Three Concepts That Will Shape the Future of Construction
Date Posted: April 11, 2016
Posted In: Ideas,
From ConstructionDIVE: The U.S. construction industry often boxes itself in when facing obstacles or uncovering the newest emerging trends, while similar situations are occurring in nations across the globe. That international perspective can offer unique solutions and a sense of camaraderie as industry professionals attempt to solve problems and improve efficiencies. A prime example of this exchange of international perspectives occurred last week during the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Summit of the Americas and World Built Environment Forum in Washington, DC.
Experts from construction, real estate and financing companies from various countries focused on the industry’s future as they discussed the major trends and movements affecting construction. These three concepts were singled out as having the greatest potential to impact the future of the building industry.
Big data — which involves the collection and analysis of massive amounts of information to improve efficiency — has emerged in recent years as a source of valuable information with the potential to transform the construction process, according to Terry Bennett, senior industry strategist of civil infrastructure at Autodesk.
“Big data allows us to start with a problem at the beginning and let the information and big data figure out what the solution is,” he said during a panel. “You tell it what it needs to solve, and it does the horsepower.”