Case Studies Wuhan University Merger Uses ARCHIBUS to Streamline Drawing and Data Consolidation for 900+ Buildings

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	Wuhan University Merger Uses ARCHIBUS to Streamline Drawing and Data Consolidation for 900+ Buildings

Wuhan University Merger Uses ARCHIBUS to Streamline Drawing and Data Consolidation for 900+ Buildings

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Facility Management
Use Cases	Building Automation & Control Building Energy Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	Wuhan University faced significant challenges in consolidating space data and drawing information following a merger with three other institutions. The formerly separate campuses had different approaches to tracking real estate and facilities management data, with paper-based or CAD drawings scattered across campuses and departments. This made it difficult to acquire and consolidate the necessary space data and drawing information to effectively manage the new combined institution. Read More
About Customer	Wuhan University is one of China's top ten universities, both academically and in terms of its extensive property and building assets. The university has an enrollment of 55,000 undergraduate and graduate students and comprises 38 colleges, 900+ buildings, and approximately 26 million square feet of teaching, administrative, and residential properties. The university's extensive portfolio resulted from a merger with three other institutions: the University of Hydraulic & Electric Engineering, Hubei Medical University, and Wuhan University of Survey & Mapping. Read More
Solution	To address the challenges, Wuhan University chose Web-based ARCHIBUS Space Inventory & Performance and Service Desk applications. The implementation focused on localization, understanding end-user requirements, and quick deployment. The project aimed to capture drawings of all buildings, collect basic information on all rooms, standardize room categories and types, associate land parcels with properties, manage university-wide space standards, and handle space assignments and reporting requirements. The initial survey conducted by students from Wuhan University of Survey and Mapping included room surveys and the creation of facilities drawings made with CorelDRAW. The university then transitioned to a more versatile solution by rolling out ARCHIBUS in six months, creating a single space data repository accessible to a wider audience. The old CorelDRAW drawings were imported into AutoCAD, allowing them to be viewed and modified using ARCHIBUS Overlay with Design Management for AutoCAD & Revit. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Functional Applications - Remote Monitoring & Control Systems

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Facility Management

Use Cases

Building Automation & Control

Building Energy Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Wuhan University faced significant challenges in consolidating space data and drawing information following a merger with three other institutions. The formerly separate campuses had different approaches to tracking real estate and facilities management data, with paper-based or CAD drawings scattered across campuses and departments. This made it difficult to acquire and consolidate the necessary space data and drawing information to effectively manage the new combined institution.

About Customer

Wuhan University is one of China's top ten universities, both academically and in terms of its extensive property and building assets. The university has an enrollment of 55,000 undergraduate and graduate students and comprises 38 colleges, 900+ buildings, and approximately 26 million square feet of teaching, administrative, and residential properties. The university's extensive portfolio resulted from a merger with three other institutions: the University of Hydraulic & Electric Engineering, Hubei Medical University, and Wuhan University of Survey & Mapping.

Solution

To address the challenges, Wuhan University chose Web-based ARCHIBUS Space Inventory & Performance and Service Desk applications. The implementation focused on localization, understanding end-user requirements, and quick deployment. The project aimed to capture drawings of all buildings, collect basic information on all rooms, standardize room categories and types, associate land parcels with properties, manage university-wide space standards, and handle space assignments and reporting requirements. The initial survey conducted by students from Wuhan University of Survey and Mapping included room surveys and the creation of facilities drawings made with CorelDRAW. The university then transitioned to a more versatile solution by rolling out ARCHIBUS in six months, creating a single space data repository accessible to a wider audience. The old CorelDRAW drawings were imported into AutoCAD, allowing them to be viewed and modified using ARCHIBUS Overlay with Design Management for AutoCAD & Revit.

Impact #1	The implementation of ARCHIBUS allowed Wuhan University to centralize survey and drawing information, resulting in an accurate set of building drawings that are easily accessed.
Impact #2	The university standardized definitions of room category and type, aligning with Ministry of Education initiatives, and standardized space management practices in areas such as usable area analysis, space assignments, and reporting.
Impact #3	ARCHIBUS helped the university establish the Space Standard Area (SSA) measurement to calculate college and departmental space chargebacks.

Impact #1

The implementation of ARCHIBUS allowed Wuhan University to centralize survey and drawing information, resulting in an accurate set of building drawings that are easily accessed.

Impact #2

The university standardized definitions of room category and type, aligning with Ministry of Education initiatives, and standardized space management practices in areas such as usable area analysis, space assignments, and reporting.

Impact #3

ARCHIBUS helped the university establish the Space Standard Area (SSA) measurement to calculate college and departmental space chargebacks.

Benefit #1	The ARCHIBUS solution was rolled out in only six months.
Benefit #2	The university has 960 of its 991 buildings now in the database, with plans to capture data on the final 31 buildings.

Benefit #1

The ARCHIBUS solution was rolled out in only six months.

Benefit #2

The university has 960 of its 991 buildings now in the database, with plans to capture data on the final 31 buildings.

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Wuhan University Merger Uses ARCHIBUS to Streamline Drawing and Data Consolidation for 900+ Buildings

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