Peter Mesároš

Developing managerial and digital competencies trough BIM technologies in construction industry

Information, knowledge and skills are in the current digital economy very important. The individual skills of managers in many cases represent a competitive advantage over other companies. Developing managerial and digital competencies represent one of the main conditions for success construction company. Nowadays, there are many ways of developing managerial and digital competencies. Progressive technology may be one way to achieve this. Building Information Modelling is a tool for supporting the management of construction projects in various fields. Paper discuses the issue of developing managerial and digital competencies through BIM technologies in construction industry. The main objective of the research and this paper is to confirm the statement that BIM technology supports better management in construction industry and that BIM technology develops managerial and digital competencies, it means that BIM improve their managerial and digital skills.

Modern Methods for Cost Management in Construction Enterprises

Abstract Cost management should be seen as an essential function of enterprises which perform their activities in current market environment. One of the main factors affecting the level of achieved profit and favourable market position is cost structure. The companys ability to obtain necessary and reliable information on their own cost, subsequent processing and effective cost management is crucial for achieving success. This study focuses on cost management and the use of modern methods of cost management in construction enterprises. The aim of this paper is to identify approaches to cost management in Slovak construction enterprises, based on own empirical research.

5D OF BIM – RESEARCH STUDIES AT HOME AND SLECTED COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD

Jana Smetanková Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Civil En gi eering, Department of Construction Technology an d Management, Vysokoškolsk 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia , jana.smetankova@tuke.sk (corresponding author) Annamária Behúnová University of Košice, Faculty of Manufacturing Tech nologies with a seat in Prešov, Bayerova 1, 080 01 Prešov, Slovakia, annamaria.behunova@tuke.sk Tomáš Mandičák Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Civil En gi eering, Department of Construction Technology an d Management, Vysokoškolsk 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia , tomas.mandicak@tuke.sk Peter Mesároš Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Civil En gi eering, Department of Construction Technology an d Management, Vysokoškolsk 4, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia , peter.mesaros@tuke.sk

Mixing augmented reality and EEG technology to create an unique learning tool for construction process

The Augmented and Virtual Reality environments are proved to create excellent interactive tools for education. The development of relatively low-cost AR and VR visualization devices permitted to these technologies to form a part of educational process. By combining these immersive technologies with the EEG lecture in real-time it is possible to increase the efficiency of the digital learning tools. In the proposed study, we create an interactive immersive educational tool named “AR Constructor”, which fuse the Augmented Reality and EEG technology for the purpose of further instruction in the field of building constructions.

Impact of education and experiences of managers on performance of Slovak construction enterprises

Education process is a first step and presumption for better performance and results of every manager. The achievement of higher level of education increases the precondition for its successful results in the management of enterprises. Knowledge and a high level of education is only one prerequisite for achieving successful results. Another prerequisite is managers experience and practice. This research focuses on examining the relationship between the education level of managers and the results of the construction enterprise. Another area of research is the relationship between the managers practical experience and the companys results. The main aim of research is analysing of impact of education level and experience of managers on enterprise results, especially cost reducing and revenues of enterprise.

Developing of managerial competencies trough ERP systems in Slovak construction companies

Development of managerial competencies currently is an integral part of the knowledge society initiatives, social, economic but also political dimension. Managerial competencies are very important for better decision-making process and it is very closely linked to information. Relationship between enterprise resource planning systems, also known as information systems and managerial competencies is subject of this research. The main objective of the research and this paper is to confirm the statement that Enterprise Resources Planning Systems (ERP systems) supports better decision-making in Slovak construction companies, it means that ERP systems improve their managerial skills. This relationship is judged on a number of criteria, such as the size of the enterprise, the owner of the enterprise, the definition of the participant of construction project and, last but not least, the intention of the activity, so-called NACE classification.

Impact of ICT on Performance of Construction Companies in Slovakia

Information and communication technologies became a part of management tools in modern companies. Construction industry and its participants deal with a serious requirement for processing the huge amount of information on construction projects including design, construction, time and cost parameters, economic efficiency and sustainability. To fulfil this requirement, companies have to use appropriate ICT tools. Aim of the paper is to examine the impact of ICT exploitation on performance of construction companies. The impact of BIM tools, ERP systems and controlling system on cost and profit indicators will be measured on the sample of 85 companies from construction industry in Slovakia. Enterprise size, enterprise ownership and role in construction process will be set as independent variables for statistical analyse. The results will be considered for different groups of companies.

Exploitation and Benefits of BIM in Construction Project Management

BIM is increasingly getting into the awareness in construction industry. BIM is the process of creating and data managing of the building during its life cycle. BIM became a part of management tools in modern construction companies. Construction projects have a number of participants. It means difficulty process of construction project management and a serious requirement for processing the huge amount of information including design, construction, time and cost parameters, economic efficiency and sustainability. Progressive information and communication technologies support cost management and management of construction project. One of them is Building Information Modelling. Aim of the paper is to examine the impact of BIM exploitation and benefits on construction project management in Slovak companies.

M-learning tool for modeling the building site parameters in mixed reality environment

Information-communication technology (ICT) of 21st century has become a very powerful tool in all industrial segments in Slovakia, including construction. The development of ICT creates the potential for the application of more sophisticated systems also in the preparation and realization of construction through the using mixed reality. Mixed reality is the field of computer research dealing with the combination of real world and computer generated data (virtual reality), where are in the real-time computer generated graphics objects implemented into the real environment. The continuous development of ICT should also apparent in education, where the use of mixed reality in the educational process undoubtedly has great potential. The use of ICT also depends on the development of digital competences. The digital competences are currently integral part of the knowledge society and the part of initiatives not only social, economic but also a political dimension. Statement of the European Commission points out that the competitiveness and innovative capacity of European industry, as well as social cohesion is increasingly dependent on the strategic and effective use of new information and communication technologies as well as knowledge, skills, competencies of the European workforce and citizens. The aim of this paper is to describe the creating of the M-learning tool for intelligent modelling of building site parameters in mixed reality environment and its implementation into educational process and construction practice.

Use of communication technologies in document exchange for the management of construction projects

Abstract Information and communication technologies represent a set of people, processes, technical and software tools providing collection, transport, storage and processing of data for distribution and presentation of information. Particularly communication systems are the main tool for information exchange. Of the other part, these technologies have a broad focus and use. One of them is the exchange of documents in the management of construction projects. Paper discusses the issue of exploitation level of communication technologies in construction project management. The main objective of this paper is to analyze exploitation level of communication technologies. Another aim of the paper is to compare exploitation level or rate of document exchange by electronic communication devices and face-to-face communication.