Based in Northern Ireland, Kane, is a leading mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) contractor that specializes in public health, prefabrication and fit-out projects. Kane delivers projects within the residential, hospitality, education, commercial and healthcare sectors.UsingProspect by IrisVR,Kane coordinated and visualized one of their most unique projects—Claridge’s Hotel, London. The team completed a full MEP installation including design and prefabrication of a £12 million energy center 5 floors below ground level.

Schnabel Engineering, Glen Allen, VA, is a specialty civil engineering consultant that specializes in geotechnical, dams and levees, and tunnel engineering services. This $90M+/year firm focuses on using technology in innovative ways to increase efficiency, reduce risk, and enhance the client experience.

We are thrilled to announce that IrisVR is joining forces with Autodesk. It wasn’t that long ago that IrisVR joined The Wild, united by a shared vision of providing immersive collaboration tools to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry to drive efficiency and deliver value to our users.

This is the fourth and final post in a series about tech-enabled pre-occupancy evaluations, which are opening up a new world of possibilities for AEC. To read more from this series, see our previous 3 posts on how pre-occupancy evaluations can drive higher quality project delivery, reduce waste and rework, and take internal design processes to the next level.

Costly Coordination Errors Demand a Digital Transformation

On average, construction job site errors waste $1 trillion each year. Trying to interpret final 2D construction documents on site of increasingly complex  Revit or Navisworks models leads to an abundance of errors, costly rework, and delays.

“Within five minutes [of using VR], we caught what could have been a $20K error.”

-Edward Hodge, Creative Director, BRC

Summary

When Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation tapped BRC Imagination Arts to create an emotional centerpiece experience for their newest exhibition, Driven to Win: Racing in America presented by General Motors, the central challenge was delivering on a short, nine-month timeline. Using Prospect by IrisVR, the BRC team was not only able to streamline its design and review process, but also design key aspects of the custom-built theater, like the emotional look and feel and the ergonomics of the space. VR was a crucial tool that helped BRC craft an immersive brand experience on a very tight turnaround.

This is the third post in a series about tech-enabled pre-occupancy evaluations, opening up a new world of possibilities for AEC. To read more from this series, see our post on how VR-Enabled pre-occupancy evaluations drive higher quality project delivery and reduce waste and rework. 

Effective Internal Collaboration is Critical to Lean Construction

With narrow margins, competitive bidding processes, rising environmental and sustainability concerns, and corporate accountability now on center stage, lean construction practices have become downright necessary. Efficient communication and coordination help projects stay on time and on budget - but, in the AEC industry, where some parties are more resistant to change, minimizing barriers is important.