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Abdi, A (2014) Efficient winter road maintenance: A study of technical and contractual issues, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-TSC-PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Anund Vogel, J (2020) Incentivising Innovation in the Swedish Construction Industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Borg, L (2015) Procurement contracts, innovation and productivity in the construction sector: Five studies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB-DT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Brunes, F (2015) Essays on behavioural economics and cost overuns, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Butt, A A (2014) Life cycle assessment of asphalt roads: Decision support at the project level, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-TSC-PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Clausen Mork, J (2012) Dealing with uncertainty, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Eliufoo, H K (2005) Knowledge creation and transfer in construction organisations in Tanzania, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-BFE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Faith-Ell, C (2005) The application of environmental requirements in procurement of road maintenance in Sweden, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-LWR. PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Francart, N (2021) Decision support for the implementation of low-carbon measures in the building sector, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Gohardani, N (2014) An approach towards sustainable building, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-BYTE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Högberg, L (2014) Building sustainability: Studies on incentives in construction and management of real estate, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Hedborg, S (2022) ”It’s in the between”: Inter-Project Organising in Project Ecologies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Irumba, R (2015) Modelling of construction safety performance and housing markets in kampala, Uganda, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-KTH-CEFIN-DT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Jägbeck, A (1998) IT support for construction planning: A system design based on integrated information, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Karhu, V (2001) A generic construction process modelling method, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Löfgren, A (2008) Making mobile meaning: Expectations and experiences of mobile computing usefulness in construction site management practice, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Laitinen, J (1998) Model based construction process management, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology .

Leiringer, R (2003) Technological innovations in the context of public-private partnership projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Lindblad, H (2019) BIM in translation: Exploring client organisations as drivers for change in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Lindfors, C (2003) Process oriented information management in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Marteinsson, B (2005) Service life estimation in building design: A development of the factor method, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Mirzadeh, I (2014) More roads for the money, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Ntiyakunze, S K (2011) Conflicts in building projets in Tanzania: Analysis of causes and management approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Nyström, J (2007) Partnering: Definition, theory and evaluation, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-BFE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Parsanezhad, P (2019) Towards a BIM-enabled facility management: Promises, obstacles and requirements, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

  • Type: Thesis
  • Keywords: building information modelling; built environment; business model; information management; interoperability; logistics; roles; design method; efficiency; organizational change; case study; information modelling
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  • URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-194878
  • Abstract:
    A substantial share of the organisations’ annual costs is associated with their facilities. A fundamental shift from a reactive facility management (FM) practice to a strategically orchestrated FM profession is thus a prerequisite for increased resource efficiency. One of the requirements for a coordinated facility management practice is information logistics. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is one of the most prominent initiatives frequently addressed by scholars and practitioners as a game-changer in construction industry in general and FM in particular. In order to fully reap the benefits of BIM in FM, however, further research is required. This study aims, therefore, to investigate the challenges against successful implementation and realizing the benefits of BIM in FM. The primary focus in this study is the FM phase; but the earlier upstream phases have also been studied due to their implications for a BIM-enabled FM. From a spatial-scale perspective, this study is mainly focused on buildings rather than other construction entities. The findings could benefit both academics and practitioners. Overall, a pragmatic research philosophy has been adopted and the main research strategy used here is case study. The current dissertation is composed of five papers. The focus of knowledge acquisition through papers alternately shifts between the applied and the theoretical. The primary theoretical grounds of the papers are the built environment management model (BEM2) (Ebinger and Madritsch, 2012) and BIM Framework (Succar, 2009). Further theories from the fields of design methodology and cognitive science have also been revisited. Paper 1 provides a theoretic basis for more focused studies on existing and desired processes in FM and their associated information transactions. In Paper 2, the current status of the building information management technologies used in FM is summarized; the prevailing issues are identified; and a number of technical solutions have been devised. Paper 3 shifts the focus back to the design phase and provides a knowledge base for developing further theoretical frameworks and conceptual models that support IT-implementation for formalized requirements management. Through Paper 4, it has been investigated how beneficial contemporary design-intent BIM deliverables could be to FM and what should be improved. The focus of Paper 5 again shifts back to the FM phase. Here, a methodology has been presented for measuring the benefits of BIM in FM using a proposed benefits realization assessment framework. Obtaining the full range of the benefits of BIM in FM, however, requires radical organizational changes and introducing new roles. Further research is needed for defining new business models that underpin and motivate such extensive organizational and procedural changes. More research should also be undertaken for enhancing data interoperability among different actors as well as among IT platforms used at different spatial scales namely BIM and GIS applications.

Pourghazian, H (2008) Industrial construction methods for cost-effective and sustainable multi-storey buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Meddelande. Institutionen för byggvetenskap, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Schönbeck, P (2022) Data based configuration decisions in hospital construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Stenbeck, T (2007) Promoting innovation in transportation infrastructure maintenance: Incentives contracting and performance based specifications, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-BKN. Bulletin, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Tarandi, V (1998) Neutral intelligent CAD communication: Information exchange in construction based upon a minimal schema, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Uggla, G (2021) Model and reality: Connecting BIM and the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-ABE-DLT, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Unger, C (2006) Industrialised house building: Fundamental change or business as usual?, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-IEO, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Uttam, K (2014) Seeking sustainability in the construction sector: Opportunities within impact assessment and sustainable public procurement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-LWR. PHD, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Vass, S (2017) The business value of BIM: Elaborating on content and perspective, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Warsame, A (2011) Performance of construction projects: Essays on supplier structure, construction costs and quality improvement, Unpublished PhD Thesis, TRITA-FOB, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.

Zika-Viktorsson, A (2002) The industrial project. Studies of the work situation of project members, Unpublished PhD Thesis, Trita-MMK, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.