{"id":2007,"date":"2021-01-28T11:35:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T11:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdac.tech\/?p=2007"},"modified":"2021-01-28T16:56:54","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:56:54","slug":"ein-neues-jahr-wo-geht-es-hin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sdac.tech\/en\/ein-neues-jahr-wo-geht-es-hin\/","title":{"rendered":"A new year - where are we heading?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new year - where are we heading?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In many studies on artificial intelligence, the construction industry is not listed. The question therefore arises, where does AI stand in construction practice and when will it be used as standard?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Artificial intelligence (AI) applications have become a transformative technology over the past decade and, as a result, are already commonly used in many industries (see Figure 1): leading the way are manufacturing, finance, education, and sales. (Deloitte Research 2019)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Figure 1: Application of AI in various industries (source: Deloitte Research 2019)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Since the construction industry is not listed in the figure, the question arises: where in the figure would one place the construction industry?<\/p>\n

Looking at the four quadrants in the figure \"Transition\", \"Developed\", \"Germination\" and \"Growth\", we believe that the construction industry would be located in the starting blocks (Germination).
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Initial applications exist as stand-alone solutions. In a survey conducted at SDaC's third roundtable on Jan. 13, 2021, 197 people participated (see Figure 2). Of these, 48% believe that in less than 5 years AI applications will be used as standard in construction practice. Consequently, more and more AI applications will be piloted and widely applied in construction projects in the coming years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Figure 2: Results of the survey in the third SDaC RoundTable on the use of AI in construction practice (Source: SDaC).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To get there, Reim et. al (2020) suggests four steps to implementing AI applications in your own organization:<\/p>