Can virtual workspaces enhance team communication and collaboration in design review meetings?

Bassanino, May; Fernando, Terrence; Wu, Kuo-Cheng

doi:10.1080/17452007.2013.775102

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“…Earlier work furthermore demonstrated that more introverted persons are more comfortable with the possibility to give feedback individually . In line with that, Bassanino, Fernando, and Wu (2014) conclude that the possibility to evaluate a design proposal on one's own screen provides users privacy, which may encourage clients' willingness and confidence to collaborate with designers. Based on this, we expect that:…”

Section: Participation In Solution-findingsupporting

confidence: 52%

Managing Circular Building Projects

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André Kuipers enjoyed looking out of the windows. On board the International Space Station, he had an unprecedented view of the earth. During his first journey into space, the Dutch astronaut observed "a tiny blue ball, shielded by the atmosphere that looks like a paper-thin, fluorescent layer" (Van Tongerloo, 2018). He also saw how precious our earth is, in particular when he looked at the deep and dark universe surrounding it. "I got a claustrophobic feeling from the view of my own planet. Then I realized: we only have that one blue ball. That is it." Other astronauts have made similar statements about changed perceptions of the planet after seeing it as a whole, free of national frontiers and impressed by its stunning beauty. The experience is so powerful that White (1998) termed it the "overview effect." That helps in realizing that natural resources are limited and action is needed to prevent expiry and all kinds of associated problems. This PhD thesis explores such action for the construction industry. This is no rocket science, but down-to-earth research. I systematically observed, analyzed and documented actual building projects and the issues that demolition and design managers face in reducing, reusing and recycling building materials. The latter had turned out to be no straightforward matter at all, as evidenced by a 'failed' project covered by several Dutch news articles (see e.g. Borren, 2016; Muis, 2016). In 2008, a "flexible and modular" school building was designed to accommodate a gymnasium in Amsterdam for five to ten years. The explicit ambition here was to relocate the building after that period, but in 2016 it was demolished in traditional ways. Deconstructing and rebuilding appeared too complex: the modular system was out of fashion already, a key supplier had gone bankrupt and important (de)constructability knowledge thereby also got lost. I consider such issues as information challenges here. The remarkable story inspired me to study other building projects accordingly. I integrated six studies in which I describe, explain and (sometimes) predict what is going on in those projects from a variety of perspectives (yet none of outer space, unfortunately). The integrated studies thereby provide some guidance for moving towards a circular built environment. Well ahead of his time, Boulding (1966) made a call for "the "spaceman" economy, in which the earth has become a single spaceship, without unlimited reservoirs of anything … and in which, therefore, man must find his place in a cyclical ecological system which is capable of continuous reproduction of material form." The seminal idea of a new economic system resonates today as the "circular economy," which is defined by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (2013) as "an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design." Policy-makers, business leaders and academics, particularly in Europe and China, have popularized the concept of a ii | Preface circular economy as an alternative for our current, wasteful "linear" econo...

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Section: Participation In Solution-findingsupporting

confidence: 52%

Managing Circular Building Projects

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“…Moreover, these studies show the importance of establishing social presence for multiple users involved in collaborative tasks to achieve common goals (Wienrich et al 2018). And while they can be difficult to coordinate, co-located or face-to-face sessions have advantages over remote alternatives for their greater communication channel "bandwidth" (Bassanino et al 2014), in which non-verbal cues and gesture-driven communication are key in mutual engagement as indirect measurements of social presence (Germani et al 2012). The importance of social presence is supported by studies that examine the socio-emotional dimensions of human communication in collaborative problem solving tasks.…”

Section: Vr In Design and Constructionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…pointing, gesturing, moving). This aspect of reviewing design projects in collaborative VR environments can foster more complex group interactions and faster decision-making abilities (Bassanino et al 2014;Sallnäs 2005). At the same time, the informal nature of the observed sessions (i.e.…”

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Becoming familiar: how infrastructure engineers begin to use collaborative virtual reality in their interdisciplinary practice

Nikolic¹,

Maftei²,

Whyte³

2019

ITcon

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The design community has recently shown increased interest in using virtual reality (VR) in project review contexts. While single-user headsets currently attract most VR-related attention, room-like immersive VR environments can help facilitate design team engagement and shared exploration of projects. However, to date relatively little research concerns how large-scale VR environments are used in and adapted for professional practice. To address this gap, we set up a bespoke portable VR display system called 3D-MOVE in a major UK construction office to investigate how project team members used and evaluated collaborative VR processes. Over a three-month period, we conducted ten video-recorded VR sessions to observe how engineering professionals familiarize themselves with VR in order to help inform its deployment in practice. The study results show that emergent discussions about design models and questioning of design-related assumptions dominated all observed sessions, even though they were staged as technology demonstrations; which supports the social aspects of large-scale collaborative VR processes. However, before participants could focus on design review, they had to familiarize themselves with the VR technology and time required to do so varied depending on the complexity of the VR configuration. As the participants engaged with the VR environment, they reflected on their processes, requirements and expectations and provided feedback for improving the VR experience. Articulating this familiarization with collaborative VR can inform its deployment with respect to minimizing the learning curve and any distractions or discomfort associated with its use while maximizing the aspects of value-added collaborative engagement. Additional considerations concerning content, interactivity and logistics emerged as necessary to address before VR technologies can become standard practice.

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“…In essence, implementing BIM in an environment where effective collaboration is absent is "scratching the surface" (Mignone et al, 2016). To address this, investigators have identified a wide range of problems that hinder establishing a collaborative environment in BIMCPs (Bassanino, Fernando and Wu, 2014;Mignone et al, 2016). Of these, Olatunji (2011b) contended that the conventional legal structure on construction projects is a barrier to collaborative attempts in BIMCPs.…”

Section: Collaboration On Bim-enabled Construction Projectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The technical capabilities of BIM in facilitating a collaborative environment has been promoted as a selling point for BIM methodology (Alreshidi, Mourshed and Rezgui, 2016;Liu, van Nederveen and Hertogh, 2016). Gaining the full benefits offered by BIM methodology is contingent upon effective collaboration and coordination of activities in BIMCPs (Alreshidi, Mourshed and Rezgui, 2016;Bassanino, Fernando and Wu, 2014;Volk, Stengel and Schultmann, 2014). In essence, implementing BIM in an environment where effective collaboration is absent is "scratching the surface" (Mignone et al, 2016).…”

Section: Collaboration On Bim-enabled Construction Projectsmentioning

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Where the Gaps Lie: Ten Years of Research into Collaboration on BIM-Enabled Construction Projects

Oraee

Hosseini

Banihashemi

et al. 2017

CEB

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A BIM-enabled Construction Project (BIMCP) refers to a project involving relevant BIM tools to generate, exchange and manage project data between project participants. Success in delivering BIMCPs largely relies on how effective project members collaborate. As a result, collaboration on BIMCP has become a growing field of research while a review of studies on collaboration on BIMCPs is still missing. To address this gap, this paper presents the findings of a systematic review on studies devoted to collaboration on BIMCPs over the past 10 years (2006-2016). To this end, 208 studies published in 12 ICT-oriented journals in the construction context are thoroughly reviewed. The findings bring to light that studies on collaboration on BIMCPs are sporadic, isolated and focus on narrowed, limited and disjointed areas associated with collaboration. The study contributes to the field through highlighting the gaps of the existing literature on the topic. This provides a stepping stone to direct future inquiries that target collaboration on BIMCPs.

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Can virtual workspaces enhance team communication and collaboration in design review meetings?

Cited by 32 publications

References 23 publications

Managing Circular Building Projects

Managing Circular Building Projects

Becoming familiar: how infrastructure engineers begin to use collaborative virtual reality in their interdisciplinary practice

Where the Gaps Lie: Ten Years of Research into Collaboration on BIM-Enabled Construction Projects

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