Digital Tools for the Construction Site. A Case Study: ACCEPT Project

Abstract

The construction industry is one of the most inefficient and fragmented sectors, if compared to other industries. Construction projects often encounter problems related to the mismatch between the expected and actual building performance. This mismatch is mainly caused by construction errors, which are generated by the wrong application of materials/components, poor collaboration between different stakeholders as well as by a lack of knowledge and skills of workers. The main objective of the ACCEPT project is to overcome these problems by developing digital tools that use highly innovative technologies able to support the following users: site managers, master builders and workers on construction sites. The ACCEPT system allows users to manage construction works according to lean principles and ensures the building quality and knowledge transfer in real-time to a specific user. The ACCEPT system consists of three main applications that run on smart glasses, mobile devices and PC. The main goal of this research paper is to describe the concept of the ACCEPT system.