Gilbane showcases mobile devices, BIM, digital collaboration
What will tomorrow’s construction site look like? We get a pretty good idea looking at today’s high-end construction & engineering firms, and how they employ new building methods. Gilbane Building Company, one of the largest privately-owned construction companies in the US, is a prime example.
At busybusy, we’re always thinking about how to help construction contractors and other businesses increase efficiency & productivity. Our mobile time tracking solution is a valuable tool, and fits right in with the kinds of tech that Gilbane is using. Learn more…
Gilbane is streamlining workflow and combining innovative new construction tech to deliver projects “faster, better and leaner than ever” for their clients. They highlight things they’re doing to accomplish this in a company-produced video, several of which we’ve mentioned here on the blog in recent months:
Construction tech in operation today
- Mobile devices & BIM (building information modeling) unlocks data where it’s needed most, in the field. Better reporting and less clerical time increases efficiency.
- Collocation of key players. Putting all major stakeholders in the same room (classic lean construction practice) working off the same BIM model, cuts months off complex projects.
- Digital collaboration tools allow teams to share drawings and documents in a virtual space. They organize, communicate & edit documents on the fly.
- Laser scanners verify critical dimensions within one millimeter. They’re a great quality control tool, eliminating rework, and saving both time and money.
- Touchscreen plan tables help everyone from superintendents to craftsmen to zoom in on details. They bring the whole team together in a paperless environment.
- Virtual Reality glasses let clients, architects and project partners to virtually walk through a facility as it its being designed and built. They allow quick changes to layouts and interior finishes.
- Drones offer a bird’s eye view, and are now flying on key projects to review construction progress. Drone images are overlaid with BIM models to bring large amounts of data together.
See Gilbane’s 4-minute video, “Thinking Outside the Box”
