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Construction is becoming ever more interconnected.

In a commercial construction jobsite, data can come in from equipment telematics, RFID, BLE sensors, UWB positioners, GPS, IoT sensors, inspections, scheduling, deliveries, and workforce.

But capturing data is only the first step.

The hard part is converting the physical-world signals into information that can help humans understand what is happening on the construction project and make more informed decisions.

This is where Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) comes into play.

AIoT is about combining connected devices, data, analytics, machine learning, edge computing, and enterprise applications. And in construction, this can serve as an interface between what happens on the physical construction jobsite and enterprise applications used by project teams.

Construction site is a distributed data environment

Construction projects do not stand still.

Workforce moves around in different zones. Equipment gets deployed, redeployed, or even idled. Materials get delivered to the job site, staged there, and incorporated into the finished building.

And at the same time, schedules, inspections, procurement activities, and work packages continue to evolve.

That makes construction a distributed data environment where none of the systems has all the necessary information.

Various technologies provide various chunks of the whole picture:

GPS can give location information on the equipment. RFID can tag assets and materials and then identify them. BLE can allow for flexible asset tracking. UWB can provide accurate positioning in the right environment. Telematics can give equipment performance information. IoT sensors can provide information about the environment and equipment operations. Any of these sources can prove useful in itself. However, the real power lies in the interaction between them. Data becomes richer when context is provided.

Sensors readings cannot explain the situation.

Take, for example, a piece of equipment that has not moved for some time according to an equipment tracking solution.

Is this an issue?

It might not be one.

The equipment might be deliberately staged because its work package is yet to start. The crew might be waiting for materials. The equipment might be staged inefficiently. Or the equipment may just be in its proper place and waiting for the next task.

Location alone cannot answer this question.

Context can.

An AIoT system can use equipment information along with workforce activities, materials availability, work zones, and work schedule to build a bigger picture.

Same applies to other cases.

Where the worker's location becomes more significant, it should be in conjunction with work zones and project schedules.

Where a material inventory record becomes more valuable, it should be in comparison to future installation activities.

Where a project milestone becomes more informative, it should be related to real-world field activity.

The objective here is not just to capture telemetry.

It is to interpret what the telemetry is telling us.

Why edge computing is important

The construction world may also pose some data processing challenges.

Routing every sensor event into the cloud can cause connectivity issues, latency, and unnecessary transmissions of data.

Edge computing provides another alternative.

Not everything needs to be done at the source where the data is created.

An edge device could process the sensor event, detect pre-defined conditions, aggregate information, or selected analytics before transmitting relevant findings to centralized systems.

This may be helpful in situations when there is intermittent connectivity or specific events need rapid processing.

And it doesn't necessarily have to be an either-or solution.

A hybrid system may help edge systems to do their time-sensitive processing while cloud and enterprise systems handle analytics, storage, and coordination.

Where does AI fit?

IoT provides the data layer.

AI provides an additional layer of analysis.

Think about tracking project status.

Historical production data, worker activity, equipment utilization data, materials availability data, inspection data, and scheduling data might all be analyzed simultaneously to find patterns related to production constraints or scheduling issues.

The point is not to replace the project manager.

Rather, AI analysis can provide insights into potential patterns worth human consideration.

For instance:

Data: Equipment utilization rate is declining.

Context: Important work package is coming up.

Additional information: Materials needed for production haven’t arrived in the work area yet.

Potential insight: Project team would like to know if material availability will affect future production.

This is one of the key concepts of AIoT.

Connectivity provides context to increase the value of AI analysis.

Connecting is only one of the challenges

Sensors connectivity is only one of many challenges.

Construction organizations are already using BIM solutions, ERP systems, scheduling software, project control software, procurement systems, workforce software, and safety solutions.

The question is how can physical world data be connected to these digital processes.

An AIoT architecture concept might look like:

Physical layer -> Connectivity -> Edge processing -> Data platform -> AI/analytics -> Enterprise applications

And each of them has a role.

The physical layer collects events.

Connectivity transmits information.

Edge computing computes selected events locally.

The data platform saves and structures information.

AI and analytics spot patterns.

Enterprise applications convert those insights into processes.

This is far more valuable than the simple approach of AIoT as “IoT plus AI”.

Data quality is important

AI is not magic that will automatically clean up poor-quality data.

Improperly placed sensors, inconsistent configurations of devices, duplicated asset identification, incorrect timestamps, or incompatible data format can have a negative impact on analytics downstream.

Thus, the construction AIoT ecosystem requires a good foundation:

Reliable sensing Consistent asset identification Correct timestamps Suitable connectivity Data validation Secure APIs Interoperability Data governance Operational goals definition

Technology follows the problem

UWB could be suitable for positioning.

GPS could be better in outdoor fleet management.

RFID could work well for asset identification.

LoRaWAN could be used for low-power sensing over larger areas.

There is no silver-bullet technology applicable in all construction environments.

Connected Intelligence is the future

Next generation of construction technologies may not be all about automation.

It may be better connections between previously isolated operational signals.

Workforce data can provide context for productivity.

Equipment data can provide context for utilization.

Material data can provide context for procurement.

Access data can provide context for security.

Progress data can provide context for schedule performance.

When these signals are connected, AI systems have a richer operational environment in which to identify patterns and potential risks.

That doesn't mean every construction project needs thousands of sensors or a complicated AI platform.

Technology should be deployed according to specific operational problems and measurable outcomes.

The larger opportunity is creating a connection between the physical construction environment and the digital systems used to understand and manage it.

So perhaps the more useful question isn't:

“How can we add AI to construction?”

It is:

“How can we connect physical-world data with the information needed to make better construction decisions?”

That question is at the heart of the emerging AIoT opportunity in commercial construction.