2015,7(1):8-13.
Management of machine, electric and plumbing (MEP) plays an important role during operation and maintenance management of a building. At present, building automation system (BAS) is the primary means of MEP management, but the monitoring information of BAS cannot be effectively shared or used by other systems. Data sharing within building lifecycle can be achieved by adopting building information modeling (BIM) technology while most BIM researches and applications for MEP focus on establishing a product model that contains a wealth of information to improve the management efficiency by information inquiries. Few researches in the integration of BIM and MEP monitoring information are reported. By studying the integrated approach of BIM and MEP monitoring information, an extended model of MEP monitoring information can be established based on BIM. The model can provide data to support the operation and maintenance management of MEP, maximizing the value of MEP monitoring information.