The Potential Impact of Internet of Things on the Construction Industry

Running head: THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF IOT ON THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The potential impact of Internet of things on the Construction industry
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Part one-research:
The growth of IOT has influenced several sectors including the construction industry.
IOT applications enables remote operation, supply replenishment, Construction Tools and
Equipment Tracking, Equipment Servicing and Repair, Remote Usage Monitoring, Power and
Fuel Savings, Augmented Reality and Building Information Modeling. In the construction
business, the total cost of ownership is one of the main factor to consider along with the fuel
consumption and life cycle (Riggins & Wamba, 2016). Enhanced technologies can assist the
construction industry to monitor such aspects carefully so they will be able to take precise
decision in order to maximize the work schedule effectiveness. Nowadays, multiple construction
organization adopt the IOT technologies in order to achieve better productivity and avoid
causalities in large scale projects (Rifkin, 2014). Technologies such as RFID tags are
implemented in the Supplies in order to count the requirement and availability of such supplies.
Experts believes, the future of IOT in the construction industry will be defiantly an area to keep
an eye on.
Part two-Brainstorming:
IOT application can provide multiple support in various construction process which will
surely make things easier for the constructors and other associates. These applications can enable
automation which will be the biggest branch mark in the construction industry. In the current
state, the development of IOT applications and the adoption of such technologies offers multiple
opportunities which will directly impact the construction industry and stakeholders associated
with the industry (Dave et al., 2016). Some of the possibilities are followed:

Supply Replenishment: Every project requires certain resources which are necessary to
construct projects. Generally, constructors collect some of the supplies and wait until the
supplies are used and then order or collect new supplies (Oesterreich & Teuteberg, 2016).
Supplies can be comprised with a RFID tags to count the supplies and understand the
requirement of supplies as well. The projects will have better chances to complete in time and
company does not need to buy in significantly more supplies.
Remote usage monitoring: IOT applications can also be used to monitor the whole work
process and prevent worker fatigue and possible accidents (Ashworth & Perera, 2018). Certain
construction process along with the hour, taken to complete can be logged automatically. This
will surely assist the construction industry to maximize their productivity.
Equipment tracking and construction tools: It will help reduce the time lost looking for
mislaid items as well as the cost of purchasing replacements. GPS data is already being used to
monitor vehicle fleet locations.
Part three- Ethics
In construction site, the availability of supply unit is essential or the whole project will
stay at put for uncertain amount of time and in worst case, it could leads to project failure. In
order to properly monitor such units, In order to adopt this approach, there are certain aspects
needs to be focused on.
 All stakeholders must approve these approach in order to make it possible. Their support
is essential to monitor and respond to the RFID alerts.