emerging technologies<\/a>\u201d and their potential impact on the built environment.<\/p>\nEach age most likely believes that it faces unprecedented changes and challenges, but this time it may actually be true.<\/p>\n
The general consensus emerging from the Smart Building Technology White Paper is that technology is in the process of transforming almost every aspect of society, with change happening at an \u201caccelerating rate\u201d. This is possible because of simultaneous rapid advances in several key areas of technology.<\/p>\n
Henry Lawson, BSRIA\u2019s Senior Market Research Consultant of the World Market Intelligence Division said: \u201cThe spread of computerised systems into almost all areas of society has resulted in an explosion in the sheer volume of data generated. While not all of this data will be stored in an accessible format, the numbers involved are prodigious.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd internet-based commerce is already transforming the world of physical retail, replacing much of the traditional high street as we have known it. Web-based social media is already having a profound effect on commerce, politics and other social interactions. Indeed: current developments in technology could well have a much broader political and economic impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnological changes have always impacted on employment opportunities, typically reducing or eliminating demand for some skills while creating new opportunities. Revolutions in AI and in robotics now mean that even quite skilled jobs could be performed by machines in the near future, raising the bar that a human has to jump to be seen as superior to a machine. This is likely to make the availability and the quality of the education available critically important.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lawson added: \u201cAlmost all of these technological revolutions are having or will have a big impact on construction and building services. Every aspect is likely to change from the way buildings are constructed to the way they are managed and interact with the people using them as well as with the world outside.<\/p>\n
\u201cBuildings will be part of the technological revolution but will also be competing with all other sectors of society to gain access to the skills and investment needed to make them fulfil their potential.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has never been a more exciting time to be in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n
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