where we're headed: construction technology trends for 2015 and beyond

WHERE WE’RE HEADED: CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY TRENDS FOR 2015 AND BEYOND

LAUREN HASEGAWA Co-Founder, Bridgit

Lauren is a Structural Engineering graduate with a background in concrete restoration. As a young engineer, Lauren has always had an interest in how new technologies can improve efficiency and productivity on construction projects. With this passion, she founded Bridgit, a mobile and web communication platform for the construction industry in 2012. Bridgit focuses on developing mobile-first solutions that can help relieve on-site pain points, such as deficiency management. Lauren is an active m e n t o r t o y o u n g w o m e n i n engineering and a frequent speaker at local and national industry events focused on construction innovation.

Technology is evolving at an exponential rate

It took less than 40 years to go from the first PC

to the first iPad

… and just 4 years to go from the first iPad to

Google Glass

3D printing

Augmented reality

We need to pay attention to emerging trends in

technology

Construction Technology Trends for 2015 1.  Device convergence: Phablets to replace

tablets on-site

2.  Augmented reality and wearables to make BIM and VDC more accessible

3.  Near-field communications (NFC) to gain popularity on-site

4.  Truly paperless jobsites

1. DEVICE CONVERGENCE: PHABLETS TO REPLACE TABLETS ON-SITE

Phone + Tablet

Phablet

Source: Deloitte TMT Predictions 2014

Source: Deloitte TMT Predictions 2014 iPhone 6

Tablets on-site for plans

You no longer need to choose between a

smartphone and a large screen

2. AUGMENTED REALITY AND WEARABLES TO MAKE BIM AND VDC MORE ACCESSIBLE

We’ve been communicating 3D intentions with 2D tools:

Spreadsheets, paper drawings, etc.

Augmented reality is helping to improve that

iPhone 6

…and wearables are making it even better

3. NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATIONS (NFC) TO GAIN POPULARITY ON-SITE

NFC is a secure form of data exchange that allows data

to be transferred from physical tags to NFC

devices

The smartphone in your pocket will be an NFC

device.

4. TRULY PAPERLESS JOBSITES

Paperless = Cloud

The key to going truly paperless is complete

adoption

It’s where we’re headed…

What seems like a stretch of the imagination today, may

well be the reality of tomorrow.

Download the full eBook to learn more

Lauren Hasegawa Co-Founder, Bridgit

lauren@gobridgit.com

www.gobridgit.com

Thank you.

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