Information visualisation in construction industry; a quality perspective

The quality of information is highly dependent on the manner in which it is presented. Visualisation is one of the most important tools used to improve data presentation. However, construction companies generally have not gained full advantage of available visualisation tools since they do not consider such tools and techniques to bring significant improvement to their construction process. This paper describes a research examining the quality perspective of visualisation, evaluating the use of visualisation tools and technology in construction projects. A survey is conducted in large and medium size AEC companies concerning the communication problems and the use of visualisation tools. Finally, a quality function deployment (QFD) approach is used for a combined evaluation of the research findings together with the customer needs and requirements expected from visualised information for project data communication.