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Stephen Elms Wins First Place in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at TCOT2024
Stephen Elms Wins First Place in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at TCOT2024
Stephen Elms, a PhD candidate at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and the Knowledge Lab at UCL Institute of Education, recently attended the Transforming Construction with Off-Site Methods and Technologies (TCOT2024) conference held at the University of New Brunswick in Canada from August 20-22. Stephen was awarded first place in the Graduate Student Poster Competition for his submission titled “Immersive Training Solutions: The Potential Role of Extended Reality for Safety and Skill Development in Offsite Construction.”
Stephen’s poster examined the potential application of Extended Reality (XR) technologies—encompassing Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR)—to transform vocational education and training (VET) within the offsite construction industry. Offsite construction, characterized by the prefabrication of building components, demands specific skills that traditional training methods may not fully address. XR technology offers immersive, risk-free simulations for enhancing safety training, heavy machinery operation, and spatial awareness.
Stephen’s research is supervised by Prof. Jacqui Glass, Dean of The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, and Dr. Jennifer Rode at The Knowledge Lab, UCL Institute of Education. His first-place recognition underscores his commitment to advancing offsite construction through workforce training solutions.
Stephen Elms Published in November/December issue of Modular Advantage
Stephen Elms Published in November/December issue of Modular Advantage
Stephen Elms, a PhD candidate at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and the Knowledge Lab at UCL Institute of Education, was recently invited to contribute an article to _Modular Advantage_, the bi-monthly publication of the Modular Building Institute (MBI). This invitation followed Stephen’s first-place award in the Graduate Student Poster Competition at TCOT2024, where he presented his research on the application of Extended Reality (XR) technologies for workforce training in the offsite construction industry. His article, _“Building Skills in a Virtual World: Immersive Training for the Modern Workforce,”_ explores how XR can enhance safety and skills training, offering innovative solutions to meet the evolving needs of the construction sector.
Virtual Reality (VR)
Augmented Reality (AR)
Mixed Reality (MR)
Tangible User Interface (TUI)
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