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we have, what does it look like, how is it organized and how the same set of standards for their spatial, graphic and tabular
is it documented. Our destination is where we would like to data. This is a common practice in an Integrated Project
be to achieve a higher level of standardization with mature Delivery (IPD) process, but that is a subject for another day.
business processes and greater levels of efficiency and data
optimization. Dave Clute is a Vice President and the Operations Director
Let’s take a simple example of how we can define, design for the Intelligent Building Practice at ESD. He is a
and deliver a set of data standards for a new building: Space frequent speaker, presenter and panelist at real estate, design,
construction and technology conferences such as Realcomm,
“…the path to achieving an IBcon, CoreTech and CoreNet Global. As an NREL

Intelligent Building, often referred to as Energy Executive, CoreNet Global Innovator award
the Intelligent Building Roadmap, depends winner, co-founder of OSCRE and recent co-founder for the Rocky Mountain
on adopting a common set of data Hyperloop Consortium, he is focused on helping improve society through the
built environment.
standards across an organization.”

IDs. Unique identifiers for space, commonly known as room
numbers, may seem like something that is easily defined and
understood by all stakeholders. The traditional process of
naming rooms or creating space IDs starts with the architect.
Room names and numbers are assigned on a set of schemat-
ic design documents that may or may not be carried over
into the construction documents by the contractor.
By the time a design advances through the design
phases of schematic, design development and construction
documents, rooms are added, more spaces get defined
and finally—once the furniture, fixtures and equipment are
added—there may even be more space IDs, down to the
work station level. Building owners and operators or Facility
Managers (FMs) may have their own way of identifying,
tracking and managing space within their space manage-
ment or Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS)
or applications.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could begin with the end in
mind and have the same set of space IDs throughout the
entire process? It is certainly possible to have the same set of
space IDs in a set of construction documents, or a Building
Information Model (BIM), throughout the entire lifecycle if all
the key stakeholders agree on a naming convention (i.e. data
standard) during the schematic design phase. That way the
architects, engineers, contractors, suppliers, vendors—and
ultimately the owners and operators of a building—all use

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