Innovation and New Technology in The Construction Industry · 2017-07-04 · INTERNAL CHALLENGES...
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Innovation and New Technology in The Construction Industry
Presentation to the Saskatchewan Construction Association
June 2017
INTRODUCTION
Bob Hildenbrandt
• VP Business Development – Graham
• Member of the Canadian Construction Association Board
• Part of the CCA Executive
• Past Chair of the Institute for BIM in Canada
• Co-Chair of the Lean Construction Institute of Canada
TODAY’S PRESENTATION
Perspective on our Construction Industry
• How are we doing? Where are we at?
Future state of our Industry
• How must we change to get there?
Role of Innovation and New Technology
WHY IS CONSTRUCTION IMPORTANT
One of the first businesses developed
Virtually all other businesses rely on construction
People spend 90% of their time indoors
Major impact on health and well-being
WHY IS CONSTRUCTION IMPORTANT
Total Annual Revenues ~ $10 trillion
Added value ~$3.6 trillion
6% of global GDP
Employs over 100 million people
Largest global consumer of resources and raw materials
WHY IS CONSTRUCTION IMPORTANT
Population of urban areas increasing by
200,000 people per day!!
All will need housing and infrastructure
WHY IS CONSTRUCTION IMPORTANT
Our industry must transform
But, our industry is challenged!
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
Our infrastructure is ageing
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSTRUCTION
Projects are bigger and more complex
HOW DOES CANADA COMPARE
Canada ranks 15th of 138
HOW DOES CANADA COMPARE
HOW DOES CANADA COMPARE
CONSTRUCTION PERFORMANCE
Construction has performed poorly when compared to other industries
Why?
INTERNAL CHALLENGES
The industry must also confront internal challenges:
• Lack of innovation and delayed adoption
• Informal processes or insufficient rigour & consistency in process execution
• Insufficient knowledge transfer from project to project
• Weak project monitoring
INTERNAL CHALLENGES
The industry must also confront internal challenges (continued):
• Little cross-functional cooperation
• Little collaboration with suppliers
• Conservative company culture
• Shortage of young talent and people development
CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENT
TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
How do we transform our industry?
TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
What needs to happen at a company level?
TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
What can we do as an industry? How?
TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
What role does government play?
TRENDS – DRONES AND ROBOTICS
UAV Industry Continues to Grow• FAA Prediction of 7 million drones by
2020
• Commercial application for construction:
- Earthworks management
- Location validation
- Project management
• New collaborations taking place
TRENDS – DRONES AND ROBOTICS
The Rise of Robotics: Virginia Tech and Lowes robotics test
• Non-motorized exoskeletons address common lifting injuries
• Harness features carbon-fibre rods to act as artificial tendons
TRENDS – AUGMENTED & VIRTUAL REALITY
Need to clarify the difference:
• Virtual Reality – immersive experience
• Augmented Reality – information overlaid onto realtime visuals
New Companies Emerging in the Augmented Reality Sphere
• DAQRI’s Smart Helmet testing
• New DAQRI Smart Glasses
• Trimble and HoloLens collaboration
• New HoloLens testing
TRENDS – AUGMENTED & VIRTUAL REALITY
DAQRI Smart Helmet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9t6Osl1Lbc
Microsoft HoloLens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic_M6WoRZ7k
TRENDS – SENSORS
Health and Safety Sensors
• LifeBand sends a signal, through a mobile application, if signs of mental fatigue are shown –measuring brain activity
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMm1gTl3j4
Large Scale Testing
• Washington University study on large scale infrastructure projects
TRENDS – SENSORS
Mercy Hospital Expansion Project (St. Louis)
• Wireless environmental sensors deployed across project
• Tracking ambient qualities, temperature, humidity, noise, vibration etc.
• Sensors refined to meet the needs of project managers
TRENDS – SENSORS
Safety Sensors
• Triax Technologies unveiling its belt-mounted sensor to log worker movements
• Accelerometers and gyroscopes detect sudden falls and movements
TRENDS – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Microsoft Build 2017 Showcase
• Using current technologies such as sensors and cameras
• Teaching software to recognize and react
• Future state is to program machinery to step in to clean or maintain etc.
• Tools can also be used for asset management (i.e. locating tools)
• Low-hanging fruit in terms of innovation; many technologies already in place
TRENDS – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Microsoft Build 2017 Showcase
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pL-c00M2CnI
QUESTIONS?