Aug 31 2011
The buildingSMART allianceTM will conduct its next public Construction Operations Building information exchange (COBie) Challenge this December at the National Institute of Building Sciences Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. COBie is the internationally recognized open-standard format for the exchange of building asset information. COBie Challenges allow software companies to demonstrate the simplicity of consuming Facility Management Handover information provided at or before the beneficial occupancy of a new or renovated facility. This Challenge, geared towards Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) / Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) vendors, will directly consider the use of COBie data for facility and asset managers. Along with the COBie Challenge there will be several case studies presented and the release of the COBie Calculator. The COBie Calculator is a spreadsheet tool that allows the user to determine the costs and benefits of the use of structured asset information through the life of a project. Get more information.
