ABSTRACT
The construction industry is communication dependent. The absence of efficient and accurate information exchanges are consistently generating non-productive field activities and reducing on-site performance. This has created an opportunity and need for standardized and structured repeatable procedures for information exchange. The concept of Construction Intelligence (CI) is used to define the procedural ability of a construction site and/or organization to efficiently process, exchange, measure and reason about data and information. Construction Intelligence is divided into two major cognitive abilities: Human Intelligence and Communication Intelligence. Human intelligence, procedural operations that participants use when confronted with uncommon tasks. These procedural operations may include recognizing concept, comprehending and alternating implications, problem solving, and extrapolating. Communication Intelligence is the domain and volume of an organization’s allowable network and the effective application of this network for efficient communication flow. This paper defines construction cognitive abilities; Construction Knowledge Domains; performance measures; and IT tool interfaces that when tested and measured can yield construction intelligence (CI). The work proposes that upon applying these criteria to quantifiable performance measures a Construction Intelligence Quotient (CIQ) will result as an analytical measure of construction performance.
