DATABASE
& SCOPE
ArtrA is a database management system with a graphical front-end
that manages all the processes, information and documentation
needed for asset lifecycle management of facilities and buildings.
Its scope encompasses all the physical aspects of a building including
its structure, its fit-out fixtures fittings and equipment, and
its building services. ArtrA can be used for the entire project
lifecycle; i.e. during the design, construction and operation
phases.
HANDOVER OF DESIGN INFORMATION
ArtrA helps to improve the consistency and quality of building information when it is handed over from the design team to the construction team. With ArtrA all the known information and documentation relating to the project and objects/equipment in the model are linked into a single deliverable.
3D ASSET MANAGEMENT BUILDING SERVICES
ArtrA has been developed to help O&M teams manage the maintenance of buildings services. Today, as architects and engineers seek to design energy efficient buildings, the maintenance of building services is becoming more sophisticated, and more complex and finely tuned than ever before. As more architects design buildings in 3D and coordination models are becoming commonplace, the standard of M&E information is increasing to the point where the models can be used for effective asset management. ArtrA uses the 3D as-built coordination models and BIMs for asset management by linking all relevant documentation and information to the model and to a SQL database where it can be searched and retrieved. Design information and intelligence, contained in model's attributes, is augmented with maintenance information and documentation that is added to ArtrA’s database. The entirety is made accessible on-site through tablet PCs.
3D FM -
ROOMS & SPACES
O&M staff can use ArtrA to create, add and manage new BIM information
and link it to the 3D model via ArtrA’s SQL database. Any
amount of information or documentation can be added to the building's
rooms & spaces. Using Artra tags for fittings, fixtures and
equipment, makes it unnecessary to model every object in the room
INFORMATION & DOCUMENTATION SEARCHES
ArtrA's search
facility is used to find 'groups' of common objects or specific
items in the building. Some searches are relatively straightforward
such as 'find all en-suite bathrooms in all double rooms
in the hotel', whilst others will drill down into the information
such as 'find all Xpelair bathroom extractor fans serviced prior to
June 2010'.
ADDING
DOCUMENTS AND INTELLIGENCE
ArtrA’s SQL database search & find capabilities
enable O&M staff to rapidly link information and documentation
to the asset model.
EXAMPLE - BUILDING SERVICES
"The construction team wishes to add a ‘bundle’ of documentation to all the Volume Control Dampers (VCDs) on the HVAC extract system".
In Archiver, a search is defined, saved and run to find all the VCDs which appear in a list. Then, in Librarian, the document bundle is identified before being dragged and dropped onto the results of the search. When the O&M staff subsequently either searches for, or clicks on a VCD, all these documents will appear in a list ready to be reviewed, printed, or emailed.
The same search
can be used for maintenance information; a ‘VCD-Maintenance’
tag is defined in Administrator, which contains any number of properties.
Some of the properties are populated as CAD attributes from the
model, whilst others containing maintenance information (e.g maintenance
company, date inspected, date last inspected, defects etc.) are
defined in ArtrA. When an O&M person selects a VCD, a ‘tag-input-form’
will pop up containing its properties and prompting the operative
to enter the information required.
ASSET LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT - 3D FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
ArtrA is a world leading 3D Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system for the AEC industry. It uses a Building Information Model (BIM) to manage all the information and documentation needed to run the maintenance aspects of a building over its lifecycle.
Asset
lifecycle management - building services
