As facilities grow larger and more complex, structured data exchange has become essential to ensuring that information created during design and construction remains usable throughout operations. The Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) standard provides a common language for asset data, ensuring smooth handovers and efficient integration with facility management systems.

For South Africa’s public and private sectors, COBie adoption supports compliance, transparency, and improved lifecycle performance. By capturing consistent asset information, COBie reduces the risk of data loss, streamlines maintenance planning, and enables seamless integration with CAFM and CMMS platforms.

This masterclass introduces ACPM members and affiliated professionals to COBie’s role in Facility Management, equipping them with the knowledge to interpret, validate, and apply COBie in their projects. It highlights both global best practice and local application, ensuring participants are prepared to deliver data-driven FM strategies that align with international standards.