How Construction Technology Is Reshaping The Industry

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So many of the tools and technology that we have today in the workplace are taken for granted in one way or the other. Just take a second to imagine how hellish life would be without things like pickup trucks, nail guns, portable saws, cement mixing trucks, and a modern hydraulic excavator.

Without power tools, we would have to be cutting planks and drilling holes manually. Without the modern heavy-duty equipment, laborers would have to be excavating the sites and digging trenches with nothing but shovels and pickaxes. Without the onset of the elevator, buildings would never reach the sky-touching heights that they do now.

Just imagine how far Nepal has come in terms of utilizing modern tools and techniques to build better and longer-lasting structures. The underlying fact is that Nepal can do more in terms of adopting some of the new-age technology and advancements in the field of construction.

So how exactly is construction technology reshaping the industry?

Improving Worksite Productivity:
It shouldn’t come across as a surprise when we mention that construction productivity has remained ...
... flat for decades. What makes the process of streamlining the processes and improving the overall productivity so much harder is the uniqueness and different requirement of each and every construction site. Some of the ways in which productivity has been improved are as follows:

Today there are Software and cloud-based mobile apps that deliver real-time collaboration and communication for the various aspects of a construction project. These applications also do the heavy lifting for you in terms of data collection and organizing critical files saving hundreds of hours of your valuable time.

Offsite construction methods deliver projects in a fraction of the time because of the assembly plant method of working that they follow. Offsite is performed in a controlled environment and its working is quite similar to how an auto manufacturing plant operates. At each station, the workers are provided with all the tools and materials to consistently perform their respective tasks.

Artificial Intelligence and machine learning have come far enough that they can accurately monitor the real-time progress at job sites and create real-time data from this scenario. They can also identify the current state of efficiency on the site and recommend alternatives to reduce workplace errors and boost effectiveness.

Improving safety measures

By using Augmented reality and virtual reality on the site, you can survey the area through newer perspectives and create detailed safety plans along with the ability to provide improved virtual training.
Wearables embed sensors into hard hats, gloves, safety vests, and work boots can help to track the worker’s movements and keep a watchful eye over them. This can save a lot of headaches in the future and provide accountability in case something happens.

Site sensors can be used in cases where the manager has to monitor, collect, and analyze data and send safety alerts to the workers. These sensors are used to collect data on the temperature, noise levels, dust particulates, and volatile organic compounds near the worksite and to help limit exposure to workers.

Helping to overcome labor shortages

Drones are no longer just used by your average aviation enthusiast or cinematographer. Drones have recently started making huge contributions to the construction sector for use in inspections, for documenting progress, identifying hazards, site surveying, and monitoring the status of the workers.

Robots have started becoming an essential part of construction sites as they can do simple, repetitive tasks like lifting and laying bricks to ease manual labor.

Autonomous heavy equipment can be used on job sites to perform labor-intensive tasks like excavation, grading, and site work. This type of technology has made it easier for operators to be completely removed from the machine itself, allowing companies to do the same amount of work but with fewer workers on deck.

Many construction firms are starting to come around on this tech adoption hill. Those who have started implementing these new-age construction technologies to their job-site are reaping the rewards with increased productivity, better collaboration, and faster project completion times all while remaining under budget—resulting in the creation of higher profit margins.

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