Journal
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Volume 4, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.dibe.2020.100011
Keywords
Artificial intelligence; Building information modelling; Construction technology; Digital construction; Digital twins; Innovation
Funding
- Centre for Digital Built Britain
- Construction Innovation Hub
- Government's modern industrial strategy by Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation
- EPSRC [EP/N021614/1, EP/P013848/1] Funding Source: UKRI
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Adoption of digital information tools in the construction sector provides fertile ground for the birth and growth of companies that specialize in applications of technologies to design and construction. While some of the technologies are new, many implement ideas proposed in construction research decades ago that were impractical without a sound digital building information foundation. Building Information Modelling (BIM) itself can be traced to a landmark paper from 1975; ideas for artificially intelligent design and code checking tools date from the mid-1980s; and construction robots have laboured in research labs for decades. Yet only within the past five years has venture capital actively sought startup companies in the 'Construction Tech' sector. Following a set of digital construction innovations through their known past and their uncertain present, we review their increasingly optimistic future, all through the lens of their dependence on digital information. The review identifies new challenges, yielding a set of research topics with the potential to unlock a range of future applications that apply artificial intelligence.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available