Research Rooted in Storytelling

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In the Office of the CTO (OCTO), we tell stories about the future and make them come true. Here are some stories that are guiding our research efforts.

Foc Construction Reimagined
Construction today struggles to find a balance in its economic equations as industry productivity declines and labor costs go up. The construction industry is one of the least digitized industries today. Digitization in the construction planning and implementation process is already enabling our customers to capture data that paper could not. The insights gained through advanced analytics in construction projects can help to improve project quality, jobsite efficiency, and safety on-site. Predictive analytics based on data from previous builds can improve prospective project bid estimation, construction planning, and project management off-site. A digitized construction ecosystem offers an extraordinary opportunity to cut waste — time, money, and material — and to reduce the impact on our…

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