b'TECH TRENDS: CHANGING HOWWE BUILD FOR THE BETTERThe construction industry is making space for big ideas and bold innovationsBy Matthew BradfordSilicon Valley may be known as a hotbed for technological revolution, but the construction industry is carving a territory all its own. Today, contractors across the field are investing in digital innovations and tech transformations that are improving the way we build. Heres a look at some technological trends putting the industry on the map:connectivity are making them a more common sight.We were discussing the other day that the drone we bought in 2019 was a DRONES /state-of-the-art, enterprise-level drone. Now, four years later, were working UNMANNED with a newer model that greatlyDATA ANALYTICS surpasses it in terms of tech and AERIAL VEHICLESreliability, says Cody Nowell, ManagerAdvances in drone/UAV tech are contributing to another (UAVS) of Construction Services for PCLtech trend: the rise of large-Construction, noting that after 15 yearsscale project data analytics. with the company, he continues to beIn combination with next-gen Drone / UAV technologies have been inimpressed by how far drone / UAVterrestrial LiDAR (Light Detection the project development mix for sometech has come: What we have today isand Ranging), smart sensors, time. Still, advancements in automation,orders of magnitude more stable, saferartificial intelligence, photo piloting, data collection and back-officeand smarter. telemetry and other jobsite telematics, more and more contractors are using data-collecting tools to collect, track and assess data from all facets of their operations.These technologies give us real-time insights on project sites that support our project managers and superintendents in their day-to-day decision-making, notes Nowell. Theyre not waiting on information to act; theyre being proactive based on live information theyre getting from the field as it happens.Next-level data collection also feeds into advanced building information modelling (BIM). Today, companies are transferring accurate and up-to-the-moment site data (e.g., heat maps, topography maps, build conditions, etc.) into their BIM systems to enhance all phases of project development.36 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'