Harnessing XR to Enable Effective Design Decisions
AIAU25-AI03
Included in subscription
1.0
LU
Live course date: 08/12/2025 | 12:00 PM
Description
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | 12:00-1:00pm EST
Extended Reality (XR) – encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) – is reshaping the future of architecture, engineering, and construction. This course offers an in-depth look at XR technologies, their relevance to AEC workflows, and their intersection with complementary emerging technologies like reality capture, digital twins, and AI. Discover current and emerging use cases, learn how to evaluate hardware and software options, and build a roadmap for successful XR adoption. Whether you're just exploring or ready to deploy XR at scale, this course provides the essential knowledge to lead your firm into the future.
Learning Objectives
Differentiate between VR, AR, MR, and the broader concept of the Metaverse as they apply to AEC.
Evaluate the benefits, challenges, and applicability of XR technologies in design, construction, and operations.
Identify key hardware and software tools commonly used in XR deployments for AEC.
Connect XR solutions to other emerging technologies like reality capture, digital twins, AI, and robotics.
Develop a structured approach to XR adoption, from needs assessment through pilot programs and scaled implementation.
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Dace is a proven thought-leader at the intersection of industry and innovation, with a focus on strategy and driving business value from emerging technology and process improvements. It is his personal mission to help create a more sustainable world through thoughtful application of spatially contextual data to improve design, construction, and operation of the built environment.
Dace is a professionally licensed architect, consultant, and fractional innovation executive, helping AEC companies realize tangible business results from their investment in technology and helping tech companies land and expand their solutions in AEC. Specifically, he has deep subject matter expertise in XR technology: researching, developing, testing, and applying XR on hundreds of successful projects over his career. He has championed the use of virtual reality and augmented reality in industry, and has proven they enhance productivity, sustainability, and equity for designers, builders, and owners.
He has led landmark projects and programs at the intersection of XR and sustainability, and his projects have been recognized with multiple awards for furthering industry excellence, including four AIA Technology and Practice BIM Awards and the Microsoft HoloLens AEC Use Case of the Year Award.