Con-Tech and Digital Twins for Smart Construction

Con-Tech, a combination of construction and technology, is a new concept that has emerged with the rise of smart construction, where advanced technologies from the fourth industrial revolution, including virtual reality (VR), artificial intelligence (AI), big data, Internet of Things (IoT), and drones, are applied to offline construction sites to improve productivity and work efficiency.

Con-tech services consist of various solutions such as construction lifecycle management platform, scale review service, AI architectural design and modular construction, construction site drone platform, IoT safety management platform, and construction 3D digital twin. These services effectively manage the construction process, including process management, safety management, and design management, which are necessary for the construction of a building.

Utilizing Con-tech services can reduce construction costs, improve safety, and increase work efficiency by efficiently managing the various manpower and resources involved in the construction process, predicting and managing risks that may occur during construction, and enhancing work efficiency. It also contributes to increasing synergies by improving communication between various partners.

Examples of Con-tech Solutions

1. Software to create 360-degree views of construction sites and buildings to manage and predict processes
2. Building information modeling software that uses laser scanning and machine learning techniques to identify faulty construction and monitor progress
3. Artificial intelligence-based construction simulation software that analyzes whether a design is appropriate for its environment
4. Platforms that automatically convert 2D architectural drawings to 3D, recommend interior products and styles, and even place them in augmented reality.

There are also a variety of other con-tech services, such as services to 3D print buildings or build modular homes, services to map and manage construction sites with drones, and construction job matching apps.

Beamo: A Digital Twin Solution for Construction Project Management

Beamo is a digital twin service that stitches together photos taken with a 360-degree camera to virtualize a construction site. Simply walk around the site with a 360 camera and a smartphone on a tripod and capture automatically. After capturing, upload the data and a digital twin is created in just a few minutes.

With Beamo for construction sites, users can remotely monitor the construction site in real time as it changes from day to day, compare multiple site surveys simultaneously via split screen to visualize project progress over time. Users can also generate timeline reports to see progress chronologically by date, which can be shared with stakeholders to help manage the project efficiently.

The Benefits of Utilizing Digital Twins on Construction Sites

There are many benefits to utilizing digital twins on construction sites. If your construction site is located far away from your headquarters, or if frequent site visits are not feasible, you can utilize a digital twin to remotely tour the site to check on construction progress, safety management, and more. Spatial information enables quick and accurate decision-making, which can prevent delays in the construction period and, as a result, reduce construction time and costs.

The problem of poorly constructed apartments, which continues to plague the Korean construction market, can also be solved by adopting digital twins. Spatial information can be transparently shared with project stakeholders to ensure that construction work is being carried out according to the design drawings.

In conclusion, the use of digital twins can provide a more accurate view of the entire construction process and prevent delays, and furthermore, it can help to reduce carbon emissions at every stage of construction, thereby practicing ESG management.