Information and Communication Technology in Construction IndustrySergey Kalinichuk In the construction industry there is a necessity for innovative methods to improve the construction efficiency that proves to be true happening now and for soon expected changes. The given paper studies information and communication technologies concerning their usage within the construction industry with purposes to increase construction efficiency and solve the special challenges such as sustainable design and construction. Need for New Approaches to Construction In the construction industry there is a necessity for innovative methods to improve the construction efficiency that proves to be true happening now and for soon expected changes. The given paper studies information and communication technologies concerning their usage within the construction industry as a new approach for achieving the following purposes: • Quantify the scope for improvement of construction efficiency; • Examine current construction practice and a ssess the potential for its improvement by way of innovation; • Identify specific actions and good practice that would help achieve more efficient construction. [1] Fig. 1: Indexes of labor productivity for construction and nonfarm industries Source: Eastman C., BIM handbook, 2011 g. set performance targets. communications and collaboration. materials selection.. and Cheok. the construction industry is well-known for its highly fragmented and competitive environment.Tab. and share information Development of an integrated process instead of reliance on convention Improved quality and fewer defects Use of demonstration projects to develop and illustrate innovations Rethinking (i.. benchmarking. The Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry shows huge interest in accepting of new technologies in the sphere of nD visualization. Rethinking Construction. reduce coordination errors in construction. Also. 1: Construction initiatives Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Recommendation The commitment of leadership from all parties Greater customer focus Application of products and services from other industries Promote best practice in health and safety Provide decent working conditions and promote people as the construction sector's greatest asset Measure and assess own performance. increase client satisfaction.Egan.. Despite it there is a huge potential for increasing of volume. Report. Information and Communication Technology in Construction Industry Combination of site positioning. Following this way it is possible to improve communication. etc. such as face-to-face meetings and the exchange of paper documents. quality and efficiency of information transfer. create fewer ambiguities and discrepancies in documentation and generally increase awareness and recognition of issues and requirements by all project participants.g. design requirements. data analysis. Nowadays the majority of building projects are hardly treated without traditional communication means. The main destination of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is providing construction stakeholders with information and analytical tools for the best control . information sharing. reengineering) the construction process Adopt lean thinking as a method of sustaining performance improvement More and better training Development of technology (e.) Source: Adapted from Proverbs. Summary of J. 2002. provide a greater understanding between project participants. standardization and prefabrication) Development of long-term relationships Greater use of performance improvement tools and techniques (e. Holt.e. budget constraints and the availability of specialized skills makes each building project absolutely unique. value management. speed. cost. AB. graphical user-interfaces Indirect contact using computers Robotics. video conferences nD Visualization. Also. distance learning Information processing and management Source: Turk. Being rather new. [3] ICT creates necessary conditions for the complete approach to project delivery.of the construction delivery processes. Banff. crime. internet search Subscriptions to customized content. which incorporates multi-aspects of design information required at each stage of the lifecycle of a building facility”. cost. already at the given stage of development BIM technologies provide savings in time. virtual reality. product and process models Data warehouses National construction information systems Global ICT networks E-mail. Proceedings of the Workshop on Perceptual User Interfaces. ICTs can play an important role in accelerating and improving of various processes that are unambiguously necessary for ecological sustainability. thermal and visual comfort. accessibility. build ability and maintainability into a holistic decision-making tool. It ensures functioning over determination of design. October 1997. construction and maintenance dimensions and helps to consolidate separated knowledge advancements made within time. Remote sensors Database look-up. ICT creates the big integration into construction industry. 2: ICT supported technologies in construction Needs Item Project Company Country World Man with man Man with application Interaction facilities Man with machine Application with machine Just-in-time Time saving Just-in-case ICT Supported Technology Document management. The key advantage to professionals is the possibility to consider and produce project changes at any time. acoustics. Tab. ICT include computer hardware. M. and communications devices which give access and allow communicating easily at local and international level. ICT should satisfy in equal. The big advantage can be received with development of corresponding ICT solutions. and resources. [2] An nD model has been defined as “an extension of the building information model. software. sustainability.. as much as possible admissible level of all subdivisions of every construction . Building Information Modeling (BIM) or Green Design can be one of the examples. whenever saving the existing productions.8 30. Current using ICT in Czech Republic New approaches to construction management. 3: Current using/having ICT in Czech Republic Construction companies uses/have main parts of ICT Total number of companies Personnel and information technologies Automated data sharing inside a company Production/servic es management Electronic data sharing to manage supplier/customer relationships Electronic data sharing with suppliers 10. Stock holding management High speed internet connection Company's computer network Computer knowledge training Computer Portable computer . lean construction principles. The condition precedent for all these changes is the maturity of network/software technologies providing sharing of interdisciplinary model. principles of economical building. It allows carrying out complex analyses at early stages of virtual design and construction. Czech Statistical Office.6 Company's computer network Internet connection Distant access to company's data Mobile internet Share of whole number companies (%) 5157 96. These data are shown in Table 3.3 Source: ICT v podnicích ČR . capable to sharing information models that also include business analysis. It creates conditions for allround. Literatura: [1] Succar.5 18.9 24. B.7 Electronic data sharing with customers 9. It gains currency for Czech construction companies which generally are being short of investments to ICT.: “Building information modeling framework: A research and delivery foundation for industry stakeholders. Further the model will include business intelligence. Conclusion Most modern construction projects takes place over all-round. such as relational contracting and lean construction are made on the basis of integration of a team and an open sharing of the information connected with the project.stakeholder. 357–375. green policies and whole lifecycle costing.6 64. unified. The possibility of implementing a new construction approaches and tasks in Czech Republic can be shown on the example of current using of ICT in construction industry.3 90. 2009.4 12.výsledky za leden 2012. unified and capable to an exchange data model. The synchronous information interchange is produced on the basis of an information model in the documented form.” Automation in Construction. 2013.6 62. p. Tab. 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