The Internet of things (IoT) and advanced analytics are highlighted as two of the key trends that will help to inform and transform Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) processes in the coming years.
What do we mean by IoT devices? Any device that collects data and sends it to a platform for analysis, examples of devices used in construction include:
- Vehicle telematics
- Environmental monitoring sensors
- Smart cameras
- Sensors for structural health monitoring
- Wearable technology
When IOT devices, such as sensors, equipment, wearables, and vehicles, communicate they need send vast amounts of data. This means that having a robust, secure, and reliable network is critical to ensuring that the data can be collected reliably.
IoT devices can assist with inventory management, predictive maintenance, asset tracking, remote control of assets as well as safety and wearable technology like our OWL geofencing wearables.
Examples of where IoT devices are helping to inform and transform the Construction sector include:
Detecting when machinery and equipment is being used, and when it remains idle – this information helps to provide valuable data on CO2 emissions as well as identifying over and underutilisation of equipment across a site.
Monitoring noise and air quality around a construction site, helping to develop quieter working practices and ways to reduce impact on air quality.
Improving safety across a site by monitoring people and plant interaction, helping to identify high risk situations and find ways to mitigate that risk.
Smart CCTV can now identify people who are not wearing the correct PPE, helping to create a safer Construction site environment.
Concrete curing can now be monitored using applications like Converge Signal® providing temperature and strength in real-time and sending the data to the cloud where it can be accessed from any device, anywhere.
The uptake of digital technology will transform the construction sector and is certainly being encouraged from a Governmental perspective.
At Onwave we provide scalable, robust connectivity solutions that mean your teams have side-wide connectivity as standard. This means you’re able to unlock the power of digital technology across the project landscape.
The uptake of digital technology will transform the construction sector and is certainly being encouraged from a Governmental perspective.
Further Reading:
https://www.letsbuild.com/blog/there-is-an-1-6tn-opportunity-for-construction
https://www.orange-business.com/en/blogs/second-site-how-iot-can-drive-connected-construction-forward
AI and digital design to transform future of UK construction – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
