Construction companies today are aiming for the finest technologies to achieve their targets in minimum cost possible along with a high level of security and safety. Construction companies are focusing more on the benefits of internet in their projects in order to improve processes, reduce waste and optimally utilize their resources and Internet of Things (IoT) is making it possible in a much more efficient way than thought of. IoT has now become the newest of the technology that is being used in the construction industry. IoT is basically the network of physical objects—buildings, vehicles, devices and other objects fixed with sensors, software, electronics and internet connectivity which aids these objects to collect, store and exchange data. This paper aims to improve the understanding of the importance of IoT and its implementation in the construction industry. The paper presents the compiled study of the works done by various researchers in which IoT can be used in the construction industry. The findings of their work have been discussed in this paper and future scope of work regarding the usage of IoT in different fields have been identified.

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The construction industry in India is facing various issues pertaining to low productivity, inefficient management at construction sites, high construction safety risk and lack of information on the status of project. With the development of modern tools and technologies prefabricated construction is becoming more prevalent in the building industry. However, there are many limitations in the actual manufacturing process such as storage, quality checks, installation of the prefabricated components and its status which is due to the lack of real-time information collection and sharing. In order to speed up the construction process and better management and monitoring of the project, this research proposes the framework for integration of Internet of Things (IoT) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). The paper proposes a conceptual framework of an IoT enabled BIM platform to accomplish a real-time visualization in prefabricated concrete structures construction. This is done by using various sensors in the prefabricated components to demonstrate a highly efficient automated progress monitoring system of prefabricated construction.

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