Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the most appropriate system for this scenario. BIM is a collaborative process that uses an intelligent, 3D model-based approach to give Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) professionals the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings. For a large, complex university project involving a joint venture between a designer and an engineering firm, BIM provides a shared digital representation of the facility. This central model allows for seamless integration and coordination of information from all disciplines, significantly reducing conflicts, improving communication, and ensuring all project data is consistent and reliable throughout the project lifecycle.

A. Facility condition index (FCI) is a metric used in facilities management to assess the physical condition of a building; it is not a design or drawing system.

C. Project life cycle management (PLM) is a broad strategic concept for managing a product's entire lifecycle, more common in manufacturing, not a specific drawing system for AEC projects.

D. Virtual design and construction (VDC) is a management process or methodology that utilizes BIM models for project management; it is not the drawing system itself.

1. National Institute of Building Sciences. (2015). National BIM Standard-United States® Version 3. Chapter 2.3

BIM Definition. "Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. A BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle..."

2. Azhar

S. (2011). Building Information Modeling (BIM): Trends

Benefits

Risks

and Challenges for the AEC Industry. Leadership and Management in Engineering

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241-252. Section: "Benefits of BIM

" p. 244. The paper explicitly lists "Improved coordination of construction documents" as a primary benefit of BIM implementation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)LM.1943-5630.0000127LM.1943-5630.0000127)

3. Kunz

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& Fischer

M. (2012). Virtual Design and Construction: Themes

Case Studies and Implementation Suggestions. Stanford University Center for Integrated Facility Engineering (CIFE). Working Paper #097

p. 4. This paper defines VDC as a management method for project delivery

clarifying that BIM is a technology/tool used within the VDC process

not the process itself.

4. Cornell University

Facilities and Campus Services. (n.d.). Facility Condition Assessment. "The Facility Condition Index (FCI) is a standard benchmark to indicate the general condition of a building. It is the ratio of the cost of deferred maintenance to the cost of the current replacement value of a facility." This source defines FCI as an assessment metric

distinct from a design coordination system.