ITECH1100 Understanding the Digital Revolution: VR in Construction

This report examines the potential impacts of virtual reality (VR) on the building and construction industry, highlighting its capacity to bring about disruptive changes. It discusses how VR can revolutionize risk assessment by enabling virtual walkthroughs during the design phase, allowing for early identification and correction of potential issues. Furthermore, VR can be used for training building occupants in emergency evacuation scenarios, enhancing preparedness. The technology also fosters collaboration among construction professionals by facilitating virtual meetings and improving understanding between contractors and clients, ultimately reducing errors and misunderstandings. Additional benefits include better preparation for construction projects, insights into building usage, and system monitoring. This ITECH1100 report, contributed by a student and available on Desklib, offers a glimpse into the future of construction with VR.

POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF
VIRTUAL REALITY IN
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Presented by: [Student]

VIRTUAL REALITY IN BUILDING
INDUSTRY
Virtual reality technology have shown the potential to
cause disruptive changes in the building and construction
industry.
While it has been slow to implement the use of the
technology, it offer a paramount benefits that could
provide great impacts in the building and construction
industry. This video show a few fundamental impacts that
can be experienced in the industry.

HOW CAN VR CHANGE BUILDING
INDUSTRY?
• The virtual reality can cause changes in the building and
construction industry in various ways.
• The following include ways this technology can change
building industry.

Risk assessment
One of the most important way is by enabling
performance of risk assessment in the design phase.
Virtual reality technology enables a walk through space in
a virtual environment.
This could consequently help in identification of the areas
that may need improvement in the early stages of the
design when the changes can be adjusted.

Training building occupants
This technology can be utilized even in the late design
stages and after completion of the project, its capability
for simulating evacuation in emergency scenarios can be
utilized in these stages to train the building occupants in a
virtual setting thus helping them to prepare for any
emergency.

Enabling collaboration
Another way by which virtual technology may cause
change in the building industry is by enhancing
collaborative virtual reality experience.
Construction industry usually involves a team of
professionals. And it is essential to have a stable way of
communication for the best results.

Used in discussions to reduce
errors
o In contractor’s view, the virtual reality provides an
efficient way of discussing any pressing issue disregarding
the physical location of the team members.
o This is in the sense that the contractors or construction
managers can have a virtual meeting and see each other’s
virtual reality representation.

Used in discussions to reduce
errors
• Client’s perspective on the other hand show that the
technology can be used in establishing a better
understanding between contractors and the clients.
• Virtual reality can provide the clients with an opportunity
to reconsider their needs or make changes at the planning
phase.
• An effective collaboration between all of the engaged
parties reduces the chances of errors or
misunderstandings during in the project.

IN CONCLUSION
• As it can be seen, virtual reality guarantees overreaching
impacts in the building industry.
• The discussed changes are a just but a few among the
multitudinous changes. Other changes which are essential
to note include:
 Enabling a better preparation for construction project,
 Gaining insights on how building occupants plan to use the
building
 And in system monitoring among others.