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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA , SAN FRANCISCO
for this data output demand .
“ This hasn ’ t been done before ,” says Mace candidly . “ It ’ s forced us to be very collaborative . We want to be . It ’ s a very big change for the university and the industry . I think it ’ s helping us bring about cultural industry change .”
A changing culture Looking to the future , the Precision Cancer Medicine Building is set to open next year and will undoubtedly deliver the world-class care UCSF Health is known for .
However , its innovative BIM4FM platform isn ’ t just confined to this ongoing project . Mace and his team are already implementing this electronic operations model to the Mission Bay Hospital and the Gateway Medical Building over the coming months .
“ In the future , all of our buildings as we build them new will be to this standard ,” he says . “ We also want to take the data and integrate it not just with new builds but also connect it with already-built projects .
With regard to use cases and system-wide benefits , the UCSF
Health BIM4FM team has partnered with the University of California Office of the President to participate in a “ Construction / Procurement Center of Excellence ” to support shared development of a focused effort to connect real-time construction and
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