Additive manufacturing and 3D printing patents are being filed for everything from human urine-bound bricks to radiation shielding for construction on the moon.
In 2012, ENR ran an article about a naively ambitious Denver-based start-up that was diverting construction materials from the landfills by “repurposing” them. The company was then just a year old and was still learning the basics of repurposing.
With AI-driven modeling, flood projections and scenario plans can be set
up quickly, allowing far more sensitivity and insight than a static
projection can generate from historical data.
When we need to reach a little higher, we strap extensions—stilts—on workers’ legs. When fearing a fall, we tie workers to buildings with a length of rope, and then we hope.
The construction industry has always focused on serving its customers. Core values and mission statements all identify this as a primary key to success.
Welcoming, artificial intelligence, construction robotics and the internet of things into our jobsites offers an opportunity for construction to modernize the way the logisitics sector already has.