With ALICE, Align identified a number of ways to introduce leeway into their original production schedule. For example, they determined that adding a second concrete pile cap installation team part-way through the project was particularly helpful. They also found that while adding some Saturday overtime to the schedule was useful, "more" was not always "better."
Align also found that ALICE enabled it to make significantly faster decisions about its scheduling choices. This was all the more impressive given that the collaboration all happened remotely during the COVID-19 crisis.
Based on this success, ALICE Technologies and Align are now extending the scope of their work to address other construction challenges on the C1 section of HS2 Phase One that Align is delivering, including optimizing their work to reduce carbon emissions, a national priority for construction work in the U.K. In addition, Align is using ALICE Manage in the construction phase. "With ALICE Manage, we will be able to re-sequence our schedule, helping us to deliver our portion of the HS2 project on time and on budget," said Nick Podevyn, innovation and improvement manager at Align JV.
"Our platform is ideal for large-scale infrastructure projects like HS2," said ALICE Founder and CEO René Morkos. "With this work, we have an opportunity to contribute to the success of a major strategic transportation project in the U.K., and we're excited to be extending the scope of our partnership with Align to help solve some of the complex construction challenges associated with a project of this magnitude."
"I would like to thank both the ALICE team and the Align project team for their hard work on progressing this innovative technology," said Daniel Altier, project director at Align JV. "I believe ALICE is the future for large infrastructure projects, hence why we continue to strengthen our relationship with René and his team." "This innovation has supported collaborative planning with our subcontractors and enabled the project team to rapidly run alternative build sequences," added Podevyn. "ALICE has really opened people's eyes to the way AI can be applied to construction project management."
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ALICE Technologies is the world's first AI-powered construction simulation and optimization platform. Founded in 2015 based on research from Stanford University, ALICE leverages artificial intelligence to help large general contractors reduce risk and plan, bid, and build more efficiently. ALICE Technologies works with construction leaders in the infrastructure and commercial construction segments, such as Parsons, Bouygues, Austin Bridges and Roads and Skanska. Learn more at www.alicetechnologies.com.
