Construction 4.0

Anil Sawhney is Director of Infrastructure for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Visiting Professor of Project Management at Liverpool John Moores University. Anil is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has over 20 years’ academic and industry experience internationally and has over 200 academic publications. Anil is the co-editor of the Construction Innovation journal and serves on the International Editorial Board of the Journal of Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems and Journal of Information Technology in Construction. He has consulted for numerous organizations including the World Bank. Mike Riley is Pro Vice Chancellor, Engineering and Technology and Professor of Building Surveying at Liverpool John Moores University. He is Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya and at RICS School of Built Environment, Delhi, with over 25 years’ academic and industrial experience, and is joint author of numerous textbooks on Construction Technology and Sustainability as well as numerous academic papers. Mike obtained his first degree from Salford University, followed by a Master of Science from Heriot-Watt University and PhD from Liverpool John Moores University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Chartered Environmentalist. Javier Irizarry P.E., PhD is an Associate Professor in the School of Building Construction at the Georgia Institute of Technology. A pioneer of research on Unmanned Aerial System applications in the built environment, Javier is Director of the CONECTech Lab, which aims to establish the framework for developing next generation technology enhanced solutions for construction problems by incorporating the cognitive processes of the human component of construction operations. He has over 20 years of academic and industry experience and has authored over 100 academic articles. Javier’s research focuses on construction information technologies including virtual and augmented reality, HCI issues in mobile applications for AEC information access, reality capture technology, Situation Awareness driven information system design, and Unmanned Aerial Systems application in the AEC domain. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, a Masters in Engineering Management from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. Javier is also a registered Professional Engineer as well as a FAA Licensed Drone Pilot.

PART 1 - Introduction and Overview of Construction 4.0, CPS, Digital Ecosystem, and Innovation

1 Construction 4.0: Introduction and Overview; 2 Introduction to Cyber-Physical Systems in the Built Environment ; 3 Digital Ecosystems in the Construction Industry—current state and future trends; 4 Innovation in the Construction Project Delivery Networks in Construction 4.0

Part 2: Core Components of Construction 4.0

5 Potentials of Cyber-physical Systems in Architecture and Construction; 6 Applications of Cyber-Physical Systems in Construction; 7 A review of Mixed-Reality applications in Construction 4.0; 8 Overview of Optoelectronic Technology in Construction 4.0; 9 The potential for Additive Manufacturing to Transform the Construction Industry; 10 Digital Fabrication in the Construction Sector; 11 Using BIM for Multi-trade Prefabrication in Construction; 12 Data Standards and Data Exchange for Construction 4.0; 13 Computer Vision and BIM-Driven Data Analytics for Monitoring Construction and Operation in the Built Environment; 14 Unmanned Aerial System Applications in Construction; 15 Future of Robotics and Automation in Construction; 16 Robots in Indoor and Outdoor Environments; 17 Domain-Knowledge Enriched BIM in Construction 4.0: Applications in Design-for-Safety and Crane Safety Compliance; 18 Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet Enabled Physical Devices for Construction 4.0; 19 Cloud-based Collaboration and Project Management; 20 Use of Blockchain for enabling Construction 4.0

PART 3: Practical aspects of Construction 4.0 including case studies, overview of start-ups, and future directions.

21 Case Studies; 22 Cyber Threats and Actors Confronting the Construction 4.0; 23 Emerging Trends and Research Directions; Glossary of Acronyms; Index