Building Restoration Operations Optimization Model Beta Version 1.0
The Building Restoration Operations Optimization Model (BROOM), developed by Sandia National Laboratories, is a software product designed to aid in the restoration of large facilities contaminated by a biological material. BROOMs integrated data collection, data management, and visualization software improves the efficiency of cleanup operations, minimizes facility downtime, and provides a transparent basis for reopening the facility. Secure remote access to building floor plans Floor plan drawings and knowledge of the HVAC system are critical to the design and implementation of effective sampling plans. In large facilities, access to these data may be complicated by the sheer abundance and disorganized state they are often stored in. BROOM avoids potentially costly delays by providing a means of organizing and storing mechanical and floor plan drawings in a secure remote database that is easily accessed. Sampling design tools BROOM provides an array of tools to answer the question of where to sample and how many samples to take. In addition to simple judgmental and random sampling plans, the software includes two sophisticated methods of adaptively developing a sampling strategy. Both tools strive to choose sampling locations that best satisfy a specified objective (i.e. minimizing kriging variance) but use numerically different strategies to do so. Surface samples are collected early in the restoration process to characterize the extent of contamination and then again later to verify that the facility is safe to reenter. BROOM supports sample collection using a ruggedized PDA equipped with a barcode scanner and laser range finder. The PDA displays building floor drawings, sampling plans, and electronic forms for data entry. Barcodes are placed on sample containers for the purpose of tracking the specimen and linking acquisition data (i.e. location, surface type, texture) to laboratory results. Sample location is determined by activating the integrated laser range finder which uses the PDA drawings to accurately measure position relative to nearby walls or other interior structures. The PDA and desktop application exchange information over a secure wireless network, Through this network, the progress of sampling activities may be monitored in real-time. PDA-acquired data is ultimately transferred over the network to the desktop where it is stored permanently in the project database. Once in the database, the data may be viewed, analyzed, or reported from the desktop. Mapping A picture is worth a thousand words. BROOM includes both inverse distance and kriging interpolation algorithms which are used to generate continuous contamination maps and display underlying confidence. Such maps greatly assist in interpreting discrete sample data and communicating results to others. Data Management The BROOM database provides a streamlined means of storing. retrieving, viewing, and analyzing the various data associated with recovery operations. Critical floor plan drawings and other pertinent images may be organized and stored in the database before an event occurs. History indicates that thousands of samples will need to be collected and analyzed by contractors, laboratories, government agencies. and other stakeholders. The BROOM database provides a secure, easy to use plafform, where these data may be centrally stored and shared among all concerned parties.
- Short Name / Acronym:
- BROOM Beta V1.0; 001746IBMPC01
- Site Accession Number:
- Beta V1.0
- Version:
- 01
- Programming Language(s):
- Medium: X; OS: Windows; Compatibility: PC
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DHS
- Contributing Organization:
- James Ramsey, John Brockmann, Richard Griffith, Sean McKenna, Marvin Larsen, Mark Tucker, Patrick Finley, Brad Melton, Chad Peyton
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 1231023
- Country of Origin:
- United States
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