Insight
Show notes:
In this special episode of Buildings 2.0, Jose speaks with Thomas Czerniawski, PhD, Applied Machine Learning Scientist at Integrated Projects, about the intersection of raw information and digital technology.
They also discuss the role of reality capture in building information modeling and their building information modeling tool, for which they have received a provisional patent. Thomas also reflects on his own journey to becoming a machine learning scientist from his start as an engineer and gives the advice to "seek moments of stewardship" that future generations will be thankful for.
Topics discussed:
- The intersection of raw information and digital technology: how the latter helps analyze the information.
- The role of reality capture and how it differs from building information modeling.
- What it would take to digitally scan all 1.6 billion buildings in existence and what that would mean for information security.
- What the process of building information modeling looks like and how it has evolved over the past few years.
- IP's aim to automate BIM enough that information is accurate, easy to find and use, and secure.
- What role AI and automation will play in building information modeling, including phasing out jobs but leveling up to new aspirations.
- How builders can find moments of stewardship in their projects to make them something future generations will thank them for.
Guest Quotes:
#1.)
“Scan to BIM is a technology that holds the promise of shortening the time between a question and answer, so that when you look at a foundation and you ask yourself, ‘okay, can we excavate?’ within, you know, a few moments of searching in your digital model, you can come to an answer.” (49:46-50:09)
#2.)
“I use digital tools software in order to transform the information. You combine it, you synthesize it, you filter it until it's in a form where it is simple to use.” (19:29-19:45)
#3.)
“Thousands of quality issues, trying to figure out which ones are worth tackling, which ones are better suited for a human modeler. And as time goes on, just developing this kind of a collaboration between the automation system and the humans.” (01:26:16-1:26:36)
#4.)
“I know there are people waiting for the easy button of Scan-to-BIM, like conference after conference. I say that I'm working on this. They say, oh, thank God. When, when are we gonna get it?” (1:38:53-1:39:05)
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