- Architecture, engineering, and construction, or AEC,
encompasses many, many jobs and career paths.
The information in this course
is meant to introduce you to some of them.
One of the biggest problems our industry faces
is the organization and flow of information.
This problem exists across
all relationships in the industry.
It exists between owner and designer,
it exists between designer and constructor,
and it really exists between all of the different entities
that make up the construction team
out there at the project site.
At its most basic level, this is the biggest problem
that technology can help us solve.
If you have experience in the AEC world,
you probably already know what I'm talking about.
Owners make changes as the project takes shape
because they realize plan facilities
won't meet all their needs.
Projects are over budget
because they have constructibility issues.
Rework occurs due to miscommunication of information,
and scheduling delays occur because of poor communication
between all parties involved.
The entire process of design, procure, build, and handoff
is inefficient and nonproductive
all because there is so much information
to accumulate, process, and distill
that it's really difficult to do it efficiently
using the processes that we've used for decades.
Digital processes and technology solutions
are made to help us with these issues.
They're made to help us accumulate, process,
and then share all of the information
that all of the parties involved in the construction process
need to do the job correctly the first time.
If you're new to the industry,
you might want to check out my course
called "Construction Management Foundations,"
which discusses all of the different entities
involved in this complex process,
and it introduces you to how they all fit together.
If you've been involved in any part of the AEC industry,
you can probably already start to identify
where existing processes break down.
So let's start to explore these
and look at where modern solutions can be adopted
to improve the way we work.