Recently, Shenzhen Xiaoku Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Xiaoku Technology) held a "Digital Intelligence Creation and Value Breaking" conference in Chengdu. Xiaoku's digital intelligence capabilities penetrated into the entire process and life cycle of the building, presenting the digital capabilities of the building. New momentum and new trends in intelligent exploration and application.
Xiaoku Technology, as the leader and leader in AI applications in the construction industry, continues to deepen the AI brain and intelligent algorithm design engine in order to help the industry stabilize the road to intelligent construction and new industrialization, and polish the new bottom layer of building digitalization based on Xiaoku's independent research and development. The technical output of Model ABC Intelligent Cloud Model (AI-driven BIM on Cloud) and its linked applications in various business scenarios. On the road of using technology to help the construction industry become digitally intelligent, Xiaoku has also received recognition and support from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development many times. In 2021, Xiaoku was selected as a typical case of independent innovative digital design software by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development with its independently developed Xiaoku Design Cloud and its project application; and in June this year, Xiaoku's building sunshine analysis capabilities were certified and promoted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development , becoming one of the only companies in this field to obtain qualification certification.
How to realize the beautiful blueprint of "digital intelligence creation and value-breaking" in the construction industry? He Wanyu, founder and CEO of Xiaoku Technology, gave the answer with practical actions.
Xiaoku Intelligent Cloud Model ABC and core capabilities
Xiaoku Design Cloud
Since studying at Berlage Academy in the Netherlands, a top international architectural school, He Wanyu has been committed to introducing new technologies and methods into the field of architectural design. He hopes to use computers and The integration of architecture improves the efficiency of architectural design. In 2011, the founding team of Xiaoku Technology participated in the "Shenzhen Bay Ecological Science and Technology Park" Industrial Comprehensive Park Design Competition, developed an automatic design algorithm under limited resources, and won the second bid. In 2016, the first year of artificial intelligence in which AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol , Xiaoku Technology was established, officially taking the first step in the exploration of building intelligence.
According to reports, Xiaoku Technology has the dual genes of "architectural design + digital intelligence". The core team includes elites from different backgrounds such as computer engineers, architects, mathematicians, real estate executives, and marketing experts. With the support of the innovation momentum of the talent team and keen insight into the industry, Xiaoku Technology released the world's first integrated intelligent cloud model for architectural designers in mid-2017 based on its independently original new underlying model of architectural digitalization, ABC Intelligent Cloud Model. The design platform "Xiaoku Design Cloud" gradually extends from the early planning of the building to the mid-term design and post-construction assembly, building a domestic self-developed industrial software system covering the upper, middle and lower reaches of the industrial chain. Through continuous open multi-dimensional cooperation, we work with partners Together, we will help the iterative upgrading of the construction industry.
While Xiaoku is empowering the construction industry with artificial intelligence, this young company has also received many recognitions and honors. As a national high-tech enterprise , Xiaoku Technology has obtained and applied for more than 100 patents in total, and has won more than 50 authoritative awards. At present, Xiaoku has nearly 100,000 registered users and has generated millions of solutions. It has provided intelligent products and services to thousands of upstream, midstream and downstream partners in the industry chain, helping companies reduce costs and increase efficiency in the new round of challenges. , enhance value.
In July 2020, 13 departments including the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development jointly issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Coordinated Development of Intelligent Construction and Building Industrialization", which clarified the guiding ideology and development goals for the development of intelligent construction, and also clarified the timetable, route map. But the reality is that the current dilemma is that current architectural design requires operational decision-making between multiple dimensions and elements. However, due to the limitations of overlapping tools and information exchange, it often falls into a quagmire of tedious, repetitive, and labor-intensive design.
“We found that in the process of moving towards smart construction and new building industrialization, architectural design is still mainly driven by drawings.Drawings are a tool for architects to express design ideas from scratch. They are also the underlying language of the construction industry. Procurement, construction, sales, and operation and maintenance are all based on design drawings. However, in the traditional waterfall flow model, the drawings present a single graphic, and a lot of data cannot be carried in a single graphic format, which is inefficient during the operation of the industrial chain. "He Wanyu said that BIM was originally designed to solve the language and data problems of drawings. However, BIM data structure is heavy and requires a lot of manual design and modeling, so it cannot be efficiently applied to all links of the industry chain.
is designed to solve traditional architectural design To overcome the shortcomings of low productivity and enable the realization of intelligent construction, Xiaoku Technology independently developed a new underlying model of building digitalization called ABC (AI-driven BIM on Cloud), which is based on BIM in Xiaoku’s own model. The new generation of architectural digital language is based on solving the "stuck" problem of engineering design software, and assists the digitalization of architecture and new industrialization. Different from the graphics-driven logic in the traditional model, the ABC intelligent cloud model is driven by data, through algorithms and calculations. The optimal solution is calculated by force, and then the geometric model is rendered, thereby realizing the linkage of "number-model-scale" (that is, data, models, specifications/rules/laws), and establishing an artificial intelligence-driven cloud building information model application.
Under the ABC model, first of all, the design process will be assisted by artificial intelligence. Through the organic combination of algorithms, data and computing power, design production efficiency and output quality will be greatly improved. Secondly, through the intelligence of the cloud, all stages will be controlled. Parallel production of each link, all data production in the virtual space is completed in advance, and the overall control of the project is improved. Finally, the powerful connection power of the cloud is used to connect all ends of different production links to achieve efficient online collaboration.
Over the years, Xiaoku has been exploring the underlying technology research and development and product application of the ABC model. Starting from design, it will connect the new architectural language that carries structured data, implements interactive models and contains logical application genes to the industrial chain. Each port promotes the intelligent upgrading of the construction industry. At the same time, it continues to expand the depth of building intelligence: from urban land parcels, to single spaces, to assembly components; from construction, to structural electromechanical, to all majors; from residences, apartments, to industrial cities, commerce, and then to other business formats to continue to make breakthroughs...
Xiaoku assembled design solutions
On January 12, 2022, The Guangdong Provincial Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Development together with 15 departments jointly issued the "About Promoting Intelligent Construction and "Implementation Opinions on the Collaborative Development of Construction Industrialization". The "Implementation Opinions" point out that Guangdong will promote the application of intelligent construction technology in all aspects of urban and rural construction and empower the high-quality development of the construction industry with a new round of technological changes.
How to understand intelligent construction and new technologies. What is the relationship between construction industrialization? He Wanyu believes that new industrialization covers three key words: industrialization, digitalization and intelligence. New industrialization includes planning and design, cost, construction and later operations. It is a complete industrial chain concept, and intelligent construction is the intermediate construction link. On the basis of industrialization, digitalization and intelligent capabilities are added to the construction link. Make a transformation. Currently, there is an "interface" mismatch and "language" incompatibility between the upstream and downstream of the entire construction industry. To realize intelligent construction and new industrialization, and to upgrade and iterate the industry, the essence of improvement does not lie in a certain link, Single point, industrial transformation and upgrading must be carried out through the unification of the underlying language.
In terms of intelligent construction, Xiaoku released the intelligent design capabilities for prefabricated buildings in June 2021 for the first time. Based on the Xiaoku ABC underlying architecture, it digitizes the design, calculation, manufacturing and construction of building industrialization. Auxiliary extension, try to design and build a house like building Lego bricks, achieve efficient forward assembly BIM design, and connect the design with the factory.
Based on the new requirements put forward by the current "double carbon" policy for the sustainable development of the construction industry, Xiaoku has also deepened its capabilities again for the prefabricated type, a key route for the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry. Xiaoku proposed the "AI+DFMA (Design For Manufacture & Assembly) model", which uses standard components as basic elements and uses AI to design lean for manufacturing and assembly to reduce errors in manufacturing and assembly. efficiency, reduce costs and increase quality, and realize personalized needs under industrialization.
In addition, through joint co-creation with production and construction enterprises, Xiaoku proposed a full-process, integrated assembly solution of "intelligent design-intelligent construction-intelligent operation" to connect data and design, and link the digital factory to assist The whole process of production, construction and post-operation. It is reported that compared with the traditional construction model, the AI+DFMA model can save 70% of time. This model has also been applied in cooperation projects between Xiaoku, Sany Construction Engineering and China State Construction Engineering Corporation.
For example, the "steel structure modular building overall solution" jointly created by Xiaoku Technology and China Construction Science and Technology. This solution relies on three major tools: the Xiaoku assembled intelligent design engine to automatically connect a large number of plans, multi-professional linkage to deepen the design , and real-time linkage of design calculations to connect the design and calculation data to the steel structure module of China Construction Science and Technology We will use smart construction factories and green construction sites to efficiently promote digital and efficient collaboration among design, measurement, production, and construction parties to fundamentally reduce costs, save time, and improve construction quality.
was born to meet the times and ride on the peak of the waves. Looking forward to the turbulent "14th Five-Year Plan" intelligent construction market, He Wanyu said: "Xiaoku is a high-tech enterprise. It is currently exploring and applying in-depth steel structure assembly modularization, prefabricated concrete assembly and steel structure assembly. This A model of "more speed, better savings" has also been recognized and highly praised by the market. In the future, we expect Xiaoku's digital intelligence capabilities to penetrate into the entire construction process and life cycle, strengthen cooperation with technology companies, and construction companies, and give full play to it. The application of construction technology in multiple scenarios such as intelligent analysis, construction, and management has jointly accelerated the realization of intelligent changes in the construction field.”
