APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL MODEL TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Seigo OGATA	Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto Univ.
Ichiro KOBAYASHI	Dr.of Eng.,Kumamoto Univ.	39-1 Kurokami,Kumamoto,860-8555,JAPAN
Yoshihiko FUKUCHI	Ph.D.,Konoike Construction Co.,Ltd.	3-6-1 Kitakyuhoji-machi,Chio-ku,Osaka, 541-0057,JAPAN
<Abstract> 　This paper investigates the efficient application of Virtual Reality(VR)instead of using conventional plastic models which are currently used in various stages of construction process.In this paper,we introduce a new tool to achieve consensus among project team members in the designing stage of project life cycle, which is called Virtual Model(VM).The VM,which we define herein,consists of digital models added to digital information about projects such as CAD drawings,digital maps of periphery,scanned aerial photograph,on-site digital photos and documents. 　The pilot trial of VM is implemented on a currently on-going industrial park readjustment project in Osaka,Japan.In this application,we illustrate some examples such that;(1)whether the VM can help exchange views,ideas and interests among relevant people such as that;(1)whether the VM can help exchange views,ideas and interests among relevant people such as clients,designers and neighborhood on the project,(2)whether the application of VM is useful as a tool to achieve,(3)whether the VM is practically enough to use on construction projects.
<Keywords> Virtual Model, Virtual Reality, Achieve Consensus, Construction Project