIM Integration At the technical level, interoperability relies on standardized schemas such as IFC, COBie, IDS v1.0, and bSDD. Despite progress, persistent semantic inconsistencies and limited real-time, bidirectional data exchange constrain ...