construction technology trends - mcaa tech conference 2015

WHERE WE’RE HEADED:CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

#MCAATechJune 9th, 2015

LAUREN HASEGAWACo-Founder, Bridgit

Lauren is a Structural Engineering graduate with a background in concrete restoration. As a young engineer, Lauren has always had an interest in how new technologies can improve efficiency and productivity on construction projects. With this passion, she founded Bridgit, a mobile and web communication platform for the construction industry in 2012. Bridgit focuses on developing mobile-first solutions that can help relieve on-site pain points, such as deficiency management. Lauren is an active mentor to young women in engineering and a frequent speaker at local and national industry events focused on construction innovation.

Technology is evolving at an exponential rate

It took less than 40 years to go from the first PC

to the first iPad

… and just 4 years to go from the first iPad to

Google Glass

We need to pay attention to emerging trends in

technology

Construction Technology Trends

1. Device convergence: Phablets to replace tablets on-site

2. Augmented reality and wearables to make BIM and VDC more accessible

3. Drones & UAV photography are gaining traction

1. DEVICE CONVERGENCE: PHABLETS TO REPLACE TABLETS ON-SITE

Phone + Tablet

Phablet

Source: Deloitte TMT Predictions 2014

Source: Deloitte TMT Predictions 2014 iPhone 6

Tablets on-site for plans

You no longer need to choose between a

smartphone and a large screen

2. AUGMENTED REALITY AND WEARABLES TO MAKE BIM AND VDC MORE ACCESSIBLE

We’ve been communicating 3D

intentions with 2D tools:

Spreadsheets, paper drawings, etc.

Augmented reality is helping to improve that

iPhone 6 Plus

…and wearables are making it even better

3. DRONES & UAV PHOTOGRAPHY ARE GAINING TRACTION

Site photography is about to become more

important than ever

Site photography is used in three basic situations:

1. Pre-construction for surveying of terrain, environmental issues, etc.

2. Construction progress photography

3. Maintenance management

The Current State of Site Photography

• Making photography less manual via the use of drones and UAVs

• Using systems to automatically map together series’ of individual photos and match them to a model

• Using these model overlays to identify deviations from the plan or damages

Where Site Photography is Headed

How would you take this photo?

So, where can you start?

• Stay informed

• Encourage discussion

• Identify problems and seek solutions

• Be open-minded, but stay critical

• Support evolving industry initiatives related to technology

What seems like a stretch of the imagination today, may well be the reality of

tomorrow.

Lauren HasegawaCo-Founder, Bridgitlauren@gobridgit.comwww.gobridgit.com

Thank you.