FW-HTF-RL/Collaborative Research: Future of Digital Facility Management (Future of DFM)

FW-HTF-RL/协作研究：数字设施管理的未来（DFM 的未来）

• 批准号: 2326406
• 负责人: Somayeh Asadi
• 金额: $ 77.54万
• 依托单位: Pennsylvania State Univ University Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-11-01 至 2027-10-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2326406&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: FW; HTF; RL; Collaborative; Research

This Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier - Research: Large (FW-HTF-RL) award supports research to address the critical shift towards digital transformation in the facility management industry, a sector grappling with technological and workforce changes. The industry is on the verge of adopting advanced Information and Communication Technology, Internet of Things, and Big Data paradigms, aiming to make traditional operations more data-driven to meet organizational and national energy reduction goals. These advances target multiple improvements, including occupant comfort and health, system resilience, energy performance, and operational cost reductions. The transition necessitates facility managers to adapt to increased data volumes and new forms of human-machine interaction, thereby necessitating upskilling and reskilling. The project also recognizes the skills shortage in the industry, highlighting the need for efforts from industry leaders, educators, and policymakers to prepare a workforce for the future of facility management.The technical goals of this project aim at addressing the digital transformation challenges within facility management. The first objective is to construct a digital twin ecosystem for a facility, enhancing the role of facility managers by providing them with physical and cognitive assistance. The second objective involves developing a multi-modal user interface to promote effective interaction within the digital ecosystem, allowing communication between occupants, FMs, and other stakeholders. Thirdly, the project will gauge facility managers' readiness to utilize the digital twin technology, intending to refine the technology continuously and identify any barriers to adoption. The final objective is to study the impacts of adopting this technology on facility managers, occupants, and facility owners, incorporating different perspectives to develop comprehensive solutions to the industry's challenges. Additionally, project work with industry leaders and facility managers will identify the necessary training and educational initiatives that can equip the current and future workforce with the skills required to keep pace with digital transformation. Such initiatives will involve curating curricula that are aligned with technological advancements, enhancing existing training programs, and designing new ones to fill the skills gap. Collaboration activities will also seek to inspire and attract diverse talents to the industry, thus fostering a work environment that is ready for the future of digital facility management.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

人类技术领域的工作未来 - 研究：大型（FW-HTF-RL）奖支持研究，以解决工厂管理行业的数字化转型的关键转变，这是对技术和劳动力变化的部门的努力。该行业即将采用先进的信息和通信技术，物联网和大数据范式，旨在使传统运营更加数据驱动以实现组织和国家减少的目标。这些进步针对多种改进，包括居住者舒适和健康，系统弹性，能源绩效和降低运营成本。该过渡需要设施经理适应增加的数据量和新形式的人机相互作用，从而需要提高技能和重新服务。该项目还认识到该行业的技能短缺，强调了行业领导者，教育工作者和决策者为设施管理的未来做准备的努力。该项目的技术目标旨在应对设施管理中的数字化转型挑战。第一个目标是为设施构建一个数字双生态系统，从而通过为设施经理提供身体和认知援助来增强其作用。第二个目标涉及开发多模式用户界面，以促进数字生态系统中的有效交互，从而使乘员，FMS和其他利益相关者之间的沟通。第三，该项目将衡量设施经理准备使用数字双技术，打算连续完善技术并确定采用的任何障碍。最终的目标是研究采用这项技术对设施经理，居住者和设施所有者的影响，融合了不同的观点，以开发针对行业挑战的全面解决方案。此外，与行业领导者和设施经理的项目合作将确定必要的培训和教育计划，这些培训和教育计划可以使当前和未来的员工队伍配备与数字化转型保持同步所需的技能。此类举措将涉及策划与技术进步，增强现有培训计划并设计新课程以填补技能差距的课程。协作活动还将寻求启发和吸引各个行业的人才，从而促进一个为数字设施管理的未来准备的工作环境。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并认为通过基金会的知识分子的智力优点和更广泛的影响来通过评估来获得支持。