Construction industry is undergoing
consistent innovations and each year new trends emerge that help achieve better
efficiency, quality, cost-effectiveness and speed of construction. Technological
advancements and methods to achieve sustainability are the two aspects of
construction that bring newer trends in the sector and for a construction
company to sustain a formidable position in the market, implementing the latest
trends in the industry becomes imperative.
Controlled by the market demands and search
for better quality in construction, the industry is constantly under a paradigm
shift. The inevitable path of change that dominates the construction sector has
reinforced the industry core so that a wide scale adoption of the same is
achieved.
Over the years interesting technology
advancements have enabled better construction solutions to emerge and for
companies to stay up-to-date, it is essential that they be familiarized with the
same. It is a vital element for companies to outshine the competitors and gain
a significant market edge.
Let us go through the major
construction trends that will lead to a significant impact in the construction
industry for the current year.
§ Better integration of technology
Technical innovation has
revolutionised every industry and the recent advancements have brought about better
solutions in the construction sector. The emergence of innovative methodologies
and discovery of new tools has delivered numerous advantages to the sector. 3D
printing, drones and laser scanning have emerged over the recent years and
these have shifted construction projects towards achieving enhanced quality, efficiency
and precision.
§ Rise of modular construction and prefabrication
Prefabricated
buildings and
modular construction methods are on the rise. The methods of standardization incepted
by prefab technology have been a major force to enable swiftness and cost-effectiveness
in construction. Prefab constructed structures are highly energy efficient and
design flexibility makes them serve specific utilizations.
§ Construction management software
Agility in management has resulted in
a jump of efficiency in tasks. Automated processes to collect, analyse, store
and retrieve information or data contribute to making management tasks simpler
that results in streamlined functionalities. This is key to target efficient
and swift management which directly influences better results in project
delivery.
§ Sustainability through green technology
Structures and buildings that
incorporate sustainability are in high demand and the growing field of green
construction has had a major influence of building development methods. The
resource efficiency and environment responsibility derived from sustainable
trends of constructed can help alleviate the environment impacts from
construction. As construction accounts to 20% of all the global emissions,
adopting sustainable green technology in the sector would result in an overall gain
or economic as well as environmental efficiency.
§ Enhanced construction safety
Safety is an imperative factor to be
considered in building construction. Construction works in general involve
certain risks and with the trending innovations in construction method
technology, better safety precautions and processes have been adopted. New
technologies meant to make construction sites safer are being developed and this
would help prevent any injuries and fatalities in construction related
tasks.
The above mentioned trends will have
a major impact on the construction sector. The constantly evolving industry is
set to embrace newer technologies that will help target unparalleled levels of
efficiency and productivity in the sector.
EPACK is a prefabricatedstructures manufacturer that keeps up-to-date with the latest trends
in construction technology and derives intelligent prefab solutions that have
been the face of urbanization in India.