Given the pre-construction efficiencies released by BIM, it’s easy to lose sight of the huge benefits it can bring to the field. (For a demonstration, type “augmented reality in construction” into YouTube.) And augmented reality is just one of a range of new mobile technologies that are set to take BIM models, previously confined to the office, out to live construction sites. While today’s technology is a mobile version of architectural walk-throughs, tomorrow’s version will be able to pull images and information - such as M&E layouts, or as-yet-unbuilt internal walls - directly from the BIM model. It uses image recognition technology to work out precisely where the user is standing on the site and superimpose computer-generated images on top. This award-winning technology was created by games developer Inition to help reassure Costain’s client, Network Rail, that the planned structures will not impede its daily activities. Walk around site and the on-screen computer model updates in real-time, perfectly synchronised with the reality behind it. But hold up an iPad running main contractor Costain’s specially-developed augmented reality software and you will be able to see the soon-to-be-erected site hoardings and other temporary works on the screen, superimposed onto the camera view, as if they were real physical objects in front of you. There’s not much building work to see, or indeed any new structures on site - principal works won’t begin until 2013. If you’re looking for an inspiring vision of the future of UK construction, pay a visit to the London Bridge Redevelopment Project in central London. BIM is already gaining wider acceptance, but now contractors are beginning to see the benefits of using it with tablet devices in the field.
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