DIGITAL@ CONSTRUCT Lab

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Digital@construct lab collects and processes data to support the construction sector through the use of digital platforms enabling cross-disciplinary and interoperable collaboration among stakeholders in the building process. These activities span from early decision-making and meta-design phases to detailed design, through production and construction stages, as well as operational management, use and maintenance, up to decommissioning or potential reuse. It capitalizes on the experience gained from completed prototypes such as INNOVance, the Italian construction platform awarded under the Industria 2015 program, a structured data repository (raw, aggregated, processed data, etc.) supporting all phases of the building process. Within this framework, R&D projects are implemented to bring tools into operational use, including BIMReL (the platform for the digitization of construction products) and 3DBIM (the BIM platform for emergency departments), both SmartLiving Lombardia projects, as well as European research projects such as BIM4EEB (BIM-based Fast Toolkit for Efficient Renovation in Buildings), DigiPLACE, and VIC (Virtual Innovation Consortium), in addition to PRIN 2022 research projects such as digITER (Digital Information Technologies for Life-Cycle Management from E-permit Requirements). It develops methodologies for sharing immersive virtual environments dedicated to the design and management of the building process and supports research and implementation of XR practices across the entire construction value chain through the VIC – Immersive Tech and AI Lab Unit.

Works

The following is a selection of major projects developed in recent years, where advanced research converges with practical application, generating outcomes that support civil society, public institutions, and the business sector.

2025

VIC Virtual Innovation Consortium

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2025

digITER

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BIM BI-AI- Building information Modelling_Business Intelligence and Artificial intelligence

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Definition of conventional intervention costs

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Digitalization of production for construction industry companies: digital enterprise and factory

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Identification of standardized information flows for public administrations according to UNI EN ISO 19650 and its national annexes

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2022

DIHCUBE

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2019

DigiPLACE

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Information management and models validation

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GreenBIM – Green Building Information Modeling: Research and Development for the Modeling, Digitalization, and Sustainability of Berna Costruzioni Srl

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Dal BIM (Building Information Modeling) al CIM (City Information Model)

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Standard Employer Information Requirements for primary and secondary urbanisation

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2017

ELISIR

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INNOVance

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2017

3D - BIM

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2017

BIMRel

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2019

BIM4EEB

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Services

Below are the services offered by the Digital@Construct Lab Unit to students, teachers, researchers and businesses

Digitalisation of the products for construction

Digitalisation of the building products and components and their manufacturing processes.

Support for procuring entities in drafting documentation for tenders using BIM methodology

Technical and scientific support in developing an economically advantageous offer with BIM methodology and assistance in the publication and evaluation phases of the tender. Support in drafting tender documents, technical specifications and BIM execution plans.
Implementation of the collaborative contractual forms to optimise the relationships between the parties.

BIM property guidelines for procuring entities and property managers

Support for the Common Data Environment (CDE) of contracts in defining the rules for the construction of Collaborative Digital Platforms for procuring entities and property managers.
Drafting of guidelines for modelling with BIM methodology for the design of new buildings using BIM methodology and the management of maintenance contracts and facility management services.

Tools

VIC Lab-Immersive Tech and AI Lab
  • Meta Quest 3 512GB Pro headsets and spatial tracking systems
  • HoloLens 2 equipments
  • iPad Pro 13" M4
  • High-performance VR workstations (NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 5090)
  • Ray-Ban Meta N Wayfarer (Gen 2)
Digital@Construct Lab Workstation
  • PC workstation Dell XPS 13
  • PC Workstation HP Zbook 15U
  • n. 2 monitor Philips LCD curvo Ultra Wide-Color 328E8QJAB5/00
  • n. 2 stampanti HP Laserjet 1300
  • n. 1 stampante HP business inkjet 2800
  • PC desktop HP Workstation (Z6 G4 WKS)
  • HP Single Unit (Tower) Packaging
  • HP Z6 G4 90 1000W Chassis
  • Windows 10 Pro 64 Workstations Plus ITL
  • Operating System Load to M.2
  • Intel Xeon 4110 2.1 2400MHz 8C CPU
  • 32GB (4x8GB) DDR42666 ECC Registered 1CPU Memory
  • AMD Radeon Pro WX 3100 4GB (2)mDP+DP GFX
  • HP Z Turbo Drive M.2 512GB TLC SED SSD
  • 2TB 7200RPM SATA 3.5in
  • 9.5mm DVD-Writer 1st ODD
  • Premium FIO 2xUSB3.1 TypeC 2xUSB3 TypeA