b'TECHNOLOGYMILLER ELECTRIC TEAM UNLOADS TRANSFORMERS TO PROVIDE ELECTRICAL POWER FOR A BUILDING, AND REVIEWS THE REVIT MODEL TO CONFIRM PLACEMENT. MILLER ELECTRIC USES BIM AND OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION TO DELIVER ELECTRICAL MODULES TO JOB SITES AT THE EXACT MOMENT THEYRE NEEDEDCONNECTING THE DOTSNEW DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATES ALL PROJECT DATA By Sarah B. HoodDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IS EVOLVINGThe industry may have accepted virtualand more complex, it can be harder to so fast that it can leave usersdesign and construction (VDC) however,capture all of that, but with BIM and lagging behind. In the construction world,we are finding our clients either dontVDC, thats where youre seeing a lot of while some digital tools have been widelyrealize or dont take full advantage of thethe changes. Another key piece could be adopted, many professionals are onlydigital technology our company can offerlooking at how drones are being used.taking advantage of a fraction of theirin the project process. potential, like the driver who isnt yetDIGITAL PROVIDERSusing the new cars blind-spot monitors,Chaudhry notes that current digital toolsAutodesk and Procore are two of smart braking and heated seats. are most often being used for fairlythe leading construction software simple visualization and clash detection,companies. About a year ago, Autodesk The architects and engineersbut that much more is possible, fromlaunched a set of four products that have moved aggressively to digitalthe design stage to handing over a fullyare part of the companys construction technologies like BIM, says TCAmodelled building to the owner andmanagement platform, the Autodesk president and CEO John Mollenhauer.operators. Clients need to be educatedConstruction Cloud, which continues Builders have moved more slowly, but ifby the industry on the more complexto evolve. These products help to were not familiar with the technology,tasks that these digital tools can performconnect the workflow from design to we adapt quickly, and I think we areand the opportunities available.planning stages to site construction and becoming more proactive. If wereoperations, says Christine Acker, the building smarter buildings, then we haveWe now have laser scanning, whichBoston-based senior manager, product to evolve in the ways we design them.can capture onsite situations and bringmarketing with Autodesk.them into your model, Chaudhry points Calgary-based Hammad Chaudhry is theout, adding that 360 photos andThe new tools include BIM Collaborate national director, digital project deliveryscans offer extremely detailed projectPro, which helps designers to work services with EllisDon. He agrees thatinformation. In addition, scheduling andtogether; Autodesk Takeoff, which not everyone in the industry is taking fullinformation about percentage completestreamlines the takeoff process to advantage of the technology available.can be layered in. As projects get largerquickly and accurately assess what 24Quarter 22022 BUILDERSDIGEST'