Group C - Predicting the future

Predicting the future is important because it is better to be prepared about how future technology will influence construction, engineering, and development. Anticipating how the future will affect progress will allow us to better equip ourselves for times  AI will surpass human scholarly limits and controls. Without preparing for the future or predicting it, how else can we ensure that such AI developments will aid us instead of harm us? Since the future might be hard for humans to fathom, preparing for and predicting the future is the best means we have to ready ourselves for what is to come.
Growing technology and knowing the future will make us aware of what will happen. As a structural concentration engineer, for example, AI can help reduce construction costs in many ways. For instance, the utilization of computer-generated reality goggles and robots for structures under construction can track the work as it progresses. As a result, Group C believes there is a big impact on our future.

Abdul - B1 (Robotic - AI - 3D Printing - Future)

The future of robotics in construction

Innovation is a step by step process assuming control over development; and so, it changes the manner in which a project is completed. It is normal that the requirement for physical work will be fundamentally diminished sooner rather than later, as a lot of work will be directed naturally by technology. Robots can offer incredible assistance in projects that require accuracy and speed. On top of that, they can easily overcome issues on the site that are linked to human strength limitations or physical weariness.

Starting from the advantages of using robots in construction and development, it's no misrepresentation to state that they can transform the industry into a great extent: fewer errors on projects, lower cost for the construction procedure, protection of the workforce, improvement of the industry’s profile, construction of better quality and meeting deadlines.

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Source:  "Construction Robots Will Change The Industry Forever". Robotics Online, 2020, https://www.robotics.org/blog-article.cfm/

The Future of AI and Smart Buildings.

Artificial intelligence can help reduce construction costs in many ways. For instance, the utilization of computer-generated reality goggles and robots for structures under construction can track the work as it progresses. AI is also being utilized today to design the routing of electrical and plumbing systems in modern buildings. Additionally, artificial intelligence is beneficial for the development of safety systems at work sites, which reduces the risks of hazards and accidents.

Artificial intelligence is expected to reduce the human workforce, reduce expensively errors, reduce worksite injuries and make building operations more productive. The technology is also being used by many firms to pursue the real-time interactions of machinery, workers, and objects on the site and alert the supervisors of potential safety issues, productivity issues, and construction errors. 

Source: https://www.se.com/ww/en/work/insights/future-energy-efficient-buildings.jsp.

The Growth of 3D Printing in Construction

It’s a well-known fact that technology is changing our lives consistently. Over the last century, air travel, the combustion engine, electric enlistment engines, PCs, iPhones, and more have radically changed our way of life.

As a few of us simply start to embrace these technologies (some slower than others), specialists, engineers, and designers are continually anticipating the following the best thing.

At the present time, we are on the way to another extreme technological inventive period that is now affecting medicinal services, transportation, food, and customer merchandise. What I’m referring to is 3D Printing.

3D printing has been a major buzz term over the previous decade. In spite of the fact that it was first created for item prototyping purposes, 3D printing innovation has progressed to being a key player in a variety of industries.

While unmistakably, 3D printing innovation has been useful in the medicinal, aviation and instrument-making fields since its beginning, there's one other field that is ready for its use: the construction sector. With 3D printers now equipped for printing and building walls, as well as preparing concrete, this innovation could help reshape construction forever.

Source:  "3D Printing Construction Market Analysis | Recent Market Developments 2020, https://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/3d-printing-construction-market-html.

Future

Not since the start of the Industrial Revolution have the possibilities for building and innovation been so splendid. To a great extent, we live in a man-made world. Mostly everything we use and create for our society is largely results of the design industry. And, the rest of the world is affected by this now and in the future.

Globalization of world economies, by advancement of exchange and business, is making an international division of work among countries. At last, everything in trade will either be crude materials (developed or mined through designed innovations), made items, or administrations connected to global frameworks. Indeed, even those parts of human industry that are nearest to a natural state, horticulture and creature cultivation, are progressively technologized. Their rising efficiency relies on designed frameworks.

As our built world moves to a multifaceted nature, to a great extent unforeseen in the early and mid periods of the modern time, building itself is getting progressively more detailed. In turn, future designers and engineers are going to see themselves connected to a very complex world.

The future of robots and man-made consciousness (AI) are being utilized to analyze job progress with continuous and significant information to improve profitability. Independent automatons are outfitted with top quality cameras to photograph and sweep the building site every day with pinpoint precision. Artificial intelligence at that point utilizes those sweeps to look at BIM models, 3D printing, development schedules, and gauges to review the nature of the work performed and to decide how a lot of progress has been made every day. This is the future of engineering.

Source: Jones, Kendall. "How Technology Is Reshaping The Construction Industry". Constructconnect.Com, 2020, https://www.constructconnect.com/blog/technology-reshaping-construction-industry.

Comments:

Ina Sison (link): I find it interesting what you wrote about AI. AI is something to watch out for, especially in light of engineering and job loss. However, the potential for engineers to collaborate with AI to construct and create could open many doors to the future for development.

Manon Flamini (link): From my own experience as an architectural engineer, I think the concept of a company like roOomy is really valuable for the future of design and construction. It makes me excited to enter this field knowing that I will be able to collaborate with technology like this.

Isabel Brooks (link): Your last paragraph is really powerful. I think efficiency and practicality are often overlooked, especially the latter in regard to this kind of technology. Moreover, you note the importance of form and function in your blog, which I also think can be overlooked in this industry. The form must follow function and I think sometimes we get so caught up in a design that we forget about this.

About Me: Brian Mynaugh

Hello Everyone,

Starting my foray into this intelligent building class we as a class are tasked in creating blogs throughout the term. This one is introductory of what I as a student bring to the class.

About myself, my name is Brian Mynaugh; I'm currently a senior doing a double major as both civil and an Architectural degree with the Architectural portion focussing on Digital Building. I'm primarily an AutoCAD user gaining a thorough proficiency in it while my use in Revit is only at an Introductory level.

What I am seeking from this course is to further my experience with Revit and gain passible knowledge to have relevant speaking points on the aspects of intelligent buildings.

For my first research with the last name of Mynaugh, I had to review blogs with relevancy to  Sociology, Sensors, and BIM itself. Out of the three, the one that intrigued me the most is that of sociology. The article I read about was that of how technology is changing our expectations of what can be accomplished as a human. In other words how we are setting unreasonable goals as we compare them to the efficiency of a computer. this effectively reduces people down to what they can achieve much like the efficiency of a robot. This train of thought was brought about by seeing the working conditions of Amazon employees and the standards they face.


What is an intelligent building? In my eyes, it is one that uses technology to control aspects of the building using autonomous means.

Mika Awai

Background:
My name is Mika Awai. Im a 4th year Architectural Engineering major with a concentration in HVAC. I have worked with two MEP firms, gaining experience with BIM and other useful programs used in the industry. I specifically have done work on office buildings, hospitals, and pharmaceutical laboratories. Each of the projects ranged in size and varied from a small remodel to a brand new building.

Expectations:
My expectations for the course are to learn more about the way all systems interact with each other while incorporating smart features in a building. I also expect to learn more about the technology used in the industry, such as Revit and Databases.

Evernote:
The evernote article I found most interesting was "Why (most) Future Robots Won’t Look Like Robots", which discusses why they won't take on a human form and will be invisibly embedded everywhere in common objects.

Intelligent Building Definition:

An intelligent building is one with smart features that are used to improve the building quality and/or economic impact the building has.

Stephen Pettit - About

*Enters the Blog* Oh hello there, my name is Stephen Pettit. I am in my fourth year, and my concentration is HVAC in Architectural Engineering. I have worked with BIM for two MEP firms for my two co-ops. I've worked with CAD, and some Revit. In my two co-ops, I've worked with the mechanical systems in residential, commercial, university, and pharmaceutical buildings. I expect to further extend my knowledge in Revit, and to learn more about the future in the engineering industry with buildings.

The most interesting evernote that I found in my brief research is that 43% of an average man's job could be automated in 10 years. Another interesting fact is that Amazon already has about 100,000 robots in its warehouses.

My definition of an Intelligent building is that an intelligent building is one that utilizes technology to enhance a more efficient building with regards to the systems, the management, and the structure.