As part of the Masonry Association of America’s South of 40 event in Washington D.C., School of Building Construction Assistant Professor Dr. Javier Irizarry spoke on current trends and future directions of information technology in the construction industry.  South of 4o is an event held by the Masonry Association of America and more information can be found at http://www.masoncontractors.org/southof40/index.php.

Dr. Irizarry joined the School of Building Construction in 2008 and is the Director of the CONECTech Lab at Georgia Institute of Technology. He specializes in Mobile Computing in Construction, Human Factors, Construction Safety, and IT Applications in AEC Education and practice. He teaches graduate-level courses in Virtual Construction Operations Analysis and Sustainable Construction Technologies and serves as the Graduate Coordinator for the Residential Construction Development Track in the master’s program in the School of Building Construction at Georgia Tech.