Digitisation in facilities management: A literature review and future research directions

Wong, JKW; Ge, J; He, SX

Digitisation in facilities management: A literature review and future research directions

Wong, JKW

Ge, J

He, SX

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Citation:: Automation in Construction, 2018, 92 pp. 312 - 326
Issue Date:: 2018-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wong, JKW https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-6796	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ge, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-7829	en_US
dc.contributor.author	He, SX https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8962-540X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Automation in Construction, 2018, 92 pp. 312 - 326	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0926-5805	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/124417
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Research into digital technology (DT) in construction practices has gained widespread attention. While the application of different DTs in facility management (FM) has been growing, to date, there is no holistic review of the various DT developments and research into FM. A total of 120 academic journal papers, conference proceedings and other technical notes published on the subject, mainly between 2004 and 2017, were reviewed in this paper. The applications of various major DTs, including 1) building information modelling (BIM), 2) reality capture technology (including 3D laser scanning, point cloud), 3) the Internet of Things (IoT) (including radio frequency identification (RFID) and sensor network technologies) and 4) geographic information system (GIS), were reviewed and scrutinised. The review identified a number of possibilities for future research into DT in FM, including, enhancing the interoperability of data, improving the accuracy of point cloud data for developing as-built models for existing facilities, and generating effective BIM/GIS asset database integration. It is hoped that this review and the future directions highlighted in this paper will assist researchers in identifying the areas where further research efforts are most required and in identifying which future directions would be most helpful for digital FM research.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Automation in Construction	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.autcon.2018.04.006	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Building & Construction	en_US
dc.title	Digitisation in facilities management: A literature review and future research directions	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	92	en_US
utslib.for	1299 Other Built Environment and Design	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	12 Built Environment and Design	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Electrical and Data Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CRIN - Realtime Information Networks
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - GBDTC - Global Big Data Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	92	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Research into digital technology (DT) in construction practices has gained widespread attention. While the application of different DTs in facility management (FM) has been growing, to date, there is no holistic review of the various DT developments and research into FM. A total of 120 academic journal papers, conference proceedings and other technical notes published on the subject, mainly between 2004 and 2017, were reviewed in this paper. The applications of various major DTs, including 1) building information modelling (BIM), 2) reality capture technology (including 3D laser scanning, point cloud), 3) the Internet of Things (IoT) (including radio frequency identification (RFID) and sensor network technologies) and 4) geographic information system (GIS), were reviewed and scrutinised. The review identified a number of possibilities for future research into DT in FM, including, enhancing the interoperability of data, improving the accuracy of point cloud data for developing as-built models for existing facilities, and generating effective BIM/GIS asset database integration. It is hoped that this review and the future directions highlighted in this paper will assist researchers in identifying the areas where further research efforts are most required and in identifying which future directions would be most helpful for digital FM research.

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