7 Technologies Boosting Architectural, Engineering & Construction Workflow Technology is making a great impact on the construction industry. Starting from cloud-based collaboration and the growth of digital twins to automatons, super-materials, wearable technologies, an incredible array of developments are facilitating to improve the AEC (Architectural, Engineering & Construction) sector. Have a look at the 7 emerging trends in 2020. 1. Building Information Modeling (BIM) BIM (Building Information Modeling) is similar to CAD (Computer-Aided Design), but it’s not the same. BIM is a software application for 3D design to create the model of a building digitally. BIM also helps in increased prefabrication, modularization & eco-friendliness. The technology facilitates in creating a visually appealing 3D Model of a building with several layers of metadata and renders them in a collaborative workflow by capturing things in a real-life way. Nowadays, around 35% of builders are making use of BIM software applications. BIM provides an improved space for collaboration as each project stakeholder can add their piece to the same model, rather than breaking out on several versions of a 2D paper drawing. In this manner, the model grows instantly as people contribute, streamlining the construction workflow, and enhancing project efficiency. BIM also helps to resolve problems in the design & planning stages of a project, through automated clash detection, providing a complete picture of the construction project. 2. Cloud & Mobile Technology: Mobile technology is also playing a great role in actual construction. The augmented portability of tablets & smartphones enables greater communication and the ability to work from anyplace. Integrating the technology into the construction workflow entails smaller upfront investment costs while providing key benefits and boosting productivity in the day to day processes. Mobile technology also facilitates saving time and keeping the project moving forward faster by providing real-time monitoring, updates & making information accessible between the job site & the office. Construction companies can access the latest revision to plan and can report a problem to the project manager. Nowadays, most of the mobile devices can now leverage cloud technology from anywhere, at any time. The technology is less expensive, involving about 1/10 th of the cost of the sharing of the old technologies. You can share any information instantly with the touch of a button. Since the cloud phone system can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection, it will become an obligatory part of the construction sector in the future, especially if you want to stay competitive. 3. Drones: Drones are becoming progressively common on construction projects. Starting from undertaking reviews ensuring that workers are kept out of harm's way, to gauging vast land areas within a few minutes, the continuous upsurge of UAVs will significantly enhance construction productivity & safety. Be it safety, privacy, approval, or the requirement for apt legislation & the crucial demand for professional skillsets on the agenda, drones are extensively used in construction. Drones are able to conduct site surveys quickly and precisely than a squad on the ground and are inexpensive than airborne imaging. The high-resolution cameras and the data collected from the drone are able to create collaborating 3D or landscape maps and mock-ups, taking the volume measurements. Another advantage of using drones is the capacity to examine hard to reach places like bridges or around tall buildings, safely. It also monitors progress on a job site and sees the way people are working. Construction sites have already started using
drones. Surveyors are able to assess an entire site within a few minutes, whereas earlier it'd have taken them several weeks. This saves a lot of money for the construction industry. The drone continues to develop its accuracy and precision of readings, with less human involvement. 4. Virtual Reality: Virtual reality is often used in association with BIM to understand complex construction projects. You can create a building design with BIM and can use VR to actually walk through it. This enables your project team and client to get a realistic idea of the project. If you have a complete grasp on the project before it starts, you get an opportunity to avoid big changes and expensive alteration mid-way through the project. Virtual reality has conventionally empowered project stakeholders to step inside their planned schemes before the commencement of construction work. 5. Augmented Reality: Virtual Reality provides the ability to visualize the real world through a camera lens. It’s opening up new opportunities for the construction sector even it comes with a cost. The technology integrated with BIM is revolutionizing the construction projects and build things. 6. Big Data: In the construction industry, big data refers to the huge amount of information stored in the past and that can be acquired today. Big data comes from people, machines, PCs, sensors, and other data-generating devices. Construction and big data exist in the plans and records of everything that was built. It increases with added input from sources like on-site workers, earthmovers, cranes, material supply chains, and buildings. 7. Geo BIM: GEO stands for Geographical information of a system, which has conventionally been used to model and analyze the environment and when BIM data is integrated to the Geographical Information, the technology facilitates the design, construction, and management of the buildings. Read more about the market chasing technology for 2020 in the construction sector. Consult the construction management & BIM Modeling experts of Tejjy Inc. at 202-465-4830 or info@tejjy.com for implementing new technology in the AEC sector.
