Session 2.3
The evolution of Asset Information Management at Auckland Airport
Synopsis:
This abstract is a story about the Auckland Airport, its infrastructure with decades of history and its drive to become more data driven. With the majority of the two terminals being built in a time when information was created in 2D, this presentation is about the company’s journey to evolve and adapt to a data-driven strategy behind all decisions.
Learning Objectives:
1. The Importance of a Strategic Plan
2. OpenBIM standards and the value of accurate data
3. Identifying the the right level of project requirements
Body:
Auckland Airport is the third busiest international airport in Australasia. More than three- quarters of all international visitors to New Zealand arrive here. They play a significant role in supporting New Zealand businesses, with around $15 billion worth of freight passing through the airport every year.
Karl Fitzpatrick (Auckland Airport – Buildings Information Manager) has pushed the organization to improve the way they structure, capture and maintain information, with the drive for the organization to understand their assets better and to make more informed capital and operational decisions, implementing their 30-year vision to build the “airport of the future” which is well underway . Adopting new technologies and clearly defined exchange information requirements, the Airport is defining the building blocks of their Asset Model and filling in the blanks as the information becomes available.
Karl will speak about the Historical information that was available, the journey he’s been through to set up systems and processes for better information management and the vision the Airport has to improve their overall asset information model.
Auckland Airport currently have several major projects running in tandem, all relating to combining the domestic terminal with the international terminal. This includes several enabling packages in the existing international terminal (A live operating airport), a new pier for domestic departures and arrivals and a new transport hub (Approximate overall value of 1.5 Billion NZD)
Robin Findlay (Beca – Digital Engineering Manager) will talk about the active projects at the airport and the need for the alignment of information requirements to successfully deliver these projects. He is currently the BIM Manager for the enabling works portion of works. Leading 5 different work packages, Robin has firsthand experience in the complexity of the project. Telling the story of what has been done so far to fill in some of the information gaps (Scan to BIM) and being early adopters of Auckland Airports information management system and what the project looks like from a staging perspective. Adding another level of complexity, the
airport has numerous stakeholders so the projects are constantly changing, and Robin will speak on how digital tools are being used to enable better decision making and mitigate this risk.
The aim of the presentation is to give users insight into Auckland Airports journey, looking at their struggle, how they’ve adapted to overcome their information gaps, their vision as a company, using the enabling works project as an example of the facilities complexities. The presentation will include demonstrations on the CDE, visualization packages and possibly the use of 4D in construction. This presentation will benefit asset owners and design teams in delivering complex projects.