{"id":10691,"date":"2021-07-08T15:41:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T14:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cadventure.co.uk\/?p=10691"},"modified":"2022-03-09T14:42:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:42:44","slug":"trends-that-are-transforming-the-construction-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cadventure.co.uk\/es\/trends-that-are-transforming-the-construction-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Tendencias que est\u00e1n transformando el sector de la construcci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Patrick McNamara, Sales Director, Cadventure<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It is an amazing fact that it has been six decades since the AEC industry began to embrace digital solutions. Initially it was CAD software that was making waves in digital construction \u2013 but once the digital revolution began, new innovations started appearing at an ever-increasing rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Over the years, we have seen an enormous uplift in smart, creative digital solutions. Although the construction industry has embraced digital solutions, as an industry we are still relatively new to the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The AEC industry is undergoing digitalisation at an ever-increasing pace, requiring data management solutions around the design, construction, and operation phases of physical assets. The speed with which the industry is transforming is incredibly exciting, as new trends emerge and begin to completely reshape the way we work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cadventure, has been at the forefront of digital adoption at every turn from the early days of 2D to 3D BIM and beyond \u2013 for example, helping clients to produce animations for projects such as for the Sydney 2000 Olympics stadium, all part of their digital journey with CAD and 3D visualisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here we take a look at some of the exciting current digital trends and how they are making waves across the built environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When we think about game-changing technology, we immediately think of immersive technology, such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n AR has the benefit of being able to place a 3D model into an existing space using a device such as a smartphone or headsets that project the virtual into real space, whereas VR is a completely virtual environment using immersive headsets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When immersive tech first emerged, it was assumed that it would be largely the remit of marketing and design teams. But what we are seeing is more companies adopting it to make their construction more efficient. They can model and schedule in an immersive environment before building starts, saving on time and cost within the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As well as offering design help, immersive technology can also have a huge impact on safety standards and training. Remote workers can inspect job sites before going out in person, and companies can even train staff in a safe space before they even set foot on the site. With Augmented Reality, we are seeing this being adopted in a wide range of use cases \u2013 from On-site safety inspection to operational maintenance \u2013 bringing virtual experts to a real site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Robotics has been utilised in most industries across the economy \u2013 the technology is still young, but it is a fast-growing reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By introducing machines that can perform repetitive tasks, we free up time for more value-added and money-making activities. For example, a robot who can lay bricks quickly, efficiently, and cheaply, can then free up a worker for more creative thinking within the build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This also has the potential to reduce the risk of human error, helping with productivity and reducing accidents on-site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then taking it to the next level and using robotics for semi-autonomous work such as surveying in dangerous conditions and creating building components that would be too complex for a human to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current industry buzzword is the \u2018Digital Twin\u2019. There are a lot of definitions around what a digital twin is, but in essence, it is a virtual representation that serves as a real-time counterpart of a physical asset. It brings different elements of design and data together in a single environment, allowing everyone within the process access to all the asset data \u2013 from designers and contractors to owners and operators. Importantly a true digital twin should allow a feedback mechanism between the digital and physical asset, that helps to \u2018future-proof\u2019 a project, as well as making maintenance of the asset as simply and efficiently as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a digital twin to be successful, it needs to incorporate a lot of different types and sources of information. It is more than just a model or a drawing \u2013 it includes data on materials, environment, past performance data and other individual pieces of data, to create a full picture of that asset \u2013 past, present and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The benefits of a digital twin are exceptional. It allows engineers and operators to monitor assets remotely and identify problems before they occur \u2013 greatly reducing waste and down time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cloud space relates to both storage and collaboration. With projects becoming more data and file heavy, cloud solutions are crucial for storing this data and making it available to anyone within the project team, anywhere in the world at any time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the pandemic, being able to access a file at any time, anywhere became even more important. We have seen a lot of adoption of design review technology over the last 12 months, as teams<\/a> move their meetings to the cloud, and realise that this approach not only saves time and paper but improves the design review process as it is more accessible to teams for constructive input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working digitally and remotely via the cloud allows you to send data to the team, rather than relying on the team finding their way to the data in the physical world. With unlimited storage, you can put as much data as you need to into a project without relying on a server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cloud space also allows for a single source of truth in the project. Hosting all data in a central Common Data Environment (CDE) means that everyone involved is working on the latest file at any given time, often updated in real-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nImmersive technology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Robotics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Digital Twin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Cloud Space<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning<\/h4>\n\n\n\n