Emerging Technologies in Interactive Workspaces: A Framework for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Use Cases

The study shows the relationship between the AEC use case purposes, goals, and collaborative technologies in interactive workspaces (IWs). The new Human/Buildings Simulation, Integration, Visualization, and Automation Laboratory (H/B-SIVA Lab) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), which incorporates hardware, software, inputs, and outputs systems such as multimodal devices, wireless devices, and large displays, was used as an illustration. The study is still in progress, and local AEC researchers and professionals will be consulted on its validity in the future. It covers the attributes and benefits of IWs, the H/B-SIVA Lab, IWs use cases and task types, IWs emerging technologies, the proposed IWs framework, and the conclusion and future research. This study provides a standard language and structure for determining appropriate methods to enhance the adoption and successful adoption of IWs technologies and the use cases in collaborative project teams in the AEC industry for AEC researchers and professionals.