{"id":3900,"date":"2020-01-23T20:21:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T20:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=3900"},"modified":"2021-04-20T22:39:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T22:39:10","slug":"want-big-data-and-ai-to-transform-your-project-heres-how-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/want-big-data-and-ai-to-transform-your-project-heres-how-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Want Big Data and AI to transform your project? Here\u2019s how to start."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By Jeff Carpenter<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big Data and AI (a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rtificial intelligence) is going to revolutionize your industry. That\u2019s the promise of countless articles, blogs, and social media posts across nearly every sector of the building design and construction industry. It\u2019s common for professionals across the industry to author content on the subject with 30,000-foot views of what we all \u201cneed to be prepared for someday down the road.\u201d This includes predictions that:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI is going to change healthcare forever.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big Data will make today\u2019s education sector unrecognizable.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Internet of Things (IoT) is going to cause a disruption in the commercial real estate and corporate office\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sectors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Countless project vision statements speak to preparing for these changes or \u201cfuture-proofing\u201d the building. But how many projects can you think of that end up being truly transformational in the areas of Big Data, IoT, or AI?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Probably v<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ery few, if any<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So how exactly do we set about realizing transformational differentiation in our projects? That\u2019s the question clients should be asking their design professionals \u2013 i.e., not the \u201cwhat\u201d but the \u201chow.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">efore we answer that question, let\u2019s define some terms \u2013 not in geeky, computer science terminology<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0but in everyday terms that we all can understand<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Internet of Things (IoT):<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0IoT simply refers to equipping \u201cthings\u201d in your building with network connectivity. Formalizing the definition slightly, IoT is giving devices (things) the ability to send and receive data over a network. The huge impact of IoT is more easily appreciated when you think about these connected \u201cthings\u201d being devices that have never had any kind of connectivity (or intelligence) before and aren\u2019t traditional IT devices. Examples include lighting, window coverings, and a multitude of new sensor technologies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Why would you consider IoT-enabled devices in your building?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the rise\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big Data and Artificial Intelligence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big Data:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Think of Big Data as a large filing cabinet filled with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. In the IT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0world<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, that large filing cabinet is typically a \u201cstructured dataset\u201d like a database and the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stored in it can consist of the data that comes from\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the IoT-connected devices.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0If you believe that artificial intelligence will play a role in your building someday \u2013 and you should \u2013 you will want all this data.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0A good way to think about AI is the use of computers to perform tasks\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and make decisions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that otherwise have required human intervention<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and human decision making<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0beyond the capabilities of human decision making.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In summary, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IoT devices<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">generate and transmit\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the data, providing th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0content\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Big Data\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">repository<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">organizes<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stores<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the data<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in turn provides the fuel to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">train<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">AI algorithms<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(or analytics)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to make better automated decisions\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to control and manage devices and systems in your building to achieve a benefit that otherwise would not be achievable.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So, let\u2019s say y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ou\u2019re an owner soon to start a major building design and construction project and the issues of Big Data, IoT, and AI are of interest to you.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How do you begin your transformational project?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">First<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and foremost,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you must\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">embrace the idea that these concepts require a different way of thinking about a building\u2019s infrastructure.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Historically, we think about technology systems, IT systems, building systems, and clinical systems\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0dis<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tinct<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0silos.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0siloed thinking remains part of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">current approach to projects<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. For example:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clients typically have separate departments or staff responsible for each silo.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Engineering consultants are often selected separately for each silo.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Contractors are hired separately for each silo and the subcontractors for related silos may work underneath different first-tier contractors.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Vendor procurement methods are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">often done differently for each silo.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\/E team\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">typically\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conduct<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">separate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0user group meetings\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for each silo,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the experts in each silo\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">focused\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">solely\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">individual\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">needs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Silos<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0are the single largest reason many projects end up with potential<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ly\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">transformational impacts\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">left\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on the value-engineering chopping block or \u201croughed in for the future\u201d (a future which likely never comes).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0This is because<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">promise\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of IoT in a building is wholly and completely\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">unaffordable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0unless you execute a deliberate process that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">extracts<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0every single economy of scale\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">allowable from each<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0technology.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he traditional siloed approach can result in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">four<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or more contractors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, each\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">responsible for different systems,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">purchas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and install<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the exact same CAT6 cable.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">efficiencies of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">doing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this are measurable and meaningful.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ountless additional inefficiency challenges\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">exist as well.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Silos are your enemy. You\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">must<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0abandon\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">them<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 and you can, because technology\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">itself has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">converged<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0into a unified ecosystem that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">essentially\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has become the third utility in a building \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">echnology\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">U<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">tility.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unfortunately, w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e keep using a siloed approach with converged technology in our design and construction processes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When you unify the design and construction process to match the way the technology is unified, however, you can leverage all the economies of scale that this unification offers, resulting in the transformational promises of IoT becoming more affordable.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">three actions that can greatly improve your chances for success<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1)\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hire a single design and consulting professional with contractual responsibility for all the systems that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">create\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Technology Utility<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013 and who can articulate a convincing vision for helping structure and guide the A\/E process away from silos.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1)\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Create a client-side\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">project team specifically structured\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0enable<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to make the decisions that are in the best interest of the project rather than in the best interest of each silo.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Expect your A\/E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">professionals<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to provide leadership\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in forming this team and incorporating it in a reimagined design and construction process<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1)\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"2\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recognize that both the design and the consulting is equally important. The professional that you select for your project must have the thought leadership to guide the vision<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0as well as the detailed design expertise to make every detail a reality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The promise of the Internet of Things is real. The question is whether clients are willing to take the steps necessary to move away from the status quo and achieve that promise.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559740&quot;:280}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Data and AI (artificial intelligence) is going to revolutionize your industry. 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