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It is imperative that our business units plan ahead with the appropriate trainings associated with new
technologies for effective implementation. Time is a valuable asset and cannot be spent chasing shiny objects
that may not yield the desired positive results. What is most important is that we do not forget why we are here;
to accomplish our objectives in the most efficient and accurate manner possible.

At Rosendin, we have spent the last 10 years working on how to leverage existing and new tools/technologies
for improved efficiency and safety. Our teams have and are currently working side-by-side with our internal IT
department led by Sam Lamonica, engineering department led by Bill Mazzetti, as well as major universities,
leading manufacturers, and software developers to design, develop, and integrate better tools, processes, and Exploring Mixed Reality and
ways of communicating information to achieve exceptional results for our customers.

Some examples include: Electrical Construction
• Coordinating remote projects through virtual reality allows project
teams to work as one while located in different places. (Figure 4) Layout Tasks
• Laying out electrical devices without a tape measure and using a
virtual headset to locate the items. (See Figure 1)
• Using virtual reality in safety assessments of staff and/or potential
employees eliminating the risk of injuries. (See Figures 2 & 5)
• Training staff in electrical shutdown procedures with checklists that
are viewed/interacted with via a Hololens headset.
• Using an iPhone or iPad to scan a small paper drawing and have a
3-dimensional image appear on the screen. FIGURE 1 Over the past several months, Rosendin has been collaborating with the Emerging Technologies
• Providing early design and mock-up of areas in a 3-dimensional Building Information Modeling Laboratory (www.ETBIMLab.com) at Arizona State University. Assistant
environment. (See Figure 3) Professor and Director of the lab Steven Ayer and Graduate Research Associate Jad Chalhoub have
• Allowing for virtual coordination within our models in real-time been collecting data to explore the performance impacts of using Mixed (or "Augmented") Reality for
between project teams over thousands of miles, as if you are in the electrical construction layout tasks. This technology enables individuals to see Building Information
same room. (See Figure 5) Modeling (BIM) content overlaid onto their view of the physical space in order to determine locations
• Creating detailed and clearly illustrated methods of procedure for the
pre-planning of our work. for electrical devices during construction layout.

Combined with solid process, pre-planning, training, clear communications, "While our team at Rosendin has been actively involved in "The results observed
and leadership, these technology tools allow Rosendin Electric to continue this work, it has also been financially supported by ELECTRI
driving forward as an industry leader with results-oriented innovation for the International and the National Science Foundation, which will help to guide future
benefit of our customers. FIGURE 2 illustrates the broader interest in this type of work from both research collaborations
industry and scientific points of view," stated Steven Ayer, between ASU and Rosendin.
AETBIMLab Director/Assistant Professor (ASU). Based on this initial

research project, the future
The results obtained by Chalhoub and Ayer indicate that there
are several promising performance impacts observed when of augmented reality in
using this visualization tool for electrical construction layout. electrical construction
These impacts relate to productivity, accuracy, and ease of looks very bright indeed!"
use.

Ayer continued to say, "While the ASU team provided statistical rigor and research merit to the study,
Fred Meeske (Rosendin Corporate Director BIM Technologies) and his team, Andrew Tippit and Jose
Samaniego, were actively involved to ensure that the layout activities studied offered practical validity
FIGURE 3 FIGURE 4 FIGURE 5 for Rosendin and the construction industry at large."

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