On October 11th, 2018, the “Quality Month” Summary Meeting and Quality Standardization Improvement Work Promotion Meeting of China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau was successfully held at the Dalian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park project. This project is undertaken by the Northeast Company of China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau. Guanglianda Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Guanglianda”) was invited to participate in this observation meeting.
The EPC general contracting project of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park is invested and constructed by Dalian Detai Holdings Co., Ltd., with China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Northeast Company (hereinafter referred to as “China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Northeast Company”) serving as the general contractor. The project consists of seven individual buildings, podiums, and a two-story basement, located in the core area of the Xiaoyaowan International Business District CBD. It covers an area of 28,000 square meters, with a construction area of approximately 190,000 square meters and a total investment of 1.25 billion yuan. The main structure is a frame shear wall system. Upon completion, it will provide a range of supporting services including apartments, hotels, offices, commercial areas, and parking facilities.
As the first commercial complex in the Xiaoyaowan International Business Center within the Liaoning Free Trade Zone, and one of the first key government construction projects, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park will become a benchmark project in the Dalian Free Trade Zone.
In addition to showcasing quality-related content, this large-scale observation event also offered a detailed introduction to the “smart construction site” developed in line with its EPC characteristics.
2018 Quality Month Summary Meeting and Quality Standardization Promotion Meeting of China Construction Eighth Engineering Bureau
At the meeting, Project Manager Qiu Chunhui shared insights on the “three-in-one” quality management model and EPC quality management experience. Manager Qiu explained that to improve the precision of “design, procurement, and construction” management and enhance data correlation and interoperability across various business lines, the project collaborated with Guanglianda to jointly design and deploy the current “smart platform” system.
This system primarily focuses on information technology across four key areas: design management, procurement management, construction management, and party building. It enables refined management of the construction site, ultimately achieving goals such as reducing construction costs, ensuring safety, and protecting the environment.
Visit to the EPC General Contracting Smart Construction Experience Hall of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park Project
The observation meeting leaders posed for a group photo.
Through Manager Qiu’s presentation, we learned about the primary management challenges faced by the project:
- Large excavation area with significant depth, complicated geological and coastal environmental conditions;
- Narrow construction site, making overall layout management difficult;
- A tight two-year construction schedule with heavy workload requiring foresight in progress and engineering management;
- Challenges in managing migrant workers’ safety and enhancing their safety awareness;
- Difficulties caused by adverse environmental factors and weather conditions around the site.
As a result, the project demanded breakthrough improvements in technical scheme preparation and disclosure, large-scale machinery management, resource allocation, safety supervision, and accident prevention.
Smart Construction Site: 1 Core + 8 Major Applications Empowering Deeper Management Insights
During the project’s basic platform construction phase, a smart construction site management platform framework was established based on existing management systems and tools, creating a command center for the project department. The platform integrated eight major application management systems:
- Safety inspection system
- Quality inspection system
- Zebra progress software
- Labor management system
- Material acceptance system
- Green construction system
- BIM technology
- Collaborative platform system
Additional intelligent management tools included the tower crane anti-collision system, environmental monitoring system, video surveillance system, and intelligent safety helmets.
EPC General Contracting Green Construction System at Innovation and Entrepreneurship Park
1. Letting the Model Speak through Video
Using BIMFace’s lightweight processing, the project’s BIM model can be easily viewed not only at the BIM center but from any computer via a browser. Users can clearly identify the materials, sizes, and locations of components, as well as monitor safety or quality hazards across the project through a unified platform. Construction animations generated from the model make technical disclosures intuitive and easy to understand.
2. Clear Visibility of People, Machines, and Materials to Ensure Production
Human labor, machinery, and materials are crucial factors in engineering production. The project utilizes a real-name labor system to monitor personnel entering each work area in real time. The intelligent safety helmets’ area positioning feature, combined with the construction plan and real-time material acceptance system on the platform, enables the project team to track which work areas have idle or insufficient personnel and where material supplies are lacking. This comprehensive visibility allows managers to make quick, targeted decisions to ensure smooth production.
Intelligent large screen display at the project command center.
3. Managing Critical Paths by Time, Non-Critical Paths by Resources
The application of dual code network diagrams allows clear control over various construction stages. Using network planning tools such as Zebra Progress Plan, the project team quickly identifies key construction progress points during production meetings and arranges subsequent adjustments. The construction plan is dynamically updated based on actual progress, and software calculations identify changing critical paths. This data, along with labor and equipment information, supports reasonable planning for upcoming work.
On-site observation of the Zebra progress system explanation.
4. From Behavior to Awareness: Quality and Safety Management
The intelligent safety helmets not only work with the labor real-name system to manage worker resource distribution and attendance but also act as warning devices near hazardous areas. When workers approach danger zones, the system automatically plays pre-recorded warning messages. If workers remain on-site late at night, alerts are sent to project management.
Given the project’s large scale and complexity, management personnel may face blind spots during inspections. To address this, the project implemented intelligent video surveillance. After extensive research and market testing, Guanglianda developed capabilities such as automatic detection and warnings for workers not wearing safety helmets and monitoring personnel behavior. This behavioral monitoring helps prevent security risks.
To improve worker safety awareness, the project invested in information technology by deploying a VR safety education system. By importing the field model into this system, workers gain a rapid understanding of on-site hazards and learn comprehensive knowledge covering pre-incident judgment, in-process handling, and post-incident rescue across five major injury types. Completion records are synchronized with the labor real-name system for documentation.
On-site observation of the VR safety experience system explanation.
The project’s quality and safety departments are equipped with quality and safety inspection systems that enable full online monitoring of intelligent connectivity issues and safety hazards on-site. Records of inspections, rectifications, reviews, and compliance are all tracked and analyzed, providing transparency and accountability. This ensures timely resolution of hidden dangers and clear division of personnel responsibilities.
Summary of Implementation
The project leverages intelligent construction site technology through advanced technologies such as cloud computing, big data, physical sensors, mobile platforms, and AI, along with their integrated applications. This approach breaks down data silos, solves issues of real-time, online data summarization, analysis, and presentation, effectively supports on-site operations, improves production efficiency, enhances construction quality, and ensures project success.
The scale and impact of the smart construction site system are unprecedented. The project was divided into business lines and phases, with all project management personnel undergoing training. Guanglianda carefully aligned the business operation processes of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Northeast Company with the system’s capabilities, integrating it deeply into existing management methods.
Currently, the intelligent construction platform built around the command center has developed strong capabilities in collecting, summarizing, and analyzing big data. Many applications are integrated into the project management workflow, playing an increasingly vital role in progress management, labor management, safety, quality, material management, green construction, BIM implementation, and collaborative office functions. This digital and intelligent site management has significantly improved both project and company efficiency.
The builders of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Northeast Company are committed to combining advanced craftsmanship, meticulous detail, and smart construction site technology to create a fully functional, convenient, comfortable, and first-class commercial complex with a humanistic touch. This will establish a landmark urban development in Xiaoyaowan International Business District.
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