CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION HANDBOOK – VOLUME 3: Workflows, architectures, implementation strategies, productivity, quality, safety, risk, cost, scheduling, project controls - Brossura

Subramanian, Balachander

Brossura

ISBN 13: 9798176283914

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2026

Riassunto

CONSTRUCTION AUTOMATION HANDBOOK – VOLUME 3

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Additive Construction, Smart Sites and Intelligent Project Delivery
The construction industry is moving from mechanization and digitalization toward a new era of intelligent and increasingly autonomous construction.

Construction Automation Handbook – Volume 3 examines the technologies, systems and management approaches that are shaping this transformation—from 3D printing and automated precast production to artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, generative AI and automated project controls.

This volume explores how digital information can increasingly move directly from design to manufacturing to physical construction, while connected sensors, cameras, BIM, digital twins and AI create continuously updated visibility into project performance.

Inside this comprehensive technical guide, readers will explore:

• 3D printing and additive construction
• Automated precast concrete production
• Modular and volumetric construction automation
• Automated manufacturing and off-site construction
• Design for Manufacture and Assembly
• Automated façade and curtain wall systems
• Artificial intelligence in construction
• Machine learning for construction operations
• Computer vision and automated site monitoring
• AI-based progress, safety and quality monitoring
• Generative AI for construction management
• AI construction assistants
• Automated documentation and reporting
• AI-assisted schedule and risk analysis
• Automated planning and scheduling
• 4D construction simulation
• Resource optimization
• Automated progress updating
• Cost forecasting
• Earned value automation
• Delay prediction
• Predictive project controls

The book goes beyond technology descriptions. It examines workflows, architectures, implementation strategies, productivity, quality, safety, risk, cost, scheduling, project controls, data governance and human-machine collaboration.

A recurring principle throughout the book is that automation should not be viewed simply as the replacement of human labor. The greater opportunity is to combine construction expertise with digital intelligence, robotics and automation to create safer, more productive, more predictable and more connected project delivery systems.

The emerging construction ecosystem can be represented as:

BIM + AI + IoT + Robotics + Computer Vision + Digital Twins + Autonomous Equipment + Project Controls
→
Intelligent Construction Delivery
Whether you are a project manager, planning engineer, project controls professional, construction manager, BIM specialist, engineer, contractor, developer, consultant, automation professional, technology leader, researcher or construction student, this book provides a practical framework for understanding and preparing for the next generation of construction.

From Digital Models to Physical Construction.

From Automated Processes to Intelligent Decisions.

From Smart Construction Sites to Intelligent Project Delivery.

This is the future of construction automation.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 13: 9798176283914
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 714
• Contatto del produttore: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.it/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Lussemburgo