Development of a maintenance management model based on IAI standards

This paper presents an object model for maintenance management of roofing systems as a case study to demonstrate the applicability of a proposed generic framework for integrating the maintenance management of built-assets. The framework consists of five sequential management processes: (1) Identify Asset, (2) Identify Performance Requirements, (3) Assess Performance, (4) Plan Maintenance, (5) Manage Maintenance Operations. The model builds upon the Industry Foundation Classes ((IFCs) (Releases 2.0 and 2X) to define object requirements and relationships for the exchange and sharing of maintenance information between applications. Maintenance management is one of the defined projects within the facilities management (FM) domain committee of the International Alliance for Interoperability (LAI). The paper proposes several extensions to the IFC's including the representation of functional requirements, assessed condition of objects, inspection and maintenance tasks, and libraries of non-specific information. Usage scenarios are provided to illustrate the use of the model to carry out selected processes. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.