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Digital Informatics, Visualisation and Virtual Reality in the Built Environment delves into the intersection of human interaction, digital information, and the architectural landscape. It thoroughly examines the instruments and methodologies vital to sustainable construction management and urban planning. The book provides a detailed look at how digital informatics equips professionals to make informed decisions. Moreover, it includes practical examples, such as a virtual tunnel boring machine that uses real-time data for training and monitoring, risk assessments for modular construction in a gaming environment, and big data and GIS analytics to understand urban challenges.
This comprehensive guide also showcases the use of advanced technology to address issues like urban waste management, bushfire impacts, and pandemic responses. Readers will find valuable insights into the application of digital tools in the built environment, highlighting the transformative potential of integrating informatics with traditional practices. The book is an essential resource for those looking to leverage digital innovations to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of urban development projects.
List of contents
1. Digital informatics for a sustainable built environment
2. Spatial big data, GIS analytics, tools, dashboarding software, key players
3. Illustrative city visualization (health, disaster, education, waste management)
4. A multi-avatar virtual module of underground spaces, including a tunnel-boring machine
5. Gaming module development factors affecting users' intention to experience pilling risk management and review of applications
6. Developing piling training Module in an immersive environment, piling construction, construction site layout planning (immersive on-the-job training) and digital twin excavator
7. Developing an evaluation model for virtual piling construction: a game-based training module
8. Best practice and lessons Learnt, the downsides of digital informatics, visualising the future of construction technology
9. The future of digital informatics in the built environment
About the author
Associated Professor Samad Sepasgzoar is based at the The School of Built Environment, the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Dr Sepasgzoar has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers on trending topics, mainly focusing on interdisciplinary topics: Building Construction, Architecture, City, Remote Sensing, Manufacturing, Information Systems, Computer Science, and Sustainability.
He has been awarded as one of the World’s Top 1% Reviewers by Publons, Web of Science.
Dr Sara Shirowzhan is a lecturer and co-convener of the Smart Cities and Infrastructure Cluster in the School of Built Environment (BE) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Dr Shirowzhan’s areas of research in technologies relevant to the built environment include advanced GIS, nD BIM, sensing technologies, digital twins, and artificial intelligence for applications in smart cities, infrastructure, urban development and construction.
Kai is a construction industry professional and PhD Candidate (University of New South Wales) with over 13 years of experience having practiced as a lawyer, architect and project delivery manager for leading Australian firms, PPPs and sovereign wealth funds. He has been a trusted professional in the delivery of major projects valued between $50 million and $2 billion. His research involves tracking the impact of COVID-19 on construction workers in Sydney and Melbourne using geographic information systems analytics.
Juan Garzon Romero is a civil engineer who graduated with a Master’s in Construction and Property Management at UNSW and has extensive experience in construction, design, drafting, geographic information systems, and contract administration. He specialises in the development of construction-related virtual simulations to showcase site procedures and assembly methodologies.
