Does the NY Construction Industry Need Better Technology?
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The document discusses how new technologies could improve the construction industry in New York. It provides examples of radio frequency identification (RFID) used in hardhats to track workers on site, GPS systems on cranes to prevent collisions, and building information modeling (BIM) to speed up project completion and lower costs. The document suggests that construction companies that adopt new technologies will be able to manage more projects at lower costs and win more jobs while improving safety. It also warns that leading construction companies are engaged in a "digital war" over new technologies.
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- 1. Courtesy of Independence Computer Corp. NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Does the New York Construction Industry Need Better Technology?
- 2. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com According to the New York Building Congress, building permits for residential units in the city jumped 71% in 2013
- 3. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Here are some of the technologies that have already proven themselves in the field
- 4. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- 5. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Turner Construction inserted RFID tags in contractor hardhats, enabling tag readers to log their location at all times
- 6. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Locate key personnel quickly
- 7. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Rapidly identify efficiencies
- 8. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Know how many employees are on site if evacuation was necessary
- 9. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com By focusing on effective risk management and improved process, the company faces lower costs and reduced risk of employee injury
- 10. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com GPS Satellite Systems
- 11. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Crane manufacturer Manitowoc Falcon partnered with wireless device company Trimble to outfit its cranes with “collision avoidance technology”
- 12. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Provide real-time positioning for several cranes on one construction site
- 13. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Prevent collision-based equipment damage
- 14. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Keep construction sites safer for crane operators
- 15. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Site monitoring via GPS represents better and safer work processes, improved fleet management, and other benefits to the construction industry
- 16. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Building Information Modeling
- 17. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com BIM is an intelligent design process that generates and manages building data throughout the duration of the project
- 18. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Speeding project completion
- 19. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Lowering costs
- 20. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Improving overall quality
- 21. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com By allowing projects to be visualized early, BIM boosts efficiency in building design and construction
- 22. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Building Management Systems
- 23. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com In August 2013, Honeywell retrofitted the Spring Creek Towers in Brooklyn with a centralized building-management system and local-area network
- 24. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Energy consumption
- 25. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Operating efficiency
- 26. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Building security
- 27. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com By incorporating this technology into building requirements, construction companies will make projects more attractive and benefit accordingly
- 28. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com The Benefits of Looking Ahead
- 29. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Manage more building projects
- 30. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Perform work at comparatively lower margins
- 31. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Win more construction jobs
- 32. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com • Create a safer workplace
- 33. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Building-oriented technology and the smart devices and programs used to implement it appear to be the next evolution in construction
- 34. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com General Electric is so confident in the future of smart devices that the company has a plan in place to outfit all construction equipment with smart sensors
- 35. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Writing for Construtech magazine, Michael Zucci of ZBRELLA Technology Consulting warned,
- 36. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com "There is a digital war going on right now between the top construction companies, and by the time everyone else hears about it the war will be over and the lines will be drawn."
- 37. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com What will it ultimately decide?
- 38. Sponsored by NYConstructionCEOGuide.com Let us know your thoughts in the Comments box below
- 39. Copyright © Independence Computer Corp. Recommended Reading: Greater NY Area Construction CEO Resource Guide Free Download Now at NYConstructionCEOGuide.com