Transition to Operations (T2O) and Building Information Modeling
In alignment with UC San Diego’s vision to grow leaders to drive innovation, the university is committed to creating and maintaining world-class facilities for its students, faculty and the community. UC San Diego acknowledges that managing world-class facilities starts with a strategy to plan, design, specify, construct, commission, operate and maintain its assets and asset data in a standardized and structured manner. Incorporating Building Information Modeling (BIM) practices and efficiently transitioning digital design and construction data to facilities life cycle management systems systems(LCM) are critical elements to achieving this goal.
The Transition to Operations (T2O) and BIM Guidelines is part of an initiative for UC San Diego to develop a framework for data-centric processes and the application of BIM that impact the facility life cycle for design, construction and operations activities. This document is meant to describe the university's goals for delivering quality data into tits (LCM), e.g., Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), space management and Geographic Information System (GIS).
The guidelines also define the baseline expectations for facility data delivery and BIM practices, protocols and modeling quality with a specific focus on managed assets critical to life cycle management based on industry best practices and current software capabilities. The university expects consultants, contractors and the entire project team to be committed to the delivery of facility data, regardless of project size or delivery method. The use and delivery of CAD and/or BIM as primary design, documentation, coordination, collaboration and visualization tools should also be implemented for larger and more complex projects.