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Contact	Wilfred Pinfold
Topics	E-Worksite Intelligent Building Low Income Housing Mobility Modular Buildings Next Generation Building Operations Organizational and Individual Productivity and Wellness of Smart Buildings Public Safety-Resilience and Regeneration of Communities Regenerative Urbanism Resilience Hubs Smart Building-related Mobility

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Many of today’s construction equipment trends are the result of advancements in digital technology, some of which reduce skilled labor requirements:

• Autonomous heavy equipment is now used to excavate, grade and perform a growing amount of work on construction sites.
• Autonomous drones and rovers use cameras and LiDAR to perform scans of a job site; then use artificial intelligence to determine daily progress against the schedule and to identify any errors.
• Specialized robots under human supervision can perform repetitive construction tasks such as bricklaying, painting, loading and tying rebar, with the ability to work nonstop.
• The Internet of Things (IoT) enables a digitally integrated construction process and job site. It includes smart construction machines with sensors that collect and transmit data to each other and with their home base.
• Predictive telematics and analytics send machine diagnostics alerts and other vital information to fleet managers and equipment owners for off-site management.

Growing demand for machine electrification in construction and other types of equipment continues to drive global development of new battery technologies.

• OEMs are converting equipment from lead-acid to lithium batteries, which are 20%-30% more efficient.
• Battery chargers are moving toward integration into the equipment they power.
• One leading manufacturer recently introduced the first fully electric backhoe loader at CONEXPO 2020. This

machine is powered by a 480V, 90kWh lithium-ion battery pack, capable of working a typical 8-hour day on a single charge. The global market for compact construction equipment is forecast to grow from more than $10 billion in 2017 to more than $15 billion in 2025. The electrification of these machines is easier than on large construction equipment and is a growing trend. One global OEM has announced that it will stop producing its diesel-powered versions, converting to an all-electric product line. The company is promoting them as small, quiet, zero-emissions machines for use in cities and densely populated areas.

Demonstration Projects

		[[Eton College Energy Station]]
		The installation of an innovative renewable "Energy Station" is helping GRAHAM to reduce its carbon footprint and power demands at Eton College.

News

		[[BIDIRECTIONAL Act introduced in US Senate]]
		[[Bobcat T7X electric digger]]
		[[CASE launches world’s first fully electric backhoe loader concept]]
		[[Daimler Trucks eCascadia]]
		[[Efficient and Connected Off-Road Machinery]]
		[[JBC I9C-IE Electric Mini Excavator]]
		[[LB 16 unplugged: The first battery-powered drilling rig]]
		[[Liebherr presents all-electric truck mixers]]
		[[Midwest Transit Equipment & SEA Electric to Power 10,000 Electric School Buses]]
		[[Mini-excavator EZ17e: emission-free, quiet, powerful]]
		[[Monarch Electric Tractor]]
		[[Solectrac Electric Tractor]]
		[[Volvo CE develops full power of electric ecosystem with E-Worksite]]
		[[Zero-Emission Cargo-Handling Equipment]]