Leaders in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry need to adopt four different ways of thinking to build digital transformation readiness.
Increased use of technology in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry globally has yielded substantial improvements in safety, cost and efficiency over recent decades. However, the slow and partial adoption of digital solutions is holding the industry back from realising greater gains, and industry leaders need to adopt different kinds of thinking to drive innovation through digital transformation.
“The AEC sector is very diverse, fragmented, regulated, and risk averse; these characteristics tend to moderate the pace of technology change. This is not a bad thing as we all want safe and reliable buildings and infrastructure,” said Matthias Hank Haeusler, an Associate Professor in the School of Built Environment at UNSW Sydney.
While the AEC industry, at its core, has significant…