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Frontiers of Engineering Management

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Front. Eng    2020, Vol. 7 Issue (3) : 396-403    https://doi.org/10.1007/s42524-019-0039-y
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Integration of VR with BIM to facilitate real-time creation of bill of quantities during the design phase: A proof of concept study
Jordan DAVIDSON1, John FOWLER1, Charalampos PANTAZIS1, Massimo SANNINO1, Jordan WALKER1, Moslem SHEIKHKHOSHKAR2, Farzad Pour RAHIMIAN2()
1. Department of Architecture, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK
2. Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle NE1 8ST, UK
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Abstract

As building practices change, procedures that seemed indispensable at one point can be abandoned for others, one example of which is the bill of quantities (B/Q). Research into the extant literature attributes the declining use of B/Qs to a multitude of reasons, such as its complexity, the potentially long time required to produce it, the growth in popularity of non-traditional procurement systems, and the challenge of using the information within the document in a construction schedule. With these issues in mind, building information modeling (BIM) and virtual reality (VR) are combined and proposed as a potential solution that allows inclusion of the client into the design process. Following a literature review and precedent study, an experiment was carried out using this new process to simulate a client’s design decisions on window and interior furnishings. The choices made by the client using VR automatically updated a B/Q schedule built in Revit and allowed them to have a firm understanding of project costs. Besides giving the client more confidence in a pleasing final outcome, the technology also ensured an up-to-date, accurate, and easily understandable B/Q. The proposed method features great potential savings in cost and time and gives the B/Q a newfound importance in future construction processes. The research case presented in this paper is a stepping stone in exploring new opportunities offered by VR and BIM and how they could improve the reliability and accuracy of traditional procurement within construction, specifically within the B/Q document.

Keywords virtual reality      bill of quantities      BIM      Revit      real-time synchronisation     
Corresponding Author(s): Farzad Pour RAHIMIAN   
Just Accepted Date: 05 May 2019   Online First Date: 18 June 2019    Issue Date: 06 August 2020
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Jordan DAVIDSON,John FOWLER,Charalampos PANTAZIS, et al. Integration of VR with BIM to facilitate real-time creation of bill of quantities during the design phase: A proof of concept study[J]. Front. Eng, 2020, 7(3): 396-403.
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https://academic.hep.com.cn/fem/EN/Y2020/V7/I3/396
Fig.1  Framework of the prototype
Fig.2  Revit model immersed in VR
Fig.3  Sample window schedule
Fig.4  Sample living room furniture schedule
Fig.5  Prototype tests showing changes in furniture
Fig.6  Participant making changes within the VR
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