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#TBIM2015 BIM and FM. Are we winning yet?

Wednesday 3rd June 2015

  1. This event was the second of our thinkBIM operation and maintenance seminars exploring the role of data in effective asset management. Write-up & presentations from the first event, held on 6th May can be found at the link below, aptly named "Nobody puts #BIM in the corner".
  7. The event was hosted by thinkBIM chair, Duncan Reed, who opened proceedings with two quick straw polls...
  9. The second quick straw poll, how many of those attending work in some aspect of facilities management...
  11. The polls revealed that just under 50% of the assembled audience were involved in FM which is a significant increase from previous thinkBIM events. Progress!
  16. Our first speaker for the evening was Mark Whittaker, Business Development Manager at Integral UK and also Deputy Chair of BIFM North region. As part of his BIFM role, he regularly organises and hosts BIFM networking & best practice events in the North, including the highly successful "Key Learning Events" in 2014 & 15. He is also the author of the popular WhitbagsinFM blog (link below) which has been read over 3,000 times in 64 countries in the last 12 months & was featured in the Sunday Telegraph's "Best of Blogs" in June 2014.

    He also regularly guest lecture's on facilities management to organisations (such as RBS & General MedicalCouncil) and Universities, including Liverpool John Moores University &UCLAN. OvMar
  17. whitbagsinfm
    Musings of a Business Development Professional in the Facilities Management Sector (by Whitbags)
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  18. The main themes of Mark's presentation were defining FM and why it matters, what the FM industry does and therefore what data it needs, specifically the differences between Hard and Soft FM and why having access to the right data helps with FM performance.
  20. 80 percent of a buidings life cycle costs are in operational management = It matters. There is also the human aspect, how satisfied are the users with the building?
  23. FM is a career of chance. Many people with an FM role end up falling into it by accident. Mark gave the example of the office manager who becomes responsible for fire safety as part of their role & then ends up taking on more & more FM duties. Consequently the idea of FM as a career is fairly new and Mark does a lot of work talking to Universities and schools to encourage young people to look at FM as a potential career choice. thinkBIM in particular works very closely with the Centre for Facilities Management at Leeds Beckett University who offer a range of BIFM accredited qualifications on a distance learning basis suitable for people working at all levels of the FM spectrum, further details at the link below.
  24. BIFM Qualifications
    Leeds Beckett University is an accredited BIFM centre offering a full range of BIFM Qualifications from Level 4 Award, through to Level 6 Diploma. The BIFM qualifications are designed to be flexible and meet your needs. You can choose a level (4, 5 or 6) and depth (Award, Certificate or Diploma) to suit you and select optional units to match your development needs.
    Leedsbeckett
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