Graduate Student BIM Research Proposals University of Southern Mississippi School of Construction School of Computing

Students and Projects Daniel, James & Corey – Immersive BIM Lacey Duckworth – BIM and Code Compliance Cara Percey – BIM and Construction Management Isaiah Williams – BIM and Tele-Engineering

Open Source Immersive BIM Environment Team James Ross, Daniel Comeaux M.S. Computer Science students Sample Projects

Immersive BIM Objective To give the user a realistic experience in a virtual environment. Create ability to interact with BIM objects in the environment as well a pull up information about the object being touched. Pictures – mockups – other examples

Immersive BIM Milestones

1.) Successfully incorporate a simple model into the virtual reality environment 2.) Interact with the model by opening doors and clicking on the walls for their information 3.) Integrate the VR Goggles into the VR environment and be able to move through it. 4.) Display the information about the exterior and interior walls as a hud. 5.)Fully import a BIM wall into the environment as well as the information about it. 6.) Import an actual BIM into the virtual environment and have ability to examine components of model for information.

Immersive BIM Tools Needed Screens and glasses Open Source VR Technology

Potential Benefits of Immersive BIM Virtually exploring a BIM Having the ability to interact with a BIM Will lead to more projects in BIM  Exp. RFID providing filtered BIM information for soldiers  Visual Confirmation of BIM accuracy Will help us continue in our efforts in receiving a Phd in Computational Science

Fostering Construction Management Implementation of BIM at Engineering Research Development Centers Cara Percy  Bs. Architectural Engineering Technology  Current Masters Student, Construction Management Sample Work Capstone ProjectModeling & Animation

Fostering Construction Management Implementation of BIM Curriculum to help ERDC’s roll-out the wider use of BIM  Focusing on the implementation in Construction Management Time Management Cost Management Quality Management Safety Management

Fostering Construction Management Implementation of BIM Manual Workshops  At regional meetings Webpage

Potential Benefits of Implementation of BIM in Construction Management Reduce Time  Fewer RFI’s  Field Coordination Reduce Cost  Increase Return  Productivity Improvement Improve Quality Control  Improved accuracy Overall Increased Clarity

Retrieving BIM Information on the Battlefield Cory Berry Currently Masters student in Computer Science Sample Projects

Retrieving BIM Information on the Battlefield Help soldiers retrieve BIM information “on-the- fly” through Heads Up Displays [HUD] Use RFID and Soldier’s heading to calculate position in the building Retrieve information with voice or eye movement commands.

Retrieving BIM Information on the Battlefield Approach RFID proximity inside building

Potential Benefits of Retrieving BIM Information on the Battlefield Advanced Battlefield knowledge and command Future warfighter

Virtual BIM Code Compliance Lacey Duckworth Currently PHD student in Computer Science Sample Projects

Virtual BIM Code Compliance Objectives Tool to compare BIM models against standard code specifications Lists problems found Virtual walk-through of BIM models with pop- ups of properties and relevant codes.

Virtual BIM Code Compliance Approach Import BIM models into VR Object Oriented external compliance engine Create pop-up and compliance list in VR

Potential Benefits of Virtual BIM Code Compliance Better code compliance in advance of construction Saved money through fewer errors

BIM Tele-Engineering Isaiah Williams Currently Master’s student in Computer Science Sample Projects

BIM Tele-Engineering Objectives Allow engineers world-wide to include walk- through and annotate VR BIM models in regular teleconferences

BIM Tele-Engineering Approach Survey and understand current ACE teleconference methodology Add functionality to allow BIM models to be loaded, viewed and changed in teleconference

Potential Benefits of BIM Tele-Engineering Less travel

Interactive 5D BIM Lewis Jones Currently PHD student in Computer Science Sample Projects

Virtual BIM Code Compliance Objectives Tool to compare BIM models against standard code specifications Lists problems found Virtual walk-through of BIM models with pop- ups of properties and relevant codes.

Virtual BIM Code Compliance Approach Import BIM models into VR Object Oriented external compliance engine Create pop-up and compliance list in VR

Potential Benefits of Virtual BIM Code Compliance Better code compliance in advance of construction Saved money through fewer errors