VINCI
VINCI optimizes its construction sites with NEXT-BIM by overlaying BIM models on site for faster and more accurate inspections.
For several years, VINCI Construction in France has been adopting the most innovative technologies to improve its processes. The BIM process is now essential in the construction of modern structures. By integrating innovative solutions such as mixed reality with our NEXT-BIM solution, VINCI is pushing the limits of construction site management.
This article explores how these technologies transform working methods, improve quality and significantly reduce timelines on construction sites.
Discover how VINCI Construction, through its BIM process and the use of the NEXT-BIM solution, is transforming its construction sites:
Illustrated example of a reservation inspection in mixed reality using the NEXT-BIM solution.
BIM is a collaborative process that centralizes data and makes it accessible to all project stakeholders. It allows each stage of construction to be anticipated, methods to be optimized and optimal quality to be ensured, while facilitating decision-making.
Mixed reality makes it possible to virtually visualize a construction before the start of works and throughout the project to support installation, verify compliance and monitor project progress.
This process promotes better anticipation and improvement of construction methods, while ensuring the quality of the works. Ultimately, an as-built model (TQC – “As Built”) can be easily delivered.
VINCI Construction deployed the NEXT-BIM mixed reality solution to overlay digital models directly on site.
Thanks to a unique automatic alignment system using a continuous registration algorithm, teams can instantly overlay BIM models with high precision directly on the construction site.
Using NEXT-BIM enables ultra-fast and intuitive inspections. Here are the main advantages of this solution:
“Thanks to NEXT-BIM, my reservation inspections are impressively efficient. I am able to verify on average 1,500 m² per hour and between 250 and 500 reservation elements (openings for technical trades) per hour.
Even though I do not have a precise comparison without the headset, I know that a site supervisor equipped with a traditional formwork plan can cover at most between 1,000 and 2,000 m² per day. However, this process is much less precise and comprehensive.
With NEXT-BIM, I can inspect all reservations for technical trades without having to interpret 2D drawings on site. The time savings are considerable and the level of precision is unmatched.”
The data collected with NEXT-BIM is immediately transformed into a visual and color-coded PDF plan:
These indicators allow teams to:
These analyses allow them to quickly identify structures or levels presenting specific issues.
The use of BIM and NEXT-BIM provides a significant return on investment. Gains in time, precision and human resources largely outweigh the costs.
According to a VINCI project director, this solution is now essential to efficiently manage a structural construction site:
Testimonial :”For me, it is no longer possible to manage a structural construction site without performing reservation inspections using this solution that exists today, which for me is the most efficient. The cost for an operation like this, compared to the time that project managers would have needed to perform it manually, is simply incomparable.”
VINCI Construction perfectly illustrates how digital tools such as NEXT-BIM are revolutionizing the sector. With increased precision and reduced timelines, these technologies redefine the standards of the construction industry.
If you would like to learn more about integrating NEXT-BIM technologies into your projects, contact us here to request a demonstration.
NEXT-BIM enables automatic, precise and instant alignment of BIM models with the construction site reality, without markers or prior setup. The model continuously realigns itself, even while moving, making the solution usable by any profile without specific technical expertise.
NEXT-BIM can visualize BIM models of any size, regardless of the project complexity. From housing projects to commercial or industrial buildings, one single solution for every context.
Built on a proprietary 3D engine, tested in complex environments, NEXT-BIM makes digital models truly operational both in the office and on site, in real time and at every phase of the project: design, construction and maintenance.