Thoughts on the Future of Construction – The Next Big Thing
CEOs and high-level executives of established construction companies and start-ups explain what they expect will be the next big things in the engineering and construction industry. The range of expectations reaches from full digitalization, cloud computing and big data analytics to the deployment of innovative technologies like drones, robots and 3D BIM.
- Written by
Till Zupancic, Project Manager Future of Construction, World Economic Forum | Michael Max Buehler, Head of Infrastructure and Urban Development Industries, World Economic Forum
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--Future of Construction 16:16, 04 Dec 2017 (BST)
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