Bisnow Talks Infrastructure with Karen Lightman

In a recent article by Bisnow, Metro21 Executive Director Karen Lightman explained how technology can help with unintended consequences that arise from the infrastructure funding.

Applying technologies such as artificial intelligence to ensure that the "unknown unknowns" are addressed upfront will be critical to construction projects' success in a time of higher material costs and tight labor markets, according to Metro21: Smart Cities Institute Executive Director Karen Lightman.

"Right now, a lot of the overhead and cost overruns are because the various groups are working like isolated silos, not sharing information, not collaborating," Lightman said. "With the right use of technology, to share data, a lot of those silos can be broken down."

Read the full article here.