Midterm Assignment:

Students will individually develop a review and critical analysis of an existing state-of-the-art technology

in the AEC industry through an in depth literature, web, and project search and review. The presentation

and report will include the following elements:

Description of the AEC problem to be solved

• Selection of an existing example of technology in the AEC to solve the problem

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• Description of the operation prior to development and implementation e.g., for automation for

optimization for integration etc....

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• Description of the technologies' components, system(s), user journey and control strategy, etc.

• Discussion and evaluation of the technologies' performance (robustness, reliability, scalability, user

satisfaction, etc.)

• Critical review of the technology and suggestions to improve the use cases for the technology in

the AEC

Students will prepare a report that is 4000 words, not including figures and/or tables. Reports will be

submitted in PDF format. The midterm assignment report is due per the schedule below. Each student will

prepare and deliver a 10 min presentation about their midterm during that week of the class. The

presentation will be handed in as a PDF along with the midterm report. Naming Convention for all

submissions is as follows: lastname_firstname_project_01_CE573-F23.PDF