Weather Builder: Heatwave Management Platform for Construction Sites
Weather Builder: Heatwave Management Platform for Construction Sites
UX/UI Design
UX/UI Design
Mar 2024 - Jun 2024
Mar 2024 - Jun 2024
Team
Team
2 Data Project Manager, 2 UX/UI Designer (Including Me)
2 Data Project Manager, 2 UX/UI Designer (Including Me)
Role: Service Planning 80%, User Research 60%, UI Component Design 100%
Role: Service Planning 80%, User Research 60%, UI Component Design 100%
Class project *Collaborated with POSCO E&C
Designed a platform to manage heat-related illnesses during summer, ensuring safety on construction sites
A platform designed to support safe and efficient construction site management during summer heatwaves,
addressing both health risks and schedule delays.
A platform designed to support safe and efficient construction site management during summer heatwaves,
addressing both health risks and schedule delays.
Exploring construction industry vulnerabilities to extreme weather conditions
Exploring construction industry vulnerabilities to extreme weather conditions
Through desk research, I identified several critical issues in the construction industry related to extreme weather conditions. In particular, high temperatures and adverse weather patterns, significantly disrupt construction schedules and safety protocols.
Through desk research, I identified several critical issues in the construction industry related to extreme weather conditions. In particular, high temperatures and adverse weather patterns, significantly disrupt construction schedules and safety protocols.
Conducted in-depth interviews to gather detailed insights about construction site experiences
Conducted in-depth interviews to gather detailed insights about construction site experiences
I chose in-depth interviews to explore the underlying experiences and emotions behind stakeholders' challenges, which would have been difficult to capture through quantitative methods alone.
I chose in-depth interviews to explore the underlying experiences and emotions behind stakeholders' challenges, which would have been difficult to capture through quantitative methods alone.
Need for Weather and Schedule Based Heatwave Management
Need for Weather and Schedule Based Heatwave Management
There is a lack of systematic heatwave management at construction sites, highlighting the need for a heatwave-focused management platform.
It is difficult to monitor workers' status in real time, suggesting the need for a QR system that allows workers to immediately report heat-related symptoms.
A gap exists between planned goals and actual progress, indicating the need for heatwave management that considers both weather conditions and work schedules.
There is a lack of systematic heatwave management at construction sites, highlighting the need for a heatwave-focused management platform.
It is difficult to monitor workers' status in real time, suggesting the need for a QR system that allows workers to immediately report heat-related symptoms.
A gap exists between planned goals and actual progress, indicating the need for heatwave management that considers both weather conditions and work schedules.
I designed a workflow to map out how data should flow through the system with my team
I designed a workflow to map out how data should flow through the system with my team
Before creating the IA, I first mapped out the necessary data and functions. Through this process, I was able to clearly identify what data was needed and what visual elements were required
Before creating the IA, I first mapped out the necessary data and functions. Through this process, I was able to clearly identify what data was needed and what visual elements were required
Afterward, I developed the IA, organizing it into four primary GNB tabs
Afterward, I developed the IA, organizing it into four primary GNB tabs
Each main tab -Dashboard, Climate Data, Task Management, and Heat Illness Management-was further broken down into detailed functions at deeper levels.
Each main tab -Dashboard, Climate Data, Task Management, and Heat Illness Management-was further broken down into detailed functions at deeper levels.
On the Dashboard screen
On the Dashboard screen
The key features are "Today's Heatwave Level & Work Conditions" and "Weather-Based Work Alerts & Additional Task Suggestions. These features are designed to help users quickly grasp current site conditions and make informed decisions about task management based on real-time weather data.
The key features are "Today's Heatwave Level & Work Conditions" and "Weather-Based Work Alerts & Additional Task Suggestions. These features are designed to help users quickly grasp current site conditions and make informed decisions about task management based on real-time weather data.
On the Climate Data screen
On the Climate Data screen
The main features are the "Heatwave Level Guide" and "Temperature Status by Site."
These functionalities provide users with essential climate data to monitor heatwave levels and track temperature variations across different work sites, ensuring better-informed decision-making for task management and worker safety.
The main features are the "Heatwave Level Guide" and "Temperature Status by Site."
These functionalities provide users with essential climate data to monitor heatwave levels and track temperature variations across different work sites, ensuring better-informed decision-making for task management and worker safety.
On the Task Management screen
On the Task Management screen
The main features are "Workforce Management by Work Progress" and "Process Management by Weather Conditions."
These functions allow users to efficiently monitor work progress and manage workforce allocation, while also adjusting tasks and schedules based on real-time weather conditions to optimize productivity and safety.
The main features are "Workforce Management by Work Progress" and "Process Management by Weather Conditions."
These functions allow users to efficiently monitor work progress and manage workforce allocation, while also adjusting tasks and schedules based on real-time weather conditions to optimize productivity and safety.
On the Heat Illness Management screen
On the Heat Illness Management screen
The main features are the "Site Action Report" and "Heat Illness Report." These features help users track and respond to heat-related health incidents on-site by providing detailed reports on site actions taken and specific heat illness cases, ensuring better safety and proactive management of heat risks.
The main features are the "Site Action Report" and "Heat Illness Report." These features help users track and respond to heat-related health incidents on-site by providing detailed reports on site actions taken and specific heat illness cases, ensuring better safety and proactive management of heat risks.
The Heat Illness Reporting and Management Process
The Heat Illness Reporting and Management Process
In the "Worker Submission" phase, workers can immediately report heat-related symptoms, while the "Manager’s Action" phase allows managers to review the reports and take appropriate actions to ensure worker safety.
In the "Worker Submission" phase, workers can immediately report heat-related symptoms, while the "Manager’s Action" phase allows managers to review the reports and take appropriate actions to ensure worker safety.
