Archibus is well known to to the IT people in facilities organizations as a significant provider of real estate, infrastructure and facilities management solutions in the world, and they just started their 2012 International Users Conference in Boston. Attendees are there from around the world.
I was very impressed with the commitment Archibus has made to synchronize the facilities database with Revit building models, when the organization has both available to them. It makes sense. Revit building models are databases - why not import components into the resident facilities software? The links between the BIM model and the Archibus data can even be two-way. Great stuff.
MIT, for example, has now apparently made a commitment to developing Revit BIM models for its entire campus, using old AutoCAD to create the necessary files. All this with a hope of populating its Archibus database.
What I've seen is not perfect, but the integration is still evolving. The trend, however, is undeniable.
Have you boarded the BIM bus yet?
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