Next Generation Building Inspection
New Pacific Gate Harbor site inspector Kate Kimmon uses a Yutani MASID-64 Multispectrum Acoustic Structural Inspection Device) to inspect new construction in Los Angeles, California.
Future Narrative
Megaprojects like the intercontinental high-speed rail system, urban environmental hardening, and coastal region retrenchment placed extreme demands on the industry. As a result, humans worked closely with an increasing variety of robotic counterparts, introducing new construction integrity challenges. New inspection methods were developed for all stages of construction.
New construction approaches, including 3D printing and robotically interlaced rebar-reinforced concrete, improved the strength of structures. A new generation of structural inspectors supported this wave of innovative and efficient building techniques. These guardians of safety used new technology to look deep inside structural elements. Yutani’s MASID-64 Multispectrum Acoustic Structural Inspection Devices empowered structural inspectors to see through all layers of a structure effectively, ensuring the integrity of increasingly automated means of construction.
Typical view highlighting structural rebar as seen through a Yutani (Structural Viewing Device). Inspectors can view inside building structural elements up to 10 feet thick.
This view highlights areas that need closer inspection. Structural engineers using MASIDs have ensured the integrity of hundreds of thousands of structures.
Early Signals
“Just Print It” Blog entry on designbivouac charting the advancement of 3D printed homes.
Futureproof is a series of occasional provocations illustrating possible future paths for technology and culture. Think postcards from the future.