B6- Course reflection

This class served as a good introduction to some of the new and upcoming technologies. There were some things that I had already known about which made the classes fairly simple. This included things like sensors, computers and how they work. I still believe that they were necessary to show for those in the class with less exposure to them. I felt like the discussions we had on robotics were interesting but kind of hard to grasp at points. The reason being that there were things which I got really excited for because I could see them on the horizon but there were also robots which seemed so far in the future that they were kind of irrelevant. The things that I will take away the most from this class were the BIM and database projects. The work in Revit served as a good refresher and introduction to family creation. I could felt that the BIM lessons created a strong foundation to build off of in the future. On the other hand this was my first time working with databases and I really enjoyed the experience. There was so much to learn and although it could be frustrating at times it was a powerful tool that I know will be using in the future. Overall this class served as a good exposure to many different technologies and the amount that anyone learned was totally up to them.

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Construction advances along with engineering and one of the most connected ways that they advance together is 3-D printing. Our group project will be a paper taking a look at what the future is in 3-D printing for both engineering and construction.In order to best do this in the allocated space to write this paper it was decided that the best option would be to narrow it down to one material. It was between glass, concrete and steel with the final choice being 3-D printed steel. For the engineering portion of the paper the properties of 3-D steel will be examined such as strength and fire resistance. The other end construction  will be a more qualitative look than the engineering side. It will mostly focus on constructability improvements, cost benefits and then finally if it is practical to use 3-D printed steel at this point or if it should be saved for future use. This is how we plan to examine the future of 3-D printing in construction and engineering.

Comments:

Ren, the outline you have developed is well thought out and will help make writing the paper easier. The crossover between BIM and specifically healthcare buildings is a good approach with those buildings standing to benefit the most from BIM advancements. That all being said I am a little confused as to the why of your paper, I can make some inferences but I may just be missing something.

Yicheng, I think the simple yet clear cut outline will make it easy to further develop your project while also maintaining a specific direction. To me a villa seems like a charming place so I am equally enthused for your creation using BIM. I feel like this type of project has a lot of potential depending on how in depth the details are in the program you use.

Richard, The schedule you have provided seems to have a very clear cut plan which will be of a huge help later down the line. Dynamo is a program that I personally do not have any experience in and it gets me excited to see that my fellow classmates are taking a stab at it. I will be interested to see what you learn from using this program and how user friendly you find it to be.

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I believe that in the future it is definitely possible for something to overtake BIM but I feel that future is far out. Even while these programs are being developed BIM will also be advancing until it reaches a cap on its usefulness and the the other programs will really start to make headway. I feel like the focus for the next 10 years will be directed towards interoperability for BIM and databases for other programs. In regards to BIMs interoperability there are already several different types of programs that can be used together. The further they are developed the more information that will be able to  transfer between programs. Information like material properties will being carried between programs makes work much more efficient allowing time to be spent in other places. The information provided by this type of program is stagnant which is why Bill Allen suggests the future is coming quick. By having a database that can take into account future results of construction with a better rate of success buildings can be created more efficiently and with a higher standard of living. It will be possible to monitor how fluctuating temperature or storm patterns may affect a buildings structure. It is also possible in the future that the monitoring of structural stability and air quality will become regulated. Putting sensors on buildings to gather the data of failure then using that for future project design will help create better buildings. I think the widespread usage of these data programs is in the future but it is farther out then Bill Allen predicts and I expect to see BIM advance to its peak in that time instead.

Comments:

Richard, I am not familiar with the programs Dynamo and Grasshoper but as you mentioned in the future it will be good to keep an eye on them. I feel that Revit has a vast potential and it is good that you could grow your knowledge of it while on co-op. I am a little skeptical on the use of these programs in the next 10 years but agree that robotics is farther off.

Jacklynn, In my post I also agree with the fact that for the next 10 years BIM will be the priority. The application of your work experience speaks volumes towards why BIM is the thing to look for in the next 10 years. I think that after this time period will be the turning point when BIM starts to fall behind.

Sean, It is good to see that you are taking an interest in the algorithms mentioned by Bill Allen because they will in no doubt become relevant at some point in your career. I find the drawbacks to the use of design in repetitive buildings being an interesting limiter to the capabilities of these database programs. I still personally believe that 10 years may be a bit soon for all of these programming changes to transpire.

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