Construction Technology

Answer all questions to the best of your ability. If you are not sure how to answer a question, make an attempt to address the question to the best of your ability, so you may be eligible for partial credit. On all questions, be specific and clear in your responses. (i.e. If you claim that some technology or management approach leads to faster project delivery, you will need to explain how or why this is the case and provide supporting details and metrics for full credit.)

When a question asks for you to define a plan of action or recommendation for resolving a construction challenge, be sure to communicate your answer in a manner that addresses the criteria in S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Assignable, Realistic, and Time-bound). Answers that are not fully explained will not receive full credit. Also, be sure to cite any sources that you reference to back up your responses to questions. Use an accepted citation format for this.

Submissions must be in .PDF format. Submission of quizzes in any other format will not be graded. Double-check that the PDF file you are submitting is complete and readable before submitting to Canvas. If the graders cannot read your submitted file, it will receive a score of 0.

Finally, you are expected to do your own work in developing responses to this quiz. You should not consult with others in the class as you develop your responses. All submissions will be checked through a plagiarism detection tool. If any responses are found to be copied in part or in full from another student’s work or from any other source and citation credit is not given, this will be treated as a violation of academic integrity. In these circumstances students will be penalized on their grade and they will also be reported to ASU’s office for academic integrity.

1. (4 Points) You are the preconstruction manager for a project team that is preparing to build a ground up 5- Story, Class A office building in the middle of downtown Tempe on a postage stamp site. The project is being delivered as a design/build with lump sum contract. Both the design and construction schedules are compressed. In addition to your role responsibilities, you are also obligated to lead and deliver the project estimate and scheduling effort. Your concerns include:

• Delivering accurate, repetitive estimating in compressed timelines
• Accomplishing thorough constructability review and interdisciplinary coordination for efficient construction

For each concern:

1. Identify (1) Technology your team will implement to mitigate the concern
2. Justify the technology selection your team will use to mitigate the concern

You must select a different technology for each concern.

• Concern 1: Delivering accurate, repetitive estimating in compressed time lines
  1. (1 Point) Identify (1) Technology your team will implement to mitigate the concern

1. (1 Point) Justify the technology selection your team will use to mitigate the concern

• Concern 2: Accomplishing thorough constructability review and interdisciplinary coordination for efficient construction
  1. (1 Point) Identify (1) Technology your team will implement to mitigate the concern

1. (1 Point) Justify the technology selection your team will use to mitigate the concern

1. (2 Points) Provide an example of a new tool, technology, or strategy that is being implemented to support prefabrication efforts in industry. Explain why this tool, technology, or strategy is providing value specifically for prefabrication efforts. Finally, explain a potential challenge when implementing your suggestion.
   • (0 Points, but must be something new and currently in implementation for full credit) Example of a new tool, technology, or strategy:

1. •  (1 Point) Explanation as to why this supports prefabrication:

1. • (1 Point) Potential challenge, limitation, of issue with the suggested tool, technology, or strategy:

1. (4 Points) An employee at your construction company has suggested investing in augmented reality technology to enable better quality assurance. In particular, they point out how MEP coordination can be enhanced and how quality can improved by allowing employees to walk through a space after it is framed, but before MEP systems have been installed. This would enable users to view planned MEP layouts in augmented reality and identify potentially unforeseen clashes with the existing framed elements. Identify one employee involved in a typical project that would likely be affected by the adoption of this technology (i.e., state their role). List one advantage they could potentially derive from the technology and one concern they may have about its implementation and how it could be addressed.

1. 1. (1 Point) Person who would likely be impacted by the use of this technology. (State their role on the project.):

1. 1. (1 Point) Describe how you would envision this person being impacted by the use of augmented reality for inspecting planned MEP layout in a framed space.

1. 1. (1 Point) State an advantage that would likely be provided by this technology that could offer direct benefits to the chosen individual.

1. 1. (1 Point) State a possible drawback that could make this individual hesitant to adopt the technology and explain how you could address this concern to reduce the chances of the individual resisting the use of this new tool.

Points Earned [Will be completed by grader after submission and entered on Canvas]:

__________ / 10 Points Possible