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3 Measurement Science for Advancing Infrastructure Delivery
3 Measurement Science for Advancing Infrastructure Delivery
Pages 16-21
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Areas of expertise within this Strategic Priority Area include the following: information, communication, and automation technologies for the intelligent integration of building and infrastructure design, construction, and operations; construction metrology, sensing and control technologies; and economics. The BFRL divisions active in this area are the Materials and Construction Research Division (MCRD)
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More so, the MS-AID Strategic Priority Area emphasizes the development of the "management science" to support and measure the effects of such improvements. The program objectives of the MS-AID Strategic Priority Area are to develop the measurement science to: Enable automated access and integration of diverse information systems; Enable real-time construction and process sensing and control of construction; Determine productivity at discrete and aggregate levels; Evaluate performance of promising automation and integration technologies; and Develop standard criteria for the measurement of the accuracy of the transfer of electronic engineering and construction data.
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Ongoing activities in the MS-AID Strategic Priority Area include the Automated and Integrated Infrastructure Construction Processes Program and the following projects: Metrics and Tools for Measuring Construction Productivity, Performance and Use of 3D Imaging Systems, Construction Control Using 3D Imaging and Building Information Models, Development of an Indoor Intelligent and Automated Construction Job Site Testbed, Methods and Metrics for Conformance Testing of Construction Project Data Standards, and Virtual Project Data Integration Testbed. The ongoing activities utilize the expertise and abilities of the MS-AID group and are within the context of the objectives.
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However, current staffing levels may not be adequate to achieve program objectives, and consideration should be given to increasing the staffing level consistent with overall BFRL priorities. In particular, it would be appropriate to add staff with advanced degrees from the many developing graduate programs in project management, construction management, and facilities management that are at the forefront of developing new management science tools.
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The unique modeling and measurement capabilities of the MS-AID program could be used to identify and exploit cost savings and other benefits that could accrue from a better understanding of the earlier phases of the construction process. Design and Construction Planning Procurement Time FIGURE 3.1 Cost-influence curve for phases of the construction process.
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Current staffing levels may not be adequate to achieve program objectives, and consideration should be given to increasing the staffing level consistent with overall BFRL priorities. Efforts should be made to ensure that state-of-the-art computing capability is available and continuously upgraded.
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