Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Akhilesh Srivastava: Construction Industry 2.0, Decoded.

 

When we talk about Akhilesh Srivastava, Ex-Chief General Manager (Highway Operations & IT), NHAI, the first thing that comes to mind is his Ingenuity and technological approach in making India, digitized.

 From the author of the best-selling books, "Digital Construction Management" and“Artificial Intelligence in Infrastructure”, Akhilesh Srivastavacontinues to inspire us with his saga in his upcoming and “Construction Industry 2.0”. This book, pens down the use and deployment of Digital Technology to improve the process of delivering and operating the built environment, known as Digitally aided Construction.

Akhilesh Srivastava, being a torchbearer of World Economic Forum-led Road Safety 2.0 India, is Advisor to the Government of Uttarakhand and Senior Advisor with McKinsey & Company.

Ex-Chief General Manager (Highway Operations & IT), NHAI, has taken the inspiration from the marvels of Mother Nature to communication and prepares us all for the next Industrial Revolution, as Industrial Revolution 4.0.

Let us get a brief understanding of what construction Industry 2.0 is? It is the next generation construction industry upgraded suiting to the current digital age, where IR 4.0 technologies and changing the landscape of every industry and redefining the organizations & industries.

When we look back at the very first Industrial Revolution, the use of steam power and the mechanization of industry ushered in the First Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, according to historians. The motorized version, which replaced the threads made on simple spinning wheels, produced eight times the volume in the same amount of time, which means improved operational efficiency by nearly 10 times. This Industrial Revolution known as IR 1.0 changed the entire landscape of the world in just a few decades.

The Second Industrial Revolution, which began around the turn of the last century, is known as Industry Revolution 2.0. The emergence of electricity was a crucial component in this revolution. Electrical power was a crucial power source that was already well-known and when we compare this to steam-powered machinery and water, which were inefficient and resource-intensive, electrical machines were more cost-effective to maintain and operate.

In the mid-1970s, the Third Industrial Revolution, often known as Industrial Revolution 3.0, began with the use of computers that could be programmed to recall parts of processes. Thanks to technological advancements, we can now create a whole production process without the need for human interaction. This is well-known in the form of robots that obey pre-set beliefs without human interaction.

In the book,“Construction Industry 2.0”, Akhilesh Srivastava, outlines a detailed and comprehensive analysis of making the construction, operation, and renewal of the built environment safer, more efficient, and collaborative. It will ensure that we achieve better results at each stage of an asset's lifecycle. The book demonstrates how technology has changed the way we connect, choose and purchase products and services using online threads. It's no surprise, then, that the property and construction industries have steadily begun to recognize the advantages of the ever-evolving technology environment in which we now live and work. Young, tech-savvy professionals are entering the workforce, and Akhilesh Srivastava has considered this and has already achieved milestones in his profession.

In addition to well-known books by Akhilesh Srivastava, such as "Digital Construction Management" and "Artificial Intelligence in Infrastructure," the much-awaited upcoming book "Construction Industry 2.0" discusses the integration of far more advanced technologies such as Cloud Technology, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, AI, GPS, GIS, and other geospatial technologies, as well as their impact on streamlining the construction ecosystem. The book discusses how efficient the construction ecosystem would become if such technologies were implemented.

The book explains the innovations, strategies, effective resource deployment, and real-time analysis of any deviation clearly and concisely. There isn't a single element in the construction process that hasn't been talked about in detail in this book. This book offers a More-Than-perfect depiction of the adoption of newer technology, as well as its ability to absorb new ones in the future.


Source Link: https://medium.com/@akhlisheshsrivastva/akhilesh-srivastava-construction-industry-2-0-decoded-56b022fbcec9

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