XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals

Ryan Johnston; Aoife Houlihan Wiberg; Jayanta Mondol; Brian Coyle

XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals

Ryan Johnston, Aoife Houlihan Wiberg, Jayanta Mondol, Brian Coyle

The Belfast School of Architecture & the built environment, Ulster University, Belfast

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Abstract

Climate change is of growing concern and clear understanding and communication between key stakeholder groups is required to make informed decisions. A major sector of focus is the built environment that contributes 40% of global emissions, the need for innovation in this sector will be vital to current national and international targets for 2023 and 2050 as outlined by the IPCC. XR represents a novel system to immerse stakeholders within 3D data and support faster learning, understanding, and decision making. However alternative non-immersive technologies may also offer a viable alternative. This study gathers insight from 47 stakeholders from the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector as well as other professional disciplines to understand what the current attitudes are towards these technologies, what barriers exist, and where future opportunities may lay.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	XR and Metaverse
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea
Editors	Timothy Jung, Claudia tom Dieck, Seok Chan Jeong, Daniel Sahl, SJ Kim
Place of Publication	Switzerland
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Chapter	32
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-77975-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-77974-9, 978-3-031-77977-0
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 31 Mar 2025
Event	The 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference - Doing Eui university, busan, Korea, Republic of Duration: 18 May 2024 → 22 May 2024 https://www.iaiti.org/24

Publication series

Name	Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

Conference

Conference	The 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference
Country/Territory	Korea, Republic of
City	busan
Period	18/05/24 → 22/05/24
Internet address	https://www.iaiti.org/24

Funding

Authors would like to thank the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy and Ulster University for funding and University of Bath supporting this research. And to Spatial Simulations Ltd for their additional dissemination funding.

Keywords

Virtual Reality (VR)
extended realty XR
Augmented reality (AR)
IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Johnston, R., Houlihan Wiberg, A., Mondol, J., & Coyle, B. (2025). XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals. In T. Jung, C. tom Dieck, S. C. Jeong, D. Sahl, & SJ. Kim (Eds.), XR and Metaverse: Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics). Springer, Cham. Advance online publication.

XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals. / Johnston, Ryan; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife; Mondol, Jayanta et al.
XR and Metaverse: Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea. ed. / Timothy Jung; Claudia tom Dieck; Seok Chan Jeong; Daniel Sahl; SJ Kim. Switzerland: Springer, Cham, 2025. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

Johnston, R, Houlihan Wiberg, A, Mondol, J & Coyle, B 2025, XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals. in T Jung, C tom Dieck, SC Jeong, D Sahl & SJ Kim (eds), XR and Metaverse: Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea. Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, The 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference, busan, Korea, Republic of, 18/05/24.

Johnston R, Houlihan Wiberg A, Mondol J, Coyle B. XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals. In Jung T, tom Dieck C, Jeong SC, Sahl D, Kim SJ, editors, XR and Metaverse: Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea. Switzerland: Springer, Cham. 2025. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics). Epub 2025 Mar 31.

Johnston, Ryan ; Houlihan Wiberg, Aoife ; Mondol, Jayanta et al. / XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals. XR and Metaverse: Proceedings of the 9th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2024, Busan, South Korea. editor / Timothy Jung ; Claudia tom Dieck ; Seok Chan Jeong ; Daniel Sahl ; SJ Kim. Switzerland : Springer, Cham, 2025. (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics).

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XR & Visual Communication survey of sustainable built environment KPIs: Including both AEC and non-AEC industry professionals

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