Virtual design and construction: innovation process and diffusion in Finnish construction business

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ville Matinaro ◽  
Yang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Process ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
And Diffusion ◽  
Design And Construction

Construction productivity assessment on Brock Commons Tallwood House

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Kasbar ◽  
Sheryl Staub-French ◽  
Angelique Pilon ◽  
Erik Poirier ◽  
Zahra Teshnizi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Innovation Process ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Construction Productivity ◽  
Mass Timber ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Design And Construction

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to improve the understanding of the impact of mass timber construction methods on construction performance through the successful delivery of the first-of-a-kind tall wood building, Brock Commons Tallwood House (Tallwood House). This paper is one of a set of papers examining the project; companion papers describe innovations used during the mass timber design and construction processes. Design/methodology/approach A mixed-method, longitudinal case study approach was used in this research project to investigate and document the Tallwood House project. Quantitative data were collected to perform the following analysis: hook time, the variability of productivity and schedule reliability. Members of the research team observed construction progress, meetings and decision-making, conducted periodic interviews and reviewed project artifacts. Findings The research presented in this paper is the culmination of a longitudinal study aimed at studying the innovation process on a project where radical innovations of structural systems were developed. Prefabrication, combined with the use of a virtual design and construction (VDC) model for planning and fabrication and early collaboration with trades, construction managers and consultants, increased the labor productivity of the on-site erection of the mass timber structural components and envelope panels and expedited the construction schedule. Originality/value This paper details an in-depth investigation into the construction productivity for a unique building project and lessons learned. The case study chosen is the construction of Tallwood House at the University of British Columbia. Tallwood House was the tallest mass-timber hybrid building in the world at the time of its construction.

A Cast Study to Investigate an Affordable Cloud-based Server for Worksharing to Benefit Academia & Small Businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
pp. 39-46
Author(s):  
Prof. Swarnali Ghosh Dastider ◽  
Luis Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Local Area Network ◽  
Cloud Services ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Wide Area Network ◽  
Digital Models ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Design And Construction

Real-time collaboration of multiple digital models is vital for successful construction projects using Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) or Building Information Modeling (BIM). Real-time collaboration allows users to workshare within a multidisciplinary team to co-author multiple smart digital models for better efficiency. This can be done in two ways, either using a physical server (Local Area Network/LAN server) or cloud-based server (Wide Area Network/WAN server). Such cloud-based servers are A360, C4R, Collaboration for Revit, or BIM360Design collaborate, etc. However, above-mentioned cloud services come at a significant price, making it challenging for academia and small businesses to perform real-time collaboration using BIM/VDC models. To find an affordable alternative, an attempt was made as part of the Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) course offered by the Construction Science and Management Department (CSM). For this case study, a popular and free (Google) cloud server was tested as a WAN server to host four multidisciplinary collaborative VDC central models for five users across five different geographic locations and time zones. The study rendered successful results to establish a real-time collaborative workshare environment; hence, can significantly benefit academia and small business.

Applications of Virtual Design and Construction in the Building Industry

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-134
Author(s):  
K. Beucke ◽  
B. Bürklin ◽  
J. Hanff ◽  
D. Schaper
Keyword(s):  
Building Industry ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Design And Construction

Exploring the Role of Open Innovation Intermediaries

2020 ◽  
pp. 1386-1402
Author(s):  
Pierre-Jean Barlatier ◽  
Eleni Giannopoulou ◽  
Julien Pénin
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Innovation Intermediaries ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
And Diffusion

In the era of open innovation, companies that want to innovate can no more remain isolated, they have to interact and collaborate with diverse actors of the innovation process. The rise of open innovation practices resulted in an increase of intermediaries for innovation. This chapter aims to better understand why innovative companies use the services of such intermediaries. Two distinct types of open innovation intermediaries have been identified, whose roles are significantly different; while the first type help companies to reduce transaction costs related to open innovation, the second type may be implicated directly in the creation, transfer and diffusion of knowledge. This chapter illustrates both roles in the case of public research valorization and distinguish clearly “Technology Transfer Organizations” (TTOs), whose role is to reduce transaction costs related to technology transfer from “Research and Technology Organizations” (RTOs) that are actively involved in knowledge creation and transfer processes.

scholarly journals O USO DO VDC SCORECARD NA VALIDAÇÃO DE MÉTODOS PARA ANÁLISE DE DESEMPENHO DA GESTÃO DO PROCESSO DE PROJETO NO CENÁRIO BRASILEIRO

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Saulo Almeida dos Santos Britto ◽  
Sergio Scheer ◽  
Calvin Kam ◽  
Martin Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Building Information Modeling ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Virtual Design ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Design And Construction

<p class="Resumo">A implementação de tecnologias da informação na construção civil, como <em>Virtual Design and Construction</em> / <em>Building Information Modeling</em> (VDC/BIM) representam uma nova perspectiva para melhores práticas na AECO (Arquitetura; Engenharia; Construção; Operação). Contudo, no cenário brasileiro, estas práticas carecem de métodos para medição e análise de desempenho processual da informação na gestão do processo de projeto, demonstrando a deficiência da documentação de critérios e seleção de indicadores que contribuam para melhoria do setor da construção civil. Trata-se de uma pesquisa descritiva sobre a exploração do método <em>VDC Scorecard</em> e a adaptação à realidade brasileira, tendo por base pesquisa bibliográfica e documental existentes em bases de dados internacionais e nacionais explorando os seguintes aspectos: benefícios registrados; dificuldades na implementação; boas práticas na gestão do projeto. A pesquisa valida a importância dos métodos de desempenho que se adequem ao contexto nacional, viabilizando a integração e controle da informação entre agentes envolvidos num modelo colaborativo de edificação virtual e apropriação de dados por meio dos modelos de desempenho configurados através da análise contínua dos processos, da organização e do produto. Esta apropriação possibilita a documentação de um banco de dados de práticas eficientes para gestão de processos de projeto configurando o desempenho do modelo.</p>

Building a project ontology with extreme collaboration and virtual design and construction

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Bicharra Garcia ◽  
John Kunz ◽  
Martin Ekstrom ◽  
Arto Kiviniemi
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Design ◽  
Design And Construction

Exploring the Role of Open Innovation Intermediaries

Crowdsourcing ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 632-648
Author(s):  
Pierre-Jean Barlatier ◽  
Eleni Giannopoulou ◽  
Julien Pénin
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Transaction Costs ◽  
Open Innovation ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Public Research ◽  
Innovation Intermediaries ◽  
Diffusion Of Knowledge ◽  
Innovation Practices ◽  
And Diffusion

In the era of open innovation, companies that want to innovate can no more remain isolated, they have to interact and collaborate with diverse actors of the innovation process. The rise of open innovation practices resulted in an increase of intermediaries for innovation. This chapter aims to better understand why innovative companies use the services of such intermediaries. Two distinct types of open innovation intermediaries have been identified, whose roles are significantly different; while the first type help companies to reduce transaction costs related to open innovation, the second type may be implicated directly in the creation, transfer and diffusion of knowledge. This chapter illustrates both roles in the case of public research valorization and distinguish clearly “Technology Transfer Organizations” (TTOs), whose role is to reduce transaction costs related to technology transfer from “Research and Technology Organizations” (RTOs) that are actively involved in knowledge creation and transfer processes.

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