Three Ways VR is Changing Construction

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Virtual reality (VR) is a big thing in consumer gaming and entertainment, but at Suffolk, the technology is quickly becoming an invaluable construction planning tool.

Erin Khan, the company’s construction solutions director who is based out of its Los Angeles office, gave Bluebeam insight into how the Boston-based company is using technology to transform the way it plans and executes construction projects.

The headliner of Bluebeam’s January 2020 L.A. office tour was the Suffolk Smart Lab, which was recently renamed to “CoLab” as part of what the company says is its commitment to “continuously reinvent the space to accommodate clients’ current and future needs.”

The CoLab includes a nine-screen intelligent “data wall,” a rotating live feed showcasing the company’s various jobsites, as well as a fully interactive “huddle wall” where employees scope out project details.

Included as part of Suffolk’s CoLab is a VR studio that allows the company to use the burgeoning technology in its construction planning operations.
When you walk into the VR studio, a wall-sized projection shines on the room’s left-hand wall. In front of it sits a chair and an HTC Vive VR Headset and two hand-held controllers.

Once users put on the headset and pick up the controllers, they are now fully immersed in a number of virtual environments at Suffolk’s choosing, from mockups of specific jobsites to realistic-looking interiors. “I'm able to see everything that you're seeing on the screen and it feels like I'm actually in the room itself,” Khan said upon putting on the headset during Bluebeam’s visit.

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