11/20/2019
Can't wait until tomorrow!
Construction 4.0: An Innovation Platform for the Built Environment*
With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and the resulting framework of Industry 4.0, the built environment sector also has the opportunity to leapfrog to more efficient production and business models; and value chains. Such a transformation is possible through the convergence of existing and emerging technologies that are part of this paradigm. The resulting transformative framework is called Construction 4.0. Modeled after the concept of Industry 4.0, the idea of Construction 4.0 is based on a confluence of trends and technologies that promise to reshape the way we design, construct and operate our built environment assets. Broadly, the framework consists of two main components: (1) cyber-physical systems and (2) digital ecosystems. Each of these two components is further supported by emerging technologies and systems such as robotics, industrialized construction, additive manufacturing, artificial intelligence, drones, and digital fabrication. It is envisioned that the current challenges that the industry faces can be overcome by using the Construction 4.0 framework. This talk will discuss key concepts, opportunities, and challenges posed by Construction 4.0. A brief introduction of RICS and our activities will also be presented.
Presenter:
Anil Sawhney, Ph.D. FRICS FHEA
Director of the Infrastructure Sector, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Anil Sawhney is the Director of the Infrastructure Sector for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). He leads the emerging initiative and strategy on placing and positioning the Institution within the field of commercial management of infrastructure projects globally. His primary focus is on the infrastructure sector, defined by the RICS as transport, utilities, energy, and similar fields. Anil is involved in the production of the infrastructure sector's body of knowledge, standards, guidance, practice statements, education, and training. He is also a Visiting Professor at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK and the Bovard College, University of Southern California. Dr. Sawhney is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) of the UK. Anil has a rich mix of academic, research, industry, and consulting experience gathered working in the USA, India, Canada, the UK, and Australia. Professor Sawhney is well published, with over 150 publications in refereed technical journals and conferences. Anil is the co-editor of the Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management journal. He serves on the International Editorial Board of the Journal of Infrastructure Asset Management of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), the Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems published by Taylor and Francis, and the Journal of Information Technology in Construction.
