AR and VR in the construction industry

XR creative is an augmented and virtual reality enterprise providing AR, VR solutions to all businesses and industries across the world. We have worked with many construction companies and architects from across the world and within India. After our collaboration with them, we have come to understand about the practical difficulties faced by the construction industry. Hence, we provide novel and cost effective AR,VR solutions for all construction companies and help the companies in cutting costs, saving time and increasing the efficiency at work.

Use cases of augmented reality in construction industry

Most construction companies use augmented reality in project planning. Combining 3D modeling software and BIM (Building Information Modeling), the construction companies can give the clients a detailed an interactive model of the project, helping the clients understand and visualize the project better.
Augmented reality can help in getting automated measurements of the space, height and width of the project space. Thus the inaccuracies with regard to measurements can be avoided and the project planning becomes easier.
Poroject modifications have become much easier with augmented reality. Since engineers wear the AR headset and are able to see the entire project visually even before it is initiated, they can also make change in designs or other technical plans on spot by moving around walls or changing other aspects of the plan and even see how the project looks after the modification.
All the workers and the engineers can constantly chek the work progress against the amount of work completed with the help of AR. They can also get information about the existing pipelines at the project site with the help of AR.
AR provides the opportunity for all workers to collaborate with each other by sharing view of the project site and being able to look into the errors even without being at the project site and giving virtual instructions through AR headset and AR glasses.

Construction industry is one of the industries that is largely dominated by manual labor. Hence, they have been the slowest when it comes to adapting to new technologies. But, any industry has to necessarily go through some changes when they know that it would be a huge benefit for them in the long run. Firstly, let’s see about some of the challenges faced by the construction industry and how augmented reality and virtual reality would help the industry overcome these challenges.

Challenges faced by the construction Industry

Safety hazards: whenever one talks of a construction site, the first thing that comes to mind is all the dangers that the workers there are exposed to. Most of the construction sites have a lot of dangers that are lurking around the corner. These dangers sometimes even cost the lives of workers.
Training: Construction work is very fast paced. There is no time for people to stand at a construction site and read a manual and perform a task. The cost of training people is also very high. Construction companies spend a lot of money on training people who work at construction sites.
Making of the plan: sketching up a plan for a new construction project is a very time consuming process.
Cost of errors: Whenever something goes wrong at a construction site, the cost that the company pays for the error is on the higher side.
Communication gap: Clients have difficulty in understanding the project plan given by the construction engineer because of too much technicality. Also, workers themselves find it difficult to communicate with each other while at work.

Solutions for these challenges

Augmented reality allows the worker to wear the AR glasses and walk around the construction site and see the project in its progress or, at the completed stage. This helps the engineer spot the safety hazards right at the initial stages and resolve them.
With augmented reality, workers can have the step by step virtual instructions given to them. This negates the need for training or, waiting for experts to arrive on spot.
The construction companies can come up with BIM models which help engineers and the clients see the project even before it is initiated and it also gives a better understanding of the project.
AR even helps the engineers see the gas pipelines, other underground connections etc. even before they start the construction work. This helps them in avoiding hitting these pipelines and causing any damage. Also, any construction errors can be avoided with constant supervision done using AR wherein, the engineer can see the way the project is developing by superimposing the project plan onto the physical space.
AR will also help a construction site engineer to easily communicate to the project planner sitting at his office just with the help of sending information through his AR glasses. AR glasses also help clients view the project the way it would look when it’s completed, even before it is initiated. This helps them in getting a better understanding of the project.

How can XR Creative help a construction company?

If you are a construction company looking for effective solutions to reduce errors and increase efficiency at work then, we are here for you. Give us a call or drop us a mail. We will get back to you as soon as possible.