b'AIAI IN ROOFING Revolutionizing thefuture of the industryBy/par Warren HeeleyLIA ET LES COUVERTURES Une rvolution samorce A rtificial intelligence (AI) refers to the ability of machinesL intelligence artificielle (IA) permet aux machines def-to efficiently perform tasks that would typically requirefectuer des tches autrefois rserveslintelligence human intelligence. AI is at the hub of recent conver- humaine. Elle bouleverse notre faon dagir tant sur le sations on technology and is changing the many things we doplan personnel que professionnel.on a personal and work level. Bien que lIA existe depuis les annes 50, cest lmergence Early AI dates back to the 1950s. However, the developmentde lapprentissage profond en 2012 qui a relanc son usage. of AI deep learning in 2012 caused a sort of AI renaissanceAujourdhui, elle intervient dans le raisonnement, lapprentis-that increased its use exponentially. It is now used for functionssage, le traitement des langues et soutient la robotique, offrant such as reasoning, knowledge, learning, language processingefficacit, prcision et durabilit.and support for robotics to achieve greater efficiency, accuracy LIA commence tout justeentrer dans lindustrie des and sustainability. couverturespourlagnrationdeprospectsetlemarke-At present, AI is just starting in the roofing industry for leadting , dclare John Kenney, PDG du Groupe conseil Cotney. generation and marketing, says John Kenney, CEO of Cotney Cependant, le potentiel de lIA dans le toit est norme ; il Consulting Group. However, the potential for AI in roofing isva de lestimationlvaluation des risquesla collecte etenormous; it ranges from estimating to risk assessment to datalanalyse des donnes. collection and analysis.Potentiel de lIA The potential for AI and roofing Quelle est la porte de lIA dans la couverture ? LIA offre un So what is the potential for using AI in roofing processes?ventail tendu dapplications dans ce domaine, de lantici-The answer is that AI has a wide range of potential uses inpation des besoins dentretienlautomatisation de la pose. roofing,frompredictingmaintenanceneedstoinstallationElle contribue galementla cration de matriaux innovants, automation to helping design better materials that move theguidant lindustrie vers des objectifs cologiques tels que la industry towards environmental goals, including sustainabilitydurabilit et la performance nergtique.and energy efficiency.Dans le secteur de la couverture, lIA se distinguera prin-KeyusesforAIinroofingwillbedatacollectionandcipalement par la collecte et lanalyse des donnes, ainsi que analysis, training and risk assessment in partnership with thepar la formation et lvaluation des risques, en collaboration insurance industry, says Kenney. These areas will have anavec les assureurs, affirme M. Kenney. Ces domaines influen-important impact on the industry by guiding it to make betterceront fortement lindustrie, orientant vers des dcisions plus roofing decisions. judicieuses en matire de toiture. HerearesomeofthewaysAIwillchangetheVoici quelques-unes des faons dont lIA changera lindus-roofing industry: trie de la toiture :DataCollectionRoofingsystemdatacollectedbyLeslogicielsenrichisdIAcollectentdesdonnesdes AI-enabled software will help manage building energy use andsystmes de couverture, facilitant la gestion nergtique des roof maintenance. A large amount of data will be generatedbtiments et lentretien des toits. Les capteurs intgrsla by sensors in the roofing assembly. The software will analyzetoiture produisent un flux dense dinformations. Ces donnes, 36 ROOFING CANADA FALL/WINTER 2023'