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April 23, 2020
Construction is difficult and complex. As the design and architecture of buildings and infrastructure progresses – the means, methods, and tools used to build the structures are required to advance at a similar rate. This has been a challenge for an industry that has historically been behind the curve when it comes to adoption of change and technology.
In response, technology companies such as Giatec Scientific and binni have developed solutions to push the construction industry forward and help contractors meet these challenges. These tools are developed to help builders become more efficient. Furthermore, it allows them to make more informed decisions by capturing a greater amount of data, providing them with the abilities to put this information to work.
Equally as important as these solutions, is a philosophy that has been embraced by both companies; opening and integrating platforms such that users can easily interact with data from multiple systems in a variety of ways – “At Giatec, we believe that open API for connecting data management platforms is an essential component in the digitization of the construction industry.” states Aali Alizadeh, Co-Founder, President, and CTO at Giatec. As more technologies are introduced into the industry it becomes more and more critical for contractors to have the ability to consume data in an efficient and productive manner using tools they are most comfortable with. Giatec and binni joined forces to put this philosophy to work with great success at the Northeast Boundary Tunnel project in Washington DC.
The Northeast Boundary Tunnel project (NEBT), contracted to The Lane Construction Corporation (formerly Salini/Impregilo/Healy JV), is the third in a series of tunnels that are part of the DC Clean Rivers Project. The tunnel is 8.2 km (5.1 miles) in length and will have a finished diameter of 7 meters (23 feet). Along the tunnel alignment there are nine sites on surface consisting of drop shafts and adits connecting to the tunnel up to 31 meters (100 feet) below. Thousands of cubic yards of concrete will be poured across these nine sites throughout the duration of the project. A project of this magnitude requires concrete mix designs and placements ranging in complexity, including mass placements necessitating the use of temperature monitoring meters.
To manage the concrete placements, Lane has employed the use of binni Concrete to capture, organize, and distribute the logistical and quality control information associated with each pour. The entire construction team utilizes the platform to collaborate in real time in the planning, execution, and reporting of each placement that occurs on the project. In addition, the owner required the use of temperature monitoring sensors to track the temperature differential of the interior and the exterior of the concrete during curing. For this, Lane chose to use the SmartRock™ sensors from Giatec.
While the two systems (SmartRock and binni Concrete) more than met the needs of the contractor as stand-alone systems, there were still additional efficiencies to be had. The contractor was interested in being able to interact with both tools within a single platform. They, like most builders, had a level of comfort using particular systems and were reluctant to juggle multiple software to manage different aspects of a placement. Too often, trying to figure out how to manage this is left to the contractor which decreases efficiency instead of increasing it. Giatec and binni recognized that Lane had a need and made the decision to work together to solve the problem.
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