Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Construction
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by Rami Kaibni
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I came across an article on LinkedIn today which I found very interesting. The article gets into the details of the benefits of AI in the Construction Industry:
The Benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Construction
The article gives 10 examples of how AI can contribute positively towards construction projects of which most are related to Project Management, not the actual physical work on site.
What are your thoughts on this ?
Posted on: October 29, 2019 07:54 PM |
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Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Rami
Thanks for the tip
I'll read and I'll comment
Luis Branco
CEO| Business Insight, Consultores de Gestão, Ldª
Carcavelos, Lisboa, Portugal
Dear Rami
I carefully read the article
Thanks for sharing
To what extent are the 10 points addressed still fiction or already a reality?
I am convinced that within 5 years many of the examples will be massively used.
Drew Craig
Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard
Philadelphia, Pa, United States
This is quite amazing. I am not in the construction space, thus have not relatable comments, but certainly interesting to see these advancements take shape and become part of our infrastructure.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Luis
Thanks for you comment. Most of the 10 points are already in action but on different levels. Some are in development phase, others like the Building Information Modeling (BIM) are already implemented and we personally use it in our projects.
One thing that is very important to note that the article mentions and Ive been mentioning as well is the fact that in the construction industry specifically, AI is unlikely to replace the human workforce due to the nature of the industry and activities but instead, it will complement the industry but altering business models , reduce costly errors, site injuries, and increase operations efficiency.
RK
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Andrew
Indeed, it is very interesting to see how things progressed from only 10 years ago. Big Leap.
RK
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Thanks for sharing the article, Rami!
Generative design & use of AI to proactively identify potential safety hazards are both value-adds specific to this industry.
Kiron
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Kiron
You're Welcome. I totally agree with you and I witness those things first hand everyday. Design wise, the use of BIM, specifically REVIT, helped reduce change requests on one of our projects by 85% be iT for clashes, discrepancies or missing items.
RK
Babatola Titiloye
Manager PMO| Sazak Acres Biloque Company Limited
Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Thanks for sharing Rami. The potential for AI in construction is really enormous. I believe the industry will witness a paradigm shift in the near future.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Babatola
You're welcome. I agree with you but as I said before, it will complement the industry and not replace the human factor.
RK
Babatola Titiloye
Manager PMO| Sazak Acres Biloque Company Limited
Abuja, Fct, Nigeria
Rami
I absolutely agree, the construction industry is too complex and dynamic so there will always be the need for human workforce. However, AI has the potential to exponentially increase the productivity and efficiency of construction.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Babatola, Agreed - you got that right.
Ken Bainey
Former Chief Information Officer/IT Project Portfolio Management Executive | Government of Alberta-Ministry of Infrastructure/Transportation
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rami, Thanks for sharing. A well written article. I can see how AI can be used in the Construction Industry-Vertical Infrastructure (Buildings); How about using AI in the Horizontal Infrastructure-Highways/Roads and Bridges? Potential to drastically transform the planning, design, construction and operations of the construction industry using machine algorithms rather than people and processes.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Ken
You’re very welcome. I share your concern but I think AI in Construction won’t have as much of an effect as in other industries like Healthcare or IT. Many of the AI’s mentioned in the article applies to horizontal construction as well be it in planning, monitoring and control or design.
We shall wait and see, it’s a very interesting era.
RK
Ken Bainey
Former Chief Information Officer/IT Project Portfolio Management Executive | Government of Alberta-Ministry of Infrastructure/Transportation
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
I agree. However it's probably not value added to use AI for planning and design at this time. These two areas currently rely heavily of computer systems and programs. Heavy construction equipment are more automated but the big shift would happen when robots are used on construction sites. For a long time I believed that most engineering activities will be automated, but on- site construction management will be the last piece to go.
"Sharing the views of a friend".
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Ken
I am totally in agreement with you and your friend views. I see no value at the moment and on-site construction will be the last piece, at least in my opinion as well.
RK
Ken Bainey
Former Chief Information Officer/IT Project Portfolio Management Executive | Government of Alberta-Ministry of Infrastructure/Transportation
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rami,
What are your thoughts on this "Agile (Scrum/Rugby) stuff" now transitioning to "Disciplined Agile"? As an Engineer, can be scary for my Engineer friends involved with PMI- Apparently, IT views seems to be the majority.
Rami Kaibni
Community Champion
Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Ken
I like Agile because it is a mindset. I specialize in Real State Developments and Construction and from experience, I found out that a Waterfall - Adaptive Hybrid approach works because you can't be 100% Agile due to the nature of the industry.
In terms of specific frameworks, Scrum might not be the best framework to use in construction because it looks more on the development part only but DSDM is a great framework as it look at the project as a whole, I find it really very interesting.
Regarding Disciplined Agile, I am just getting started with familiarizing myself with it, so can't speak much to that but my initial impressions is that its great and adds value. I read lots of Scott Amber's recent blogs and they attracted my interest in getting involved in DA so hopefully this will be one of my 2020 Goal.
RK
Ken Bainey
Former Chief Information Officer/IT Project Portfolio Management Executive | Government of Alberta-Ministry of Infrastructure/Transportation
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Rami
Thanks for your insights. very informative. Here is a Links to the origins of Agile. https://uxdesign.cc/bringing-it-back-to-the-routes-of-the-scientific-method-eedfc1eae1b5
I taught this to my students where Agile came from "The Scientific Method" that was born in the 17th century. Agile is a buzz word that someone came up with to create sales for an IT methodology that existed centuries ago. Now someone is calling it a mindset- a set of marketing hypes.
" The scientific method is an empirical method of acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century."
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