{"id":25888,"date":"2024-05-22T02:48:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ai-for-construction-an-interview-with-rene-morkos-of-alice\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T09:48:17","slug":"ai-for-construction-an-interview-with-rene-morkos-of-alice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ai-for-construction-an-interview-with-rene-morkos-of-alice\/","title":{"rendered":"AI for Construction &#8211; An Interview with Ren\u00e9 Morkos of ALICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Artificial Intelligence is finding its way into construction planning and simulation. I interviewed Ren\u00e9 Morkos, the founder and CEO of ALICE Technologies. ALICE combines a first-of-its-kind construction planning platform with a powerful AI engine and promises big savings on construction projects.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, we discuss, among others, the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ren\u00e9\u2019s professional experience and his PhD<\/li>\n<li>What is ALICE?<\/li>\n<li>The benefits of AI-based construction platform<\/li>\n<li>Lean construction and AI<\/li>\n<li>The future of AI in construction<\/li>\n<li>How to start using ALICE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"#listen\">Listen to the interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Ren\u00e9<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/Rene-Morkos.jpg\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-1010190 lazyload\" width=\"280\" height=\"514\"><figcaption>Ren\u00e9 Morkos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ren\u00e9 Morkos<\/strong> obtained his Ph.D. in artificial intelligence applications for construction as a Charles H. Leavell fellow at Stanford University. He is a second-generation civil engineer with over 15 years of construction industry experience that is divided between industry and academia.<\/p>\n<p>Ren\u00e9\u2019s professional experience includes working as a project manager in Afghanistan, underwater pipeline construction, automation engineering on a $350 million gas refinery expansion project in Abu Dhabi, ERP system implementations, and various Virtual Design and Construction projects.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ALICE Technologies<\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alicetechnologies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ALICE\u00a0Technologies<\/a>\u00a0is the world\u2019s first construction planning and simulation platform that leverages artificial intelligence to dynamically generate and analyze millions of valid schedules for large-scale construction projects.\u00a0 \u00a0This enables contractors and owners to plan, bid, and build more effectively, reducing construction durations and labor costs by $30 million for a typical $500 million construction project.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-analyze-schedule.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-analyze-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"ALICE Construction AI platform\" class=\"wp-image-1010198 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-analyze-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"ALICE Construction AI platform\" class=\"wp-image-1010198 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-analyze-schedule.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-analyze-schedule-1200x578.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-analyze-schedule-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-analyze-schedule-990x476.jpg 990w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-analyze-schedule-1320x635.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/a><figcaption>ALICE: Analyze Schedule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The founder,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/renemorkos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ren\u00e9 Morkos<\/a>, completed his PhD in AI applications for construction at Stanford University, where ALICE was born. Current customers include some of the world\u2019s pre-eminent construction companies including Mortenson, Parsons, AF Gruppen, and Katerra. The company is based in Palo Alto.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-explore-schedule.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-explore-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"ALICE Construction AI platform\" class=\"wp-image-1010199 lazyload\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"924\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-explore-schedule.jpg\" alt=\"ALICE Construction AI platform\" class=\"wp-image-1010199 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/05\/alice-explore-schedule.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-explore-schedule-1200x578.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-explore-schedule-768x370.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-explore-schedule-990x476.jpg 990w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/alice-explore-schedule-1320x635.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><\/a><figcaption>ALICE: Explore schedules<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"listen\">Listen to the interview (also on iTunes and other platforms)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Rene-Morkos-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw(&#039;https:\/\/aec-business.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1010185-podcast&#039;);\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/aecbusiness\/aec-business.s3.amazonaws.com\/Rene-Morkos-interview.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" download=\"Rene-Morkos-interview.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/ai-for-construction-an-interview-with-rene-morkos-of-alice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial Intelligence is finding its way into construction planning and simulation. 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