{"id":21049,"date":"2021-01-27T10:13:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T09:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dispatcher-pro.com\/uncategorized\/connected-work-sites-digital-technology-in-the-construction-sector\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T12:50:39","slug":"connected-work-sites-digital-technology-in-the-construction-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dispatcher-pro.com\/en\/blog\/connected-work-sites-digital-technology-in-the-construction-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Connected work sites: digital technology in the construction sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Your work sites are becoming connected. Digitisation is taking place across all sectors, and construction is no exception.<\/strong><\/p>

Indeed, the construction sector’s digital transformation is growing exponentially with the development of digital tools. The new term for this is Construction 4.0<\/b>, symbolised by efficiency, mobility, and responsiveness.<\/p>

According to a worldwide study conducted by the International Data Corporation (IDC), “72% of construction companies worldwide say that digital transformation is a key priority in terms of pursuing essential changes related to their collaboration process, business model, and information ecosystem<\/b>” (see: source<\/a>).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Digital technology at the heart of the construction sector.<\/font><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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An entire ecosystem built around innovation in the construction sector now exists, providing gains in productivity and speed: covering everything from project design and planning to construction, management, and maintenance. Digital technology is therefore enabling construction trades to work more collaboratively, more quickly, and more responsively throughout the duration of the work site. After all, there are numerous challenges to be met: productivity, efficiency, and above all sustainability<\/u>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

Digital technology is already impacting the way in which buildings and infrastructures are constructed and monitored. Yet the development of digital tools in the construction sector remains highly heterogeneous. Indeed, many companies still struggle with digital tools and construction software, despite their widespread use. There are many innovations that improve building management, though the central issue is not the existence of such tools, but their adoption by professionals and their interoperability and interconnectivity.<\/p>

In addition, faced with the Covid-19 crisis, construction companies have come to understand the impact and benefits that digital technology can bring to this sector.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Future work sites 4.0.<\/font><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We are gradually moving towards automated and highly optimised building sites, thanks to project automation (launched in the United States and Japan due to a shortage of workers in the construction sector), project management using tablets for building information modelling (BIM), 3D printers, site apps, site management and monitoring tools, etc. These technologies are bringing real modernity to the sector, and enhancing work quality while reducing costs.<\/p>

Above all, these solutions are helping to overcome ever-greater constraints in project completion: increasingly short execution times, limited budgets, higher quality requirements, and the need to find the best talents at the right time.<\/p>

For construction companies, there are now two digital drivers of operational efficiency<\/b>:<\/p>