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Fallon Mark E. Palmer  \nIn Cooperation with: FIATECH  \nNISTIR 7417  \nGeneral Buildings Information Handover Guide:  \nPrinciples, Methodology and Case Studies  \nAn Industry Sector Guide of the Information Handover Guide Series  \nKristine K. Fallon Kristine Fallon Associates, Inc.  \nMark E. Palmer  \nBuilding and Fire Research Laboratory  \nNIST  \nAugust 2007  \nU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE  \nCarlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary  \nNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY  \nWilliam Jeffrey, Director  \nAcknowledgments  \nThis document is the result of a number of organizations and individuals cooperating to define information strategies, analyze case studies and document the benefits and pitfalls of electronic information handover in the general buildings sector. The individuals listed below contributed to this work.  \nGeneral Buildings Advisory Panel  \nJoseph Burns Thornton Tomasetti  \nRob Dibble CH2M Hill  \nJoseph Dietrich American Institute of Steel Construction  \nBill East U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development  \nCenter  \nSamir Emdanat GHAFARI  \nLuke Faulkner American Institute of Steel Construction Stephen Hagan General Services Administration  \nRobert Mauck GHAFARI  \nAlex Maxim NBBJ  \nDavid McLean Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.  \nTony Rinella Anshen+Allen, Architects  \nDarren Rizza Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP  \nDana K. Smith DKS Information Consulting, LLC  \nOther Industry Sources  \nCharles Eastman Georgia Institute of Technology, Design Computing Group Richard Jackson FIATECH  \nLaird Landis General Motors  \nIndustry Reviewers  \nJim Forester Newforma, Inc.  \nCharles Hardy General Services Administration  \nPeggy Ho General Services Administration  \nCalvin Kam General Services Administration  \nRobert Lipman National Institute of Standards and Technology Nicholas Nisbet AEC3  \nKent Reed National Institute of Standards and Technology  \nStacy Scopano Tekla  \nRichard See Digital Alchemy  \nJeffrey Wix AEC3  \nDisclaimer:  \nCertain trade names or company products are mentioned in the text to specify adequately the procedures and software used. In no case does such identification imply recommendation or endorsement by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, nor does it imply that the software is the best available for the purpose.  \niii  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1  \n1. WHY AN INFORMATION HANDOVER GUIDE? 3  \n1.1 Advances in Information Technology 3  \n1.2 Business Case for the Use of Interoperable Building Information Models 3  \n1.3 Examples of Benefits 4  \n1.3.1 Daylight and Energy Analysis 5  \n1.3.2 Cost Analysis 5  \n1.3.3 Supply Chain Integration 6  \n1.3.4 3D Coordination 7  \n1.3.5 Handover to Operations and Maintenance 7  \n1.3.5.1 IFC Model Based Operations and Maintenance 7  \n1.3.5.2 Construction Operations Building Information Exchange 8  \n1.4 Challenges to Achieving Benefits 8  \n2. 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