Industry 4.0 relates to the fourth industrial revolution where automation and machine learning supplement the human workforce. With Industry 4.0 comes many opportunities for technology and humans to comingle, one of them being the digital twin. What’s a Digital Twin? Put simply: A digital twin is a virtual replica of a physical object. This [...]
On a construction project, high-quality work is first and foremost, according to 74% of managers. Rework is costly and time-consuming, and as with all projects, staying on time is the bane of any project manager’s existence. Fortunately, with the implementation of lean construction methods, time waste decreases and quality improves. There’s less overproduction, waiting, [...]
Large data centers are becoming more standard for large construction requests as the hyper-scale company trend continues to boom. Rapidly growing companies that amass large quantities of data (think the Facebooks and the Googles of the world) are requiring more storage space for all the data they collect. This high-demand, explosive growth has a trickle-down [...]
Big data has been a big helper in the construction space. Information-rich insights from several touch points on a jobsite create a construction ecosystem that’s more effective and efficient than before. To make it even better, Artificial Intelligence can be combined with Big Data to automate time-consuming processes, resulting in benefits to the following: [...]
From construction productivity improvements to connectivity, this link round-up focuses on ways technology can improve the construction industry’s major problems: productivity, connectivity, and efficiency. Our last link is longer than the others, but rich in data and detail for companies ready to dig deep to overhaul current processes. Reinventing construction through a productivity revolution [...]
So you’re using Design-Build on your jobsite. Great! Your approach is streamlined which saves you time and money. Design-Build: The Ultimate Construction Approach? Many of the delays that happen in a construction project boil down to one thing: communication silos. The time it takes to coordinate, schedule, relay messages, confirm or amend, estimate, etc [...]
Is there anything more frustrating than being on hold with a telecom services company? Or calling your provider only to get passed around from one person to the next, with no improvement, no results, and a lot of wasted time? We talk about the pitfalls of big ISPs here and here. Often, construction companies [...]
The industry has been talking about the problem with labor shortage for quite some time, with plenty of conjecture for how to solve it. Construction firms are wondering: How do we attract new labor talent? How do we find engaged, driven individuals? How do we compete with the College Degree mentality? How do we attract [...]
The Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly becoming an integrated part of the jobsite. IoT devices improve security, increase efficiency, reduce safety hazards, and maximize savings. But the downside is that currently, security on IoT devices is sorely lacking, and as IoT becomes more interconnected across the jobsite, this poses an ever-growing security risk to [...]
Your company is digitizing to stay competitive. But who is leading the charge to keep you at the cutting edge? Who manages the implementation of your tech and fixes the problems as they arise? Your company needs to invest in a Construction Technology Innovator. What Is a Construction Technology Innovator This position is designed [...]