1. HoloLens, Drones & Other Technology
Lessons Learned
HoloLens, Drones & Other Technology
Brian Seger
Kiewit Corporation

2. Objectives and Goals Very Brief Background on Kiewit Corporation
Lifecycle of a Construction Project
Review of Technology and Lessons Learned
Look to the Future

3. Engineering, Mining, and Construction Operations
$10.0 B
revenue earned in 2015
11,350
staff employees
Kiewit’s roots can be traced back to 1884, when two brothers took a dream, some bricks and a little bit of mortar and built the foundation of what would become one of the largest and most respected construction, mining and engineering organizations in North America and beyond
14,500
craft employees
25,000
equipment assets owned
replacement value over $2B
Industry
Headquarters
Website
Engineering, Mining, and Construction Operations
Omaha, Nebraska
kiewit.com

4. Construction Project Lifecycle
Identify Work
to Bid
Archive
Estimate
Build Work
at the Lowest
Cost
Preserve
Assets
Get Work
at the
Right
Price
Bid
Monitor
Develop
Budget
Measure
Performance
Plan/
Organize
Build

5. Microsoft HoloLens

6. Key Facts Provides a “mixed reality experience”
View images through the holographic frame; preserving
peripheral vision
Allows you to consume holograms and information while
staying in the real world
Initial efforts focused in the “Get Work” or preconstruction phase
(marketing). Emerging potential in “Build Work” phase as well.
Working with Microsoft since April 2016

7. HoloLens Demo

8. Lessons Learned
Initial ideas centered around trying to replicate a monitor. Needed to expand our minds to what was possible. Focus should be on 3D models and information that has dimension.
Technology struggles with highly detailed models. Current use cases involve summarized models.
Skillset similarity between this technology and video game development (Unity gaming platform). Specifically when it comes to 3D graphics.
Consider “social factors”. Technology is primarily a tool for business use and not necessarily a 24/7 wearable. No different than a laptop.

9. Daqri Smart Glasses

10. Key Facts Similar experience to HoloLens
Key differentiator – designed specifically for industrial use.
Current release date is June 2017

11. Daqri Smart Helmet

12. Drones

13. Key Facts Small drones 20 projects have purchased
Photography, safety inspection and marketing materials
Large drones
Surveying and photogrammetry by our virtual design and construction group
Pictures are used to calculate volume
Can be performed quicker, more frequently and safer
Contract with third party

14. Site Photos

15. Photogrammetry
Example of photogrammetry

16. Additional Use Cases
Aerial crane inspections- safer, more efficient and preserves ground space
Live feeds of project activities
Virtual job walks- potential cost savings

17. Lessons Learned
Significant government regulation; continually changing.
Use requires training and certification to fly a drone; not everyone on a project can just do it.
Location plays a significant role in our business (regulations differ by state; consider government buildings and airports)
Goal is not to be an expert in drone operations; focus is on the data and optimizing business processes.
Need to determine proper frequency for information (action!)

18. Power of Combining Both+ .
Video and photogrammetry D model and simulated job walk

19. Reconstruct Inc.

20. Key Facts Visual progress tracking
Utilizes photos and videos taken with drones, time-lapse cameras or even smartphones
By visualizing reality directly with Building Information Model (BIM), actual construction progress is measured.
Photogrammetry- science of making measurements from photographs.
Volumetric analysis

21. Reconstruct Inc.
BIM
Progress Photo
Schedule

22. Reconstruct Inc.

23. Reconstruct Inc.

24. Takeaways Focus on identifying business problems worth solving
View this as a process; takes time
Partner with those that are open to the conversation