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Still in the infancy of what experts refer to as its fourth industrial revolution, the commercial construction industry has begun to quicken its pace in adopting new technology. Something it has struggled to keep up with in the past. By Francesco Lo Presti pandemic taught us a great deal as change appeared to happen almost overnight. COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our society and many businesses have adopted technology at a faster rate due to necessity. Prior to the pandemic, touchless technology was just starting to gain market share, but arguably skyrocketed in terms of interest as people hunkered down in their homes, which also became the office or a lot of Canadians.
Online connections The digital age should allow for easier collaboration within the trades, especially with the introduction of a 5G network.
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elcome to the future. It probably isn’t shaping up the way it was expected. We haven’t perfected technology in the way so many movies had predicted. If the movie “Back to the Future” held any amount of truth, the world would have been travelling around in style with flying cars back in 2015. Oftentimes the future is synonymous with change; one always following the other. Arguably, the global
Another example would be the introduction of online-based systems across the construction sector. For the commercial industry, it was no different. Although, some of these technological innovations had already begun prior to the pandemic, explains David Bowcott, global director of growth, innovation and insight for the Global Construction and Infrastructure Group and Aon. “I see as a whole, the industry has been Continued on page “17”
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