OpenConstruction
Open Science Initiative for the AEC Community
OpenConstruction Open Science Initiative
https://www.openconstruction.org/
Research
- Establish OpenConstruction, an open science initiative to support transparent, reproducible, and collaborative research in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)
- Develop open-access datasets, benchmarks, taxonomies, and evaluation protocols for construction-centric AI, robotics, and digital twin research
- Address fragmentation in AEC data ecosystems through standardized metadata schemas, documentation, and governance mechanisms
- Promote human-centric, trustworthy, and responsible AI by emphasizing data provenance, licensing, privacy, and ethical considerations
OpenConstruction framework for open datasets, benchmarks, and community-governed AI research in AEC.
Education
- Integration of open science principles into undergraduate and graduate AEC education
- Hands-on student participation in dataset curation, annotation, benchmarking, and reproducible experimentation
- Training future professionals in open, data-driven, and responsible AI-enabled construction workflows
Community impact
- Lower barriers to entry for researchers, educators, and practitioners through shared, high-quality open resources
- Foster a global and interdisciplinary AEC open-science community spanning academia, industry, and public agencies
- Encourage cultural change toward collaborative research in the AEC sector
- Support long-term sustainability via community governance, contributor recognition, and responsible data stewardship