Building Management Simulation Center

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Building Management Simulation Center

• B. de Vries, S. Verhagen,
• A.J Jessurun

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What is the BMSC

• Training Center
• Construction Management
• User Interaction
• Full Scale Model

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BMSC
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Construction Management Changes

• More emphasis on planning instead of controlling
• More pre-active instead of re-active construction
  management

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Construction Management Training

• Not adequate for the new type of construction
  manager
• On the building site
• Dependent on the project and on the trainer
• Difficult to measure acquired knowledge and
  expertise

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Course SystemProject data
Project
Exercises
Transition Type
Activity
Score Rule
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Transitions

• Transition types (7) Project dependent
• Activities (100) Project independent
• If All(Activity) Fulfilled then
• Transition OK
• If Activity(i) Fulfilled then
  Activity(j,k,..)OK
• Scores Ranges

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Course SystemTrainee data
Score Rule
Trainee
Session
Log Record
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System Requirements

• Minimal data entry effort
• Maximal data reliability
• Maximal data accuracy
• Minimal trainers interference

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BMSC course system

• Building site
• Site hut
• Control room

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BMSC floor plan
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User interaction

• Communication console (PC)
• VR model on parabolic screen
• Actors role play of truck driver, etc.

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Student interface
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Teacher interface

• Log record of trainees actions
• Scenario for actors
• Television monitors

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Training evaluation

• Transition types gt Activities
• Evaluation aspects Time, Cost, Quality,
  organization, Information gt Scores
• Construction knowledge gt Expert
• Management knowledge gt Expert

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First Experiences

• Pro
• High level of realism
• Intense courses
• Toolkit is very generic

• Con
• Communication console in no substitute for phone
• Unforeseen actions are missing

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To Conclude