VR isn’t just for design review in architecture. It can integrate other data for better decision making. Kelsey Stein explains.
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Automating Data Transfer with Forge (video: 1:56 min.)
These videos were recorded on-site at Autodesk University.
Virtual reality was initially used in architecture primarily for richer design review—enabling clients and other stakeholders to experience building designs in immersive ways before they were built. The team at Skanska is going a step further, using VR to integrate schedule, cost, and construction sequencing information into the virtual experience, so that people can intuitively understand not only the finished product, but also the process used to get there. Kelsey Stein discusses how Skanska’s processes enable collaborators and stakeholders to anticipate problems, mitigate risks, and make better decisions as they design and build.
About the speaker
Kelsey Stein is preconstruction technology manager at Skanska, where she specializes in BIM, VDC, and AR/VR services. She has over 12 years of industry experience in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Prior to joining Skanska, she worked on large-scale sports architecture facilities as an architectural designer for Populous. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Drury University with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and has a master’s degree in International Construction Management from the University of Florida.
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