Construction Equipment

MARCH 14, 2019

That’s a major reason why Ditch Witch has introduced what they say is an industry-first Virtual Reality (VR) Simulator to… More than 50 percent of reported underground utility damages are the result of insufficient excavation practices, according to Common Ground Alliance’s 2017 "Dirt Report."

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Pro Builder

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

How One Lumber Store Is Creating an Immersive Virtual Reality Design Experience. An Ohio lumber retailer is building a virtual reality studio that will allow homebuyers to tour mockup floor plans before their home is built. Tue, 09/06/2022 - 09:46.

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Construction Specifier

JUNE 4, 2020

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology allow for the visualization of unbuilt information as full-scale occupiable environments, providing previously unavailable insight to designers, clients, and other stakeholders. The post Virtual reality as a tool for sustainable design appeared first on Construction Specifier.

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Construction Equipment

JULY 13, 2018

The American Society of Safety Professionals is making it safer to learn best practices through a virtual reality application of fall protection training. The new app allows workers to train in settings that mirror actual environments without the dangers that come with high-risk tasks.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

This post continues the discussion, focusing on Virtual Reality (VR) and Computer Aided Virtual Environments (CAVE). Video: The SmartRealty application VR “is a computer technology that uses virtual realty headsets– sometimes […].

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Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 15, 2013

Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; president and CEO: Kunio Noji) have installed a four-screen virtual reality system at Komatsu's Ibaraki Plant (Hitachinaka-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture) for the design and development of construction equipment. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; president: Ryutaro Ishimoto) and Komatsu Ltd.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Construction pros from Rudolph & Sletten, Jacobs and Boulder Associates discussed the use cases for virtual reality at the Design-Build Conference & Expo earlier this month.

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Construction Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

“The reality of the VR simulators is utterly awesome,” said Tim Whiteman of IPAF. "Two years ago no one was even thinking about the use of VR in training and now there is equipment. that makes you feel as though you're in the machine."

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ENR Construction

MARCH 22, 2018

As virtual reality technologies continue to evolve, construction trade unions are showing interest in incorporating them into apprenticeship training.

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ENR Construction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Compared to traditional desktop-based review methods, construction novices with less than three years of experience in the industry were able to double their ability to spot design errors in a 3D model using an immersive virtual reality interface, according to a new study released by the Construction Industry Institute at its annual conference in San (..)

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ENR Construction

OCTOBER 17, 2017

When designing virtual-reality training programs for equipment operators, Serious Labs works to simulate as much of the real-life experience as possible.

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BD+C

MARCH 6, 2014

With the use of the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift , fans of the show can now explore a virtual 3D model of the iconic New York residence. After two months of taking screen captures and coding, Web designer Greg Miller has re-created a place intimately familiar to many Americans: Jerry Seinfeld''s sitcom apartment.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 5, 2017

While thinking up new workflows for designing mechanical systems, Amanda Comunale is making sure that her team members are spending enough time in virtual reality.

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BD+C

MAY 17, 2016

If you aren’t careful, the illusion created by a virtual reality headset can be broken pretty quickly.

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BD+C

JANUARY 13, 2017

When it comes to the current state of virtual reality, you can easily go online and read innumerable articles expounding on the topic: Are virtual reality’s uses best suited for gaming, or something else? Can VR be the key to creating real empathy between people? .

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BD+C

AUGUST 3, 2017

While virtual reality has been around for nearly 30 years, only recently have we been able to seamlessly and cost-effectively translate it to real value for our clients. For SMMA, an important part of our "day to day" is the investigation of emerging technologies and how they might be able to help us as designers.

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Construction Dive

JULY 18, 2018

The VR Fall Protection Experience app mirrors high-risk construction environments and has users identify fall hazards before creating a protection system.

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BD+C

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

PocketCake is working with some of the nation''s top architectural and engineering companies, converting their 3D models into stunning virtual reality simulations using the Oculus Rift. PocketCake''s simulations offer first-person interaction from the comfort of a laptop. You are in the driver''s seat. Body Image: read more.

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Lets Build

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Finding it a bit hard to believe huh? Yeah, finally VR is here for the construction industry, too. These are not just ideas or possibilities, companies have begun implementing VR in construction and have been saving some real money and time. Implementation of VR apart from being a cost-effective tool has proven to be effective.

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ENR Construction

DECEMBER 29, 2022

If you're interested in using VR to train employees, there a few things you should know about this time-saving technology.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

APRIL 14, 2016

Colin Donohue of Root Deeper Marketing has drawn my attention to the possible emerging new market in building “virtual reality rooms” as the VR technology advances to the stage that it will become a commonly available resource.

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BD+C

JUNE 16, 2023

0 dbarista Fri, 06/16/2023 - 14:36 Virtual Reality With the aid of virtual reality and 3D visualization technologies, designers, consultants, and their clients can envision a place as though the project were in a later stage. In reality, work has yet to begin. Can a VR-enabled AEC Firm transform building projects?

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 19, 2016

Virtual Reality has resulted in significant sales increases for builders applying the technology, says Event Dev president David Payne (Image from inventdev.com website). Finland-based Aarni Heiskanen poses the question in his AEC Business eletter: “Is VR (Virtual Reality) finally feasible?

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BD+C

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

As schools are working to develop new curricula to prepare students for a future dominated by technology, architects must also prepare education clients for a new future—one where they can explore their building designs in a fully immersive way.

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Construction Dive

MARCH 18, 2020

Businesses are adapting to shifting consumer expectations, an evolution that puts further pressure on the demand for engineers in leading spaces.

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BD+C

MARCH 6, 2014

With the use of the virtual reality headset Oculus Rift , fans of the show can now explore an online version of the iconic New York residence. After two months of taking screencaps and coding, Greg Miller has re-created a place intimately familiar to many Americans: Jerry Seinfeld''s apartment. Body Image: read more. Designers'

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ENR Construction

APRIL 29, 2020

Trying to keep projects moving during a viral pandemic and partial construction freeze is no small task, and project teams are finding new ways to keep things on schedule when site visits and office meetings are no longer viable.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 21, 2021

The pandemic kept Robins & Morton and Carilion Roanoke Hospital from using physical mock-ups of patient and operating rooms for a $300-million expansion, but VIATechnik's hyper-real VR mock-ups kept the project on track and doctors, nurses and other staff could view them in Unreal Engine on a VR headset.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 22, 2021

Precautions and vaccines enable return to pre-pandemic existence, to some degree, but industry participants see virus workplace adaptations as long needed and here to stay.

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ENR Construction

APRIL 5, 2017

While thinking up new workflows for designing mechanical systems, Amanda Comunale is making sure that her team members are spending enough time in virtual reality.

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Lets Build

JULY 2, 2018

Augmented reality is unlike virtual reality that can only replace the real world through a simulated environment. Instead, it creates and enhances exact replicas of the real world for a better view of the entire project through virtual reality models.

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Construction Marketing Ideas

JULY 6, 2016

Onefire.com provides augmented and virtual reality services for the construction industry. Onefire.com suggests it can provide augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR) marketing services for the construction industry and has provided a test example of a AR image that viewers should be able to view on their smartphones.

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Business Facilities

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The unique job-training initiative uses virtual reality simulation to train and certify employees on critical, in-demand skills. Read: AIDT, Hyundai Team Up For Revolutionary Job Training at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 26, 2017

From remote-controlled machinery to augmented and virtual reality, construction business owners are leveraging technology in new ways to increase efficiency, reduce costs and make smarter decisions. The modern jobsite is rapidly changing.

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Lets Build

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Virtual reality is here with a bang, and it’s influencing every sector in its wake. Early adopters like gaming and entertainment have been significantly transformed by the groundbreaking technology and are serving up immersive experiences like never before.

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ENR Construction

MARCH 24, 2022

Purchase terms for The Wild, a technology firm with an immersive virtual/extended reality environment for industry professionals and a dedicated virtual meetings tool, were not disclosed.

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Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 3, 2017

With augmented and virtual reality, drones and a host of other tech solutions becoming synonymous with the modern construction landscape, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with options.

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