Virtual Design and Construction in civil engineering projects: An analysis and guideline to the application of the iRoom at Royal HaskoningDHV

This thesis examines the application of Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) in civil engineering projects. VDV is a method which makes use of the multi-screen iRoom to allow stakeholders simultaneously describe, present and evaluate projects on product, organisation and process perspectives (Kunz and Fischer 2012). This thesis addresses the problem on how the application of VDC can achieve a shared understanding with problem owners in civil engineering projects to manage organisational complexity. Through observations on the application of VDC and interviews with the participants the added value of the method is regarded. The thesis shows that the application of VDC provides added value in the development of civil engineering projects. Through actively involving problem owners in the iRoom their understanding and perception of the design task is enlarged. However, the method can further develop by providing more guidance in the application for individual project managers. The iRoom is in particular useful in design tasks were a mutual agreement between problem owners is needed on spatial design issues. The extensive use of visualisations and metrics in the iRoom contribute to this.

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Virtual Design and Construction
iRoom
Collaborative Engineering
Systems Engineering

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