The convergence of virtual reality, prefabrication, manufacturing, building information modeling and construction came into better focus for Autodesk product users in mid November at the software vendor’s annual conference in Las Vegas.

Users can assemble a safety system that either saves or dooms a worker.

Getting a full 3D visualization of a construction site is a trick that a few off-the-shelf tools can offer, but what you do next with that data is the real challenge. 

As virtual reality technologies continue to evolve, construction trade unions are showing interest in incorporating them into apprenticeship training. 

Serious Labs announces partnership with Skyjack to develop VR training simulations for the company's scissor lifts.

While augmented reality has been touted as a tool to view 3D models and on-site construction together in context, the size of a 3D model limits its application, especially with headset viewers such as Microsoft HoloLens.

When designing virtual-reality training programs for equipment operators, Serious Labs works to simulate as much of the real-life experience as possible.

On Sept. 26 in New York City, the Boston-based construction company Suffolk officially opened the first of six Smart Labs that it is building in the heart of its key offices in the U.S.

Suffolk Construction Co. held a "virtual" groundbreaking for its 38,000 sq-ft addition to its Boston headquarters on Thursday. During the ceremony, city officials and executives from Suffolk donned virtually reality headsets to view and animation of the groundbreaking as well as a virtual model rendering of the project being erected.