Gemini Principles.

The benefits of IoT in construction.The temporary nature of construction sites also impacts the role of IoT technology onsite.

In fact, much of the information we’re able to take from the process, and many of the details about how things are being put together, has already disappeared by the time the concrete has set and we’ve got the finishes on the walls.By that point, we’ve often begun discussing other, internal elements, such as technology related to the temperature of the building..Ultimately, this means that many important uses for construction technology are being missed.

For example, we should be tracking how much movement there was in a column as it was being pulled in, and the bending.We need to be asking questions about how the concrete cured.

This type of work has an important impact in terms of predictive maintenance.

If we understand exactly how the concrete cured and what went on in that process, we’ll know what stresses might be left in the building, thereby creating a long-term, high-value impact of that data.“But we should be able to show them there's something better.”.

The owners want all of this, but the general contractors tell them it isn’t possible.They can’t tell them the concrete steps of action after the vision.

They should figure out how to get those owners what they want, Marks says, and the owners need to be willing to take on some risk.They need to collaborate.