Home | Resources | White Papers

Virtual Construction White Papers

Download Now Blogs Now Demos Now FWV Now

Vico Software's white papers cover the technological, cultural and business aspects of the fast-growing Virtual Construction trend.

Explore these papers - written by some of the most experienced people in the industry - to learn more about the future of the construction industry.

Practical Implication of Location Based Scheduling (LBS)

Niclas Andersson and Knud Christensen

Technical University of Denmark

CME25:Construction Management and Economics: past, present and future

Taylor and Francis Group

July 2007: This study rests upon three case studies of residential projects carried out in Denmark in 2006. The purpose is to test and evaluate the practical implications of LBS when applied on site. The study concludes, with emphasis from the site management involved, that improved schedule overview, establishment of workflows and improved project control constitute the three most important implications of LBS..

Download the article (PDF)

The World's Largest Virtual Construction company

September 2006: Vico Software began offering 5D Virtual Construction services to owners and contractors two years ago to complement its unique 5D software platform. Handling projects on behalf of the client is not a long-term goal, but has proved hugely effective both to the client and to the development team, who are meeting and beating the day-to-day challenges of construction.

Mitigating risk with Virtual Construction technology

June 2006: Ever more of today's construction projects are ironing out many potential problems before the first shovel of dirt is actually moved. With a near endless list of risks in the construction process, what risk can Virtual Construction technology mitigate, and how?

Virtual Construction benefits

August 2005: The benefits of employing Virtual Construction^TMare now very clear. Here we summarize the main areas where the entire ecosystem of owners, architects, general contractors, and subcontractors can expect to accrue valuable benefits from employing Virtual Construction techniques.

Construction CEOs - how your competition is beating you...

June 2005 : The key to their success is 5D integrated IT systems that significantly reduce the cost of building projects and appeal to prospective building owner/developers.

The new heroes of the building industry

November 2004 : Today's newest construction industry heroes are a new breed of building professional that we call the "construction modeler". The construction modeler fulfils an entirely new role in the construction process - creating 3D building models that are accurate for construction purposes.