{"id":293,"date":"2021-06-22T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naska.ai\/?p=293"},"modified":"2023-03-30T11:10:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T10:10:36","slug":"the-need-for-modernization-and-a-set-of-collaborative-tools-to-do-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naska.ai\/the-need-for-modernization-and-a-set-of-collaborative-tools-to-do-so\/","title":{"rendered":"The Need For Modernization And A Set Of Collaborative Tools To Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A construction<\/a> site is an extraordinarily complex and dynamic environment. With half-completed structures, cranes, lifts, ladders, scaffolding, stacked materials, and busy workers moving around trying to meet demanding deadlines, keeping track of what is going on can be a daunting task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While architects can produce highly accurate 3D models with computer-aided design (CAD), construction is largely still a manual process. Works inspection depends on a skilled surveyors\u2019 eyes to determine whether an element is within the acceptance range defined by the project manager. Our previous article mentioned the scenario where the general contractor wanted to check if all the ducts in the ceiling were installed above 2 meters as specified by the plans, and checked this by using a 2-meter-tall stick, walking around, and stopping when it hit something lower than the 2-meter mark. Situations like these are considered normal in construction and, to put things into a bigger perspective, only 5%-10% of works ultimately are checked.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These circumstances show us there is a deep fault line in the traditional construction industry. We can recognize the indicators of an outdated system, but what is the actual root cause? To answer this question, we need to understand how construction operates to find what is wrong with the current quality control systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unlike traditional manufacturing, where the components move through the manufacturing plant, the plant moves through and around the components in construction. Elements are becoming installed at different rates, and this inherent characteristic requires different frequencies of data<\/a> capture. Manual data verification and quality control alone is insufficient and error-prone. On the one hand, these methods are so time-consuming that they find themselves largely un-scalable when we consider square meters and thousands of elements on-site to be hundreds inspected. On the other hand, it is unreasonable to occupy and rely solely on someone\u2019s professional experience to perform such complex jobs, when this person could focus instead on tasks that genuinely add value to the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While we may design digitally, we still construct manually, and this disconnection between the digital and the physical world is at the core of the industry\u2019s inefficiencies. The site\u2019s progress monitoring and quality control is a highly complex process, but a push for automation within the field could change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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