Essentials Magazine Essentials Summer 2019 | Page 28

TOP 10 BY ROBERT KOEHLER, AIA, NCARB, AND MATT MCGREGOR Emerging Technologies in Construction BY TONY WAGNER F Ten New Technologies of Interest to Districts Undergoing Construction Projects This article originally appeared in the December 2018 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). 28 essentials | summer 2019 or many construction pro- fessionals, the future is now. Technology offers myriad tools that the building indus- try was told would be available “someday.” That “now” is rede- fining processes, deliverables, accuracy, and communication. The best news is that education leaders are the recipients of those emerging benefits. Here are 10 technologies that will serve school districts that are renovating, re- purposing, or starting new con- struction projects.