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Carlsson, V (2017) SME contractors on the stage for energy renovations? A dramaturgical perspective on SME contractors’ roles and interactions with house owners, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Ekström, D (2019) Integrated structural and construction engineering: a study of project team performance in Swedish bridge design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Farahani, A (2019) A systematic approach to strategic maintenance and renovation planning in multifamily buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Frödell, M (2014) Organisation of purchasing and buyer-supplier relationships in large construction companies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Gluch, P (2005) Building green: perspectives on environmental mangagement in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Harryson, P (2008) Industrial bridge engineering: structural developments for more efficient bridge construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Johansson, M (2016) From BIM to VR – the design and development of BIMXplorer, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: education; virtual reality; building design; building information model; communication; design science; visualization; architects; designer
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2402508405
- Abstract:
The architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries are currently undergoing a change from a drawing-based form of information exchange to a model-based. Using the concept of Building Information Models (BIM), the content produced by architects and designers has evolved from traditional 2D-drawings to object-oriented 3D-models embedded with information to describe any building in detail. This, in turn, has opened up new possibilities of using real-time visualization and Virtual Reality (VR) as a tool for communication and understanding during the design process. However, as primarily created to describe a complete building in detail, many 3D dataset extracted from BIMs are too large and complex in order to be directly used as real-time visualization models. Because of this, it is still difficult to integrate VR and real-time visualizations as a commonly used tool during the design process. The recent introduction of a new generation of Head-Mounted Displays (HMD) has also made the situation even more challenging. Although these new types of VR devices offer huge potential in terms of realism, sense of scale and overall suitability for design and decision-making tasks, they are also far more demanding when it comes to real-time rendering performance.In order to address the current situation this thesis contributes with the design and evaluation of a new software application that provides a simple interface from BIM to VR. Following a design science research approach this application has been developed in order to fulfil a set of requirements that has been identified as important in order for VR and real-time visualization to become an everyday used tool for design and communication during the building design process. Along that path, three new technical solutions have been developed:-An efficient cells- and portals culling system automatically realized from BIM-data.-An efficient approach for integrating occlusion culling and hardware-accelerated geometry instancing.-An efficient single-pass stereo rendering technique.The final system – BIMXplorer – has been evaluated using several BIMs received from real-world projects. Regarding rendering performance, navigation interface and the ability to support fast design iterations, it has been shown to have all the needed properties in order to function well in practice. To some extent this can also be considered formally validated, as the system is already in active use within both industry and education.
Kadefors, A (1997) Beställar-entreprenörrelationer i byggandet: Samarbete, konflikt och social påverkan (Client-contractor relationships in building projects: Co-operation, conflict and social influence), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Löwstedt, M (2015) Strategizing in construction: Exploring practices and paradoxes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Miedema, E (2020) Health-promotive building design: Exploring perspectives on building design for health promotion in healthcare settings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Roupé, M (2013) Development and implementations of virtual reality for decision-making in urban planning and building design, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Sandberg, R (2021) Illusions of freedom: Practice and contradictions in the work of construction site managers, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Sezer, A A (2016) Construction performance measurement: Site managers in refurbishment projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Siebken Schultz, C (2012) Construction production failure in a structural perspective: A study of reactive and proactive problem-solving practices, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Sporrong, J (2014) Selecting architectural and engineering consultants: Municipal practices in Sweden, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Tengberg, C S (2022) A design-build contractor risk assessment framework for new technical solutions in the construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Thodelius, C (2018) Rethinking injury events: Explorations in spatial aspects and situational prevention strategies, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Troje, D (2020) Constructing social procurement: An institutional perspective on working with employment requirements, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.
Urup, L (2016) Integrated design-build management: studying institutional processes to understand project coordination & performance, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Chalmers University of Technology.