Grant eCAADe

Health&Safety awareness among Construction Site workers is a widely discussed topic in literature. A different matter entirely, however, is Construction Sites within Healthcare facilities where prevention for those involved (patients, visitors and healthcare staff) is remarkably lacking. The ever-growing necessity to adapt and maintain existing healthcare facilities has brought on an increase in both risk and impact, due to numerous challenges encountered on sites negatively affecting patient well-being and the organisation and management of healthcare activities, which cannot stand to incur any setbacks. Recently research has demonstrated that simulation is one of the most suitable tools for the study of complex problems (e.g. Healthcare facilities) and how the use of BIM tools allows for interference monitoring and management. The aim of the research proposal is to provide a support tool for the design of a Low Impact Development Construction Site. The interaction between modeling and definition of a model in BIM architecture and the real-time simulation of physical and behavioural phenomena, thanks to Game Engine, will enable a constant decrease in risk, cost and impact. To ensure efficacy, the proposed model will be applied to one or more processes of intervention in pre-existing Healthcare facilities.