Trends in information and communication technologies for construction: Past, present and future

Author

Froese, Tom

Author_Institution

Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

fYear

2013

fDate

27-29 June 2013

Firstpage

2

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Summary form only given. Building Information Models (BIM), and related developments in information and communication technologies are making headway in their adoption and, some would say, transformation of the construction industry. This presentation reviews these technologies from the perspective of technology adoption trends. It reviews the history that has brought us to the current technological capabilities, provides an overview of the current levels of adoption of these technologies, and presents a few observations about what the near future may hold in store for the adoption of BIM.

Keywords

buildings (structures); construction industry; structural engineering computing; BIM; building information models; construction industry; information and communication technologies; technological capabilities; technology adoption trends; Civil engineering; Collaborative work; Communications technology; Computers; Conferences; Educational institutions; Market research;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Supported Cooperative Work in Design (CSCWD), 2013 IEEE 17th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Whistler, BC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-6084-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CSCWD.2013.6580929

Filename

6580929