A Brave New World: Who Will Survive and Who Will Thrive When Technology Reshapes the A/E/C Industry?
Barry B. LePatner, Esq.LePatner & Associates LLP
• Reducing Unwarranted Cost Overruns
• Increasing Labor Productivity
• Increasing Profitability While Reducing
Risk
By 2025Advanced Technologies Will Spur Advances Leading to:
Why Must the Design and Construction World Adopt New Technologies?• 25 to 50% waste in coordinating labor on a project.
• Interoperability inefficiency costs owners between $15.6 and $36 billion per year.
• Rework by contractors, is estimated to add 2-20% of expenses to a contractor‘s bottom line.
• An estimated $4 billion to $12 billion per year is spent to resolve disputes and claims.
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Productivity in manufacturing has nearly doubled, whereas in construction it has remained flat.Overview of productivity improvement over time
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Source: Expert interviews; HIS Global Insight (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States); Input-Output Database
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The Root of the Problem:
Incomplete and Uncoordinated
Design Documents
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SOURCE: The Boston Consulting Group
Greater Use of Prefabrication, Preassembly and Off-Site Fabrication
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3D Printing
The Internet of Things
Big Data Drives Wise Construction
Disruptive Technologies