The implementation of new technology will likely factor into the relationships forged at IDC. As an industry, construction has been slow to take up new technology. That’s changing in part from collaborations between higher ed and the private sector that are designed to explore and support the use of new materials, systems and workflows.
One such effort comes from Georgia Tech. Launched in 2009, its interdisciplinary Digital Building Laboratory (DBL) connects academic departments (including architecture, civil engineering and computing) with relevant areas of industry (such as construction firms, government and trade groups) to explore new design and construction technologies and workflows.
