This connection transfers building and asset data into FM systems, supporting preventive maintenance, work orders, and asset lifecycle management.
4. It bridges the gap between design intent and operational performance, allowing organizations to bring BIM data into everyday facility management.
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By integrating seamlessly with existing BIM models, Facilio creates a unified environment where:
Asset data and maintenance workflows are connected in real time.
Building performance can be monitored, analyzed, and optimized continuously.
Insights from operations feed back into better design, sustainability, and planning decisions.
Unlike traditional CMMS systems that operate in isolation, Facilio turns BIM into a living source of truth — one that evolves as your buildings do.
BIM integrates seamlessly with CAFM (Computer-Aided Facility Management) and CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management Systems). See every asset, all in one place
BIM gives you a complete digital view of every system, component, and piece of equipment in your facility.
Viewing a 5D BIM model within a common data environment to run a structure sequencing breakdown based on pour numbers.
Level 5 BIM adds cost estimations, budget analysis, and budget tracking to the information model.
Owners receive LOD 500 as-built models with facility management data in COBie format for operations.
This creates coordination challenges when partners have vastly different BIM capabilities.
Architects adopted BIM widely due to the prevalence of 3D design tools. No more scattered spreadsheets or manual record searches — everything you need is right there.
2. It’s no longer just a design tool; rather, it’s the foundation of intelligent, connected building operations.
The more accurate and enriched your BIM data is, the more value it unlocks across operations.
Web-based viewers like Bimeco's free platform democratize access without expensive desktop software.
Cost concerns, difficulty hiring BIM talent, workflow familiarity with AutoCAD, and easier detail representation in 2D keep many contractors on traditional tools. Better cost control: Manage budgets in real time
By integrating cost data (5D BIM), project teams gain full visibility into budget impacts at every stage.
Tracks material and labor costs automatically as design changes occur.
Prevents budget overruns through early cost forecasting.
Improves stakeholder confidence with transparent, data-backed cost reporting.
Pro Tip: Use BIM’s what-if cost simulations to evaluate different design options, balancing quality, performance, and budget before finalizing a plan.
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It ensures architects, contractors, engineers, and facility managers always work from synchronized data.
Reduces communication gaps between project phases.
Enhances accountability through change tracking and version control.
Simplifies coordination between teams working across multiple locations or time zones.
Tip: Integrate your BIM model with a Common Data Environment (CDE) to ensure seamless information flow and eliminate the risk of version mismatches.
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The next step is to realize its full potential, utilizing that same intelligence to drive smarter and more efficient operations.
And that’s exactly where Facilio’s Connected Buildings platform stands out. If any element is changed, BIM software updates the model to reflect that change. It helps teams collaborate, plan construction, and manage facilities throughout the entire building lifecycle.
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Issues that would take weeks to resolve on-site can be identified and fixed in days during the coordination phase.
From coordinated models, teams can extract Combined Services Drawings (CSD) that show exactly how different building systems interface—critical information for contractors during construction.
Beyond spatial coordination, BIM enables time-based planning through 4D BIM.
By linking the 3D model to the construction schedule, project teams can visualize how the building will be constructed over time. Most BIM service providers invest in authoring licenses to maintain this control.
Collaboration software coordinates models across disciplines:
Autodesk Construction Cloud: Cloud-based coordination, model viewing, and issue tracking
ProjectWise: Enterprise-grade document and model management, strong in infrastructure
Revizto: Real-time collaboration and VR/AR visualization
BIMCollab: OpenBIM coordination using BCF (BIM Collaboration Format)
These platforms provide a Common Data Environment where all project participants access the latest models, run clash detection, track issues, and manage reviews.
Artificial intelligence is beginning to automate tasks that currently require manual review:
Code compliance: AI can check models against building codes, flagging non-compliant elements
Clash detection: Machine learning identifies clash patterns and suggests resolutions based on past projects
Quantity takeoff: AI-assisted quantity extraction improves accuracy and speed
Design optimization: Generative design uses AI to explore thousands of design alternatives, optimizing for cost, carbon, or other parameters
Traditional BIM software requires powerful desktop workstations.
This recognition reinforces Facilio’s leadership in connecting building systems, data, and teams — a trusted partner for organizations looking to turn BIM intelligence into real, measurable performance.
With Facilio, connected buildings aren’t just a concept; they’re a proven reality, powered by data, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
You’ve already invested in BIM.
Now it’s time to unlock its full potential. Facilio connects your building data, people, and processes — so performance keeps improving long after construction ends.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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BIM is no longer optional—it's the baseline for major construction.
The shift extends beyond mandates. Governments worldwide are making it mandatory: Singapore's CORENET X requires BIM for building approvals, the Netherlands mandates it for public infrastructure, and Australia requires it for federal projects. This data allows governments, municipalities, and property managers to make informed decisions based on information derived from the model— even after the building is constructed.
From blueprints to CAD to BIM
In the past, blueprints and drawings were used to express information about a particular building plan.
Each component carries data about its size, material, and performance, creating an intelligent model that supports design, analysis, and maintenance decisions.
2. Traditional 2D workflows can't keep up.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become the answer. W
When BIM is connected to real-time building performance systems, it becomes the backbone for advanced capabilities like fault detection and diagnostics that help teams catch anomalies early and respond proactively.
What are the benefits of BIM?
Building Information Modeling (BIM) delivers measurable advantages across every stage of the building lifecycle, from early design to ongoing facility operations.
By unifying data, workflows, and visualization, BIM drives efficiency, accuracy, and collaboration like never before.
Here’s how it translates into real-world impact:
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This application can help contractors and manufacturers with clash detection and training, architects to sell their designs, and owners to "see" into their structures and make better decisions for maintenance and retrofitting.
Furthermore, around the globe, there is an attempt to reduce waste in construction.