The operational management or facility management (FM) team of a building project utilizes the comprehensive information about a project that is contained in the BIM model that was created during the pre-construction, construction and commissioning phases. This is a valuable set of data that can be used to improve the operational and maintenance efficiency of the building throughout its entire lifecycle.

Building projects often go through many changes during the construction stage that may not be a part of the original design drawings. The project execution team at the construction site often may be forced to take instant decisions depending on unforeseen site conditions. These changes in design however small must be captured and integrated into the BIM model throughout the construction phase. Adopting an integrated BIM project delivery approach ensures that the same BIM model that was created during the design phase is embedded with additional information during construction planning, coordination, and fabrication. The information from the design conception stage through construction to the final commissioning of the building is captured and unified continuously into the BIM model which can then be used to represent a record model for the as-built state of the building. This as-built BIM model can be used for the operation, maintenance and future renovation purpose.