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Safety by design: dialogues between designers and builders using virtual reality

Rafael SacksVirtual Construction Laboratory, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa32000, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jennifer WhyteDesign Innovation Research Centre, School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, Reading, UK
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Dana SwissaVirtual Construction Laboratory, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa32000, Israel
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Gabriel RavivVirtual Construction Laboratory, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa32000, Israel
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Wei ZhouBuilding Research Establishment, Watford, UK
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Aviad ShapiraVirtual Construction Laboratory, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa32000, Israel
Pages 55-72 | Received 01 Aug 2014, Accepted 11 Mar 2015, Published online: 17 Apr 2015

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