Life Cycle Application and Optimization of BIM+VR in Hospital Buildings

With the advent of the post-epidemic era of COVID-19, the whole life-cycle of hospital building construction and management has become one of the engineering community’s top priorities. This is a time when there is a great need for more advanced technology to oversee and update the construction of hospital buildings. The BIM+VR model can significantly improve hospital management efficiency and uncover new management opportunities. In this paper, the possibility of using BIM+VR in each phase of the project was scored and elaborated on by experts, and in a particular hospital construction project, the application and optimization of the model are proven. Finally, the whole life-cycle application potential of BIM+VR is predicted. The findings reveal that the hospital building model generated using the parametric modeling technique may be swiftly updated, restructured, and optimized utilizing a virtual reality environment. When project issues arise, the BIM+VR model can also provide rapid feedback. In certain instances, repetitive modeling is avoided by combining BIM and VR models, which also improves project efficiency and controllability. The combination of the BIM+VR model offers some relief from repeated modeling, enhances project efficiency and controllability, and enriches project management technology approaches by presenting opportunities for improvement in the creation of the whole life-cycle management of hospital buildings.