Diretrizes para implementação da modelagem BIM como apoio à Gestão de Espaços em Instituições de Ensino Superior: o caso UFPel.

Abstract

Higher education in Brazil has undergone a period of expansion through the implementation of programs by the Federal Government, allowing the Brazilian population greater access to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). At federal institutions, the REUNI - Programa de Reestruturação e Expansão das Universidades (University Restructuring and Expansion Program) has resulted in an increase in vacancies and the creation of new programs and campuses, thus generating the growth of the physical infrastructure of these Institutions and increasing the complexity of their spaces. In this context, the need to seek new methods and technologies that could contemplate this new Federal HEI scenario is highlighted. Facilities Management (FM) is a set of processes and services that guarantee conditions for the development of productive activities. Among FM areas, space management (SM) improves quality and promotes the rational use of spaces, thus reducing the need for new buildings. Information is an important SM component, relying on specific forms of data collection and management. However, information is generally dispersed among different sectors, without definite and uniform updating. Bearing this in mind, the Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology provides an opportunity for improvement of the SM process, as it allows storing, sharing and retrieving information from a virtual building model - the BIM model. This study aimed to propose guidelines for the implementation of BIM modeling as a support tool for SM processes within the HEI context. By means of a case study performed in two study units, the study was initiated by a literature review and was then divided into three phases: (a) exploratory phase, which deepened the HEI SM analysis and, more specifically, that of the institution in focus, with the diagnosis of existing SM processes; also, tools and sources of evidence were defined; (b) development phase - the BIM model of the first study unit and the SM model were set up. The modeling process was evaluated from the difficulties and potentials standpoints. The second study unit was performed from a pre-existing BIM model; (c) analysis and reflection phase, which consisted of a cross-sectional analysis of the studies carried out. From the studies of the units and the analyses performed, BIM modeling guidelines were proposed as a support tool to Space Management in Higher Education Institutions.