Associated Builders and Contractors, which happen to be based out of the US, went on to release its artificial intelligence- AI technology guide pertaining to the construction community with the intent of offering a level of knowledge so as to ensure contractors can go on to become active participants within the construction AI conversation.
By way of including links to AI resources as well as explanations, the guide goes into details as to how industry professionals can make use of artificial intelligence by way of a construction project lifecycle. Tips, notes, as well as the insights are broken down through preconstruction, construction, as well as maintenance.
The ABC vice president of construction technology and innovation, Matt Abeles, opined that the construction sector is faced with a very serious worker shortage of over half a million in 2024, and hence promising technologies such as AI can go ahead and enable addressing this challenge.
It is well to be noted that within the ABC AI guide, the group goes on to state that AI technology should never be underestimated and that it went on to tout savings, not only on labor but also on increased efficiency when it comes to planning, data management, as well as quality control.
The guide is, in all ways, meant to simplify as well as make sense of what can be for numerous contractors, as well as a novel and intimidating environment.
Patrick Scarpati, ABC director of construction technology and innovation, as well as the guide’s author, stated that the possibilities of AI tech may sound limitless, but one must first educate themselves on the basics, and hence this resource is indeed a starting point to comprehend AI and its probable impact on the construction sector.
The fact is that the industry happens to have massive opportunities to assess how one can better go on to deliver projects, and one can actually go on to lean on AI in having essential goals such as upskilling, transfer of knowledge, elevated safety design workforce development, supply chain optimization, as well as planning, etc.
Abeles further noted that, especially as the sector looks to engage more young group workers, it is indeed important that the tools they inevitably make use of, such as AI, get adopted deliberately and also with purpose.
He adds that as younger workers go on to be industry leaders, one must indeed approach AI in construction as being beneficial, having a balanced view that includes consistent assessment, developing ethical processes, and also raising awareness when it comes to what AI can as well as cannot do.
The guide goes on to suggest that any business that is looking to execute AI strategies for the very first time must ask themselves significant questions pertaining to their purpose as well as their longevity.
Artificial intelligence as well as the many layers that happen to be involved in its operations rely heavily when it comes to clean and consistent data, as mentioned in the guide. This goes on to bend into the transformation of the workforce. Who is taking care of this data, and how is one managing it? Besides, the question also lingers as to how one is using this data in a manner that is actually effective.