Lessons Learned from Advanced Information Technologies on Jobsite for Construction Education

This paper presents survey results used to identify the need for the advanced information technologies and construction activities that would benefit the most from the use of information technologies on construction sites.A survey was designed and conducted to gather a consensus of the construction industry in order to identify the perception of such technologies and their effects to professionals in the field.Twenty-one responses were received from participants in the Southern California area.The analysis results indicate that in a general consensus, the construction industry is not only dependent on the changing information technologies, but also that construction companies have discovered the efficiency developed through the implementation of such technology allows them to increase profitability and ultimately lower the potential for construction delays and undocumented issues that contractors wish to avoid at any cost.The findings will help academia develop the construction curriculum when integrating advanced information technologies.