Three Tech Trends Shifting the BIM Industry in 2016
By: Dennis Williams
Date: 07/21/16
http://www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2016/issue_80.html
The article by Dennis Williams describes the relationships
between BIM and elements of the AEC (Architect Engineer and construction)
industry. It inter relates building automation, Cloud databases, and augmented
reality. It drives its point using hvac automations and building sensors as
inputs for BIM. The article discusses
the capabilities of pairing building automation with the Internet of things. In
todays world we already make use of these combination at a small scale. The use
of smart building thermostats, communicative fridges and reactive lighting
already embody this combination. On a more advanced scale pairing BIM software
with the Internet of things could become a major development. Building
engineers and architects already make use of software that tracks and estimates
water and energy use in buildings. This software with the Internet of things
would automate response to real time data the building is already tracking. The
article makes a compelling argument that the future use would monitor occupant’s
behavior in a building and will cause building systems to act accordingly for
optimal performance.
The article later discusses a highly beneficial upgrade in
database technology, the ability to access the “cloud” remotely. The cloud is
referred to as an online database the securely upholds file and data. This
technology allows you to access this data in multiple locations around the
world to help ease the process of construction. Further advancements of the
cloud capabilities is ability to work on a file or access data simultaneously
with other colleagues. This ability cuts down time spent on meetings and back
and forth communication or transportation.
Last paragraphs of article discusses augmented reality
applications and their benefits to AEC (Architect Engineer and construction)
industry, more specifically architects. I am however more interested in the
future use of this technology. In today’s world augmented reality and virtual
reality aid designers and architects to visualize and interact with designs
drawn up with BIM. The future of this technology could demonstrate to engineer’s
deflection in beams, it could allow architects take on the role of an occupant
in a space and make use of the building in different scenarios to optimize
building design.
The interrelationship of HVAC, Sensors, Database, AI, and
Future prove highly beneficial to the AEC industry.
Khemlani, Lachmi. “Three Tech Trends Shifting the BIM Industry in 2016AECbytes Viewpoint #80 (July 21, 2016).” Three Tech Trends Shifting the BIM Industry in 2016: AECbytes Viewpoint, www.aecbytes.com/viewpoint/2016/issue_80.html.
COMMENTS:
Marino da Costa Comment: I like the light you shed on the health issues of humans on the tasks of hammering an drilling in construction. would have liked a metric on how bad the effects are on human health and how more efficiently robots will be able to carry out that task compared to humans.
Amisial Comment: I liked your outlook on AI i would like to say i feel the same regarding its advancement. However i am skeptical about what it could mean for the future and would recommend immediate regulations. The earlier we understand and control AI abilities the safer the advancement for society.
Amisial Comment: I liked your outlook on AI i would like to say i feel the same regarding its advancement. However i am skeptical about what it could mean for the future and would recommend immediate regulations. The earlier we understand and control AI abilities the safer the advancement for society.
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ReplyDeleteAbdlmalik,
ReplyDeleteDatabase technology is definitely making our lives much easier since we can put all our documents in the clouds without having to keep the hard documents in the building. One of the biggest issue that I found from keeping important documents on the clouds is that hackers who are trying to hack our clouds and steal our personal information as their daily job and they can do that in anywhere in the world as long as they are connect to the internet.