A Review of BIM and Advanced Technologies in Facility Condition Assessments

This study aims to review and identify advanced technologies utilized in Facility Condition Assessment (FCA) practices together with Building Information Modeling (BIM). FCA typically identifies the physical properties and deficiencies of the building systems and components. The common practice of FCA comprises visual inspections and walk-through surveys while determining the condition within linguistic definitions. The traditional FCA practices are non-standardized, subjective, time-consuming, resource intensive, and imprecise. Thus, integrating advanced technology has a significant potential to address these challenges with increasing the benefit of FCA in sustaining the longevity of the built environment. Within limited studies, digital twin, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Internet of Things (IoT), laser scanning and point cloud, and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs) are the innovative technologies used in FCA compared to the traditional practice. This study also suggests future research directions for utilizing advanced technologies in FCA in light of identified challenges in the literature.