It's All About the Data

by Paul Hume

It's All About the Data
Paul Hume

Paul Hume

AIA, LEED AP

Senior Principal

When I was asked to write an article on the “top technology changes in facilities planning (or design, or maintenance, etc.)” my mind was immediately flooded with ideas such as the methods for determining the best software, best practices for implementation, lessons learned from these efforts over the years, and what’s coming next and why, to name a few. However, while the items I just mentioned are important, they are all driven by one overarching thing: data.

Having started my career hand drafting, then moving to Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD), and finally to Building Information Modeling (BIM), it’s clear to me that what we are really seeing is an increase in the availability of and the need for data. Specifically, data that can and should be used to make not just the design and planning phases more informed and efficient, but also to improve how buildings are built and taken care of throughout their life cycles.

Read more of Paul's article, "It's All About the Data" from the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of ASBO Matters.

Paul Hume

Paul Hume

AIA, LEED AP

Senior Principal

Paul Hume, principal with GWWO, was instrumental in establishing GWWO as an early user of Building Information Modeling technologies and is a regular speaker on its use, merits, and implementation. He has served on the AIA Baltimore’s Technology in Practice Committee and was formerly the chair of the Baltimore Building Congress & Exchange’s Construction Technology Committee.