AI: Construction's new frontier of digital enablement

Erica Crandon, Giselle Chanona, Eric Ottinger, Todd Lukesh and Mark Gibson, FRICS
Digital automation accelerates operational efficiency
For years, construction has lagged behind other industries regarding technological advancement, disruption and digital automation. Finally, this is starting to change. The reducing cost of digital enablement, staffing challenges and the increasing complexity of business is forcing disruption upon the industry. Of all the digital technologies, automation holds out the most promise for achievable digital enablement. Automation can be defined as the use of machines and computers that perform tasks without needing human control. This approach provides an extraordinary capability to process and organize massive quantities of data in a fraction of time compared to manual execution while operating 24 hours per day.