In terms of what we do here at Bryden Wood, we’re mostly focused on the environmental side of sustainability.

Afterall, construction sites are temporary in nature, and contain vast amounts of data which isn’t currently being tracked, but easily could be with existing tech.In reality, there’s no need for 5G technology in order to obtain the data we’re looking to gather onsite, Lamont says.

Still, that’s primarily what we’re hearing about these days.In actual fact, what we really need are low-power devices to gather information about simple things.We need to know where a particular machine is located, whether it’s vibrating, how noisy it is, and what the light and temperature readings are.. All of this information can be done on devices that are already in plentiful supply.

All that’s needed is something like a LoRaWAN network to connect to.LoRaWAN is a long-range, wide-area network on a different frequency band to WiFi.

As a result, it doesn’t compete with cell phones and other devices connected via WiFi on construction sites.

As LoRaWAN is very long-range, it enables construction sites to be quite remote, representing great potential for Australia where it’s not unusual to travel five to ten hours to a site.As we focus our energy and attention on shaping the future of construction, facilitating a new and better reality for our built environment, we’ll find that both our society and planet will reap the benefits of a modernised and more sustainable construction industry.. To learn more about our Design to Value approach to design and construction, sign up for our monthly newsletter here:.

http://bit.ly/BWNewsUpdatesThis article is based on the.Built Environment Matters podcast.

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