Construction Magazine April 2018 | Page 35

CONSTRUCTION 4.0 printers will become the means of providing a building ’ s virtual twin .”

He concludes : “ Like a constantly updated digital user manual , all the information required to construct and operate buildings , and their interconnected machines , and systems can exist within the building ’ s 3D digital-twin simulation model . This is available on the cloud for investigation , examination and testing at any time from the earliest design stage . Concepts for robots and drones are included together with manufacturing , construction and disassembly instructions and methods . The merging and blending of these advances indicates that construction is on the cusp of a revolution , and I am proud that Newtecnic is in the vanguard of a technological movement that solves many of the cost , environmental , energy , logistics and waste problems that the industry faces .”
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