{"id":7104,"date":"2017-11-28T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-28T00:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=7104"},"modified":"2023-02-27T18:52:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T09:52:33","slug":"bricklaying-robots-printed-houses-future-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/engineering-construction\/2017-11-bricklaying-robots-printed-houses-future-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Bricklaying Robots and Printed Houses: The Future of Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7104\" class=\"elementor elementor-7104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-75e3cbea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"75e3cbea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a009c78\" data-id=\"2a009c78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2eeb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af2eeb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>How much time would you need to build a house of around 400 square feet from scratch? Perhaps a few months, involving a crew of workers working day and night?<\/p><p>In March this year,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/apis-cor.com\/en\/about\/news\/first-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a San-Francisco based startup<\/a>\u00a0built a fully functioning residential home near Moscow in just 24 hours. At a cost of around US$10,000, the crew deployed one machine to achieve all this \u2013 a 3D-printing robot.<\/p><p>This astonishing accomplishment in Russia is just one of many success stories emerging in recent years which give us a glimpse of the future of construction. Dubbed the \u201cfourth industrial revolution\u201d by observers, the latest technological innovations are set to dramatically change the way we build.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-066af61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"066af61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Into the Digital Realm<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6722e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6722e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk0MTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8xXzEtMi0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39413\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-2-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/1_1-2-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a8a8b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a8a8b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They say construction companies are accounting companies which happen to erect buildings, as number crunching has always been a big part of the industry. Not only that, but all construction projects, no matter how big or small, involve many different parties working together.<\/p><p>It\u2019s no surprise then that digital technologies and processes are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/will-mobile-apps-transform-way-build\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast gaining traction in the construction industry<\/a>, as they are capable of processing large data pools and allowing multiple parties to collaborate.<\/p><p>As the World Economic Forum notes, \u201c[digital technology and processes] enable new functionalities along the entire value chain, from the early design phase to the very end of an asset\u2019s life cycle at the demolition phase.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1a405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb1a405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/2_1-2-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk0MTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC8yXzEtMi0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/2_1-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/2_1-2-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/2_1-2-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce050b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fce050b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The use of big data and analytics is one key development in the construction industry\u2019s move toward digitalization. What\u2019s the best location to build a bridge? Will weather conditions affect a project\u2019s completion date? And when should a road be repaired? Algorithms analyzing huge data pools can now generate previously unobtainable insights for such questions, minimizing the guesswork in the decision-making process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b7944d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6b7944d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/daxis\/33284782100\/in\/photolist-T8y8WT-S3F8qf-oCaZBN-SHgd6s-nxAbfy-nxYm9s-Fpyivc-Wx5e5w-osJGMp-MzdRbr-U1wGpn-T623yJ-nsgndX-FXua1B-daLQo8-ni9oXC-GJs4MG-YpaBFa-SzAECv-EAZzwF-PLBENw-RhWYzS-SzAFan-SzACjn-TCaAhW-SzADDX-RhWZUf-SzADqv-RhWZ7U-RZMwQy-Rkyjc4-RZMwVU-RhX3Ws-SkJRPU-SkJRGj-SzAFCM-SzAFKk-SzAFEa-RZMwrN-SkJQSJ-SzABEX-RhWZ7J-RkyjJX-SvUjKy-RhX275-RkyjoX-RZMum5-SkJNyq-RkymQF-BKZqNj\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Vertigo-3-by-Daxis-is-licensed-under-CC-by-2.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39415\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Vertigo-3-by-Daxis-is-licensed-under-CC-by-2.0.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/Vertigo-3-by-Daxis-is-licensed-under-CC-by-2.0-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Vertigo 3 by Daxis is licensed under CC by 2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d514fdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d514fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Constructors are increasingly looking to Building Information Modelling (BIM) as the digital solution to enhance building design and coordination. Beyond showing 3D versions of blueprints, BIM allows different building professions to exchange a wide-range of information, such as cost and time, on a centralized platform, providing a holistic view of projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d9274 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6d9274\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Brick by Brick, with Robots and Drones<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe99fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe99fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/4_1-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk0MTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC80XzEtMS0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/4_1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39416\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/4_1-1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/4_1-1-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39e773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e39e773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workers laying bricks, drivers operating trucks, and surveyors mapping construction sites \u2013 all these site activities could soon be automated.<\/p><p>Compared with other industries, automation is still relatively uncommon in construction. But as scientists make great strides in robotics and artificial intelligence, machines are quickly gaining the ability to complete labor-intensive tasks. The cutting-edge robot\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MVWayhNpHr0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAM100<\/a>, for instance, can build a wall six-times faster than a human bricklayer. The Japanese construction machinery manufacturer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/10\/13\/9521453\/skycatch-komatsu-drones-construction-autonomous-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Komatsu<\/a>, meanwhile, made headlines with their automated bulldozers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-811ae45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"811ae45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/archer10\/14849192584\/in\/photolist-T8y8WT-S3F8qf-oCaZBN-SHgd6s-nxAbfy-nxYm9s-Fpyivc-Wx5e5w-osJGMp-MzdRbr-U1wGpn-T623yJ-nsgndX-FXua1B-daLQo8-ni9oXC-GJs4MG-YpaBFa-SzAECv-EAZzwF-PLBENw-RhWYzS-SzAFan-SzACjn-TCaAhW-SzADDX-RhWZUf-SzADqv-RhWZ7U-RZMwQy-Rkyjc4-RZMwVU-RhX3Ws-SkJRPU-SkJRGj-SzAFCM-SzAFKk-SzAFEa-RZMwrN-SkJQSJ-SzABEX-RhWZ7J-RkyjJX-SvUjKy-RhX275-RkyjoX-RZMum5-SkJNyq-RkymQF-BKZqNj\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/ONTARIO-00628-Up-Up-and-Away-by-Dennis-Jarvis-is-licensed-by-CC-under-2.0.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39417\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/ONTARIO-00628-Up-Up-and-Away-by-Dennis-Jarvis-is-licensed-by-CC-under-2.0.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/ONTARIO-00628-Up-Up-and-Away-by-Dennis-Jarvis-is-licensed-by-CC-under-2.0-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">\u00a0ONTARIO-00628 - Up, Up and Away by Dennis Jarvis is licensed by CC under 2.0<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6035a60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6035a60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Efforts are already underway to apply innovations in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and 3D mapping technology to construction. Major players in the industry like Bechtel and AECOM, for instance, have enlisted the services of US drone mapping company\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2014\/12\/29\/drones-to-speed-up-construction\/\">Skycatch<\/a>\u00a0to radically change the surveying process. While mapping construction sites typically takes days or even weeks, drones \u2013 equipped with sensors and powered by topographic softwares \u00a0\u2013 could shorten this process to just a few hours. In addition, they can be deployed to speed-up inspections, coordinate logistics, and offer real-time updates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-024921f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"024921f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">VR and AR: Future Tools of the Trade<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790f8b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"790f8b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk0MTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC82XzEtMS0xLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39418\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/6_1-1-1-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dbb4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1dbb4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Putting on a virtual reality (VR) headset maybe all it takes for engineers to visit building sites in the future. And this is just one of many ways VR and augmented reality (AR) could transform the construction industry.<\/p><p>In an industry where 12% of project costs goes into rework and remedial works, commentators anticipate that this figure could be drastically reduced with the adoption of VR and AR.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1880d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1880d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/7_1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk0MTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC83XzEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/7_1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/7_1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/7_1-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cf1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9cf1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GE, for instance, has begun to use VR models of nuclear plants to train maintenance engineers in an area where hands-on experience is made difficult by the arduous process required to gain clearance.<\/p><p>\u201cBefore we had the virtual visit, you would wonder where machines would be inside the plant and how they would be linked,\u201d GE manufacturing engineer Igor Ballaud told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ge.com\/reports\/thats-powerful-ge-using-virtual-reality-train-nuclear-engineers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GE Reports<\/a>, \u201cNow, the virtual visit answers those questions. It\u2019s as if you were in the power plant.\u201d<\/p><p>Although currently not as widely adopted as VR, AR nevertheless holds vast potential application in construction. With its ability to project virtual images onto physical objects, the technology could help workers accurately build structures, as well as speed up maintenance by identifying problems quickly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3add30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3add30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Construction 4.0: The Challenges Ahead<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c99e9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c99e9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/8_1-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Mzk0MjAsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTdcLzExXC84XzEtMS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/8_1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-39420\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/8_1-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/8_1-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63db38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c63db38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The construction industry has traditionally been slow at adopting new technologies. For over half a decade, building methods have remained relatively unchanged. But as the fourth industrial revolution gathers pace, inertia may not be an option for long.<\/p><p>To implement such changes, however, comes with challenges.<\/p><p>Technological refinements aside, the highly fragmented and horizontal nature of the industry means that it takes more than just a handful of companies to spearhead the transformation. Instead, the whole industry needs to act as a collective to truly realize the vast benefits and potentials of the latest technologies.<\/p><p>As a global leader in the field, Samsung C&amp;T is committed to finding new solutions for construction and engineering. The company recognizes that using the latest technologies to improve and minimize waste can produce benefits for the wider economy, environment, and societies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much time would you need to build a house of around 400 square feet from scratch? Perhaps a few months, involving a crew of workers working day and night? In March this year,\u00a0a San-Francisco based startup\u00a0built a fully functioning residential home near Moscow in just 24 hours. 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