In the construction industry, if you really want to stay on top, it’s essential to look for ways on how to improve overall efficiency, safety, and development. Through this, you’ll be able to enjoy a positive impact about communication, completion times, and so on.
It’s also worth noting that a lot of construction projects end up wasting time and money only because they fail to utilize what the latest technology has to offer. To give you a better idea, here are some of the construction technologies that improve project efficiency.
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Drones for Speed and Accuracy
Unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming more popular in the job site, and there’s no denying that the construction industry is one of the few sectors that would greatly benefit from this. Drones make it possible for construction companies to have a closer look at the job site, and it also improves the rate and precision of the projects.
With drones, speedy and close inspections can be carried out even in hard to reach places. That’s not all, it’s now possible to equip the drones with GPS, or also capture an infrared picture of a concrete wall to check for any possible defects and resolve it right away.
Virtual reality is also another incredible innovation that’s making its way in the construction industry. Through this, everyone gains access to 4D virtual reality models that fully immerse both owners and stakeholders to what is correctly being done with the project.
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Wearables for Employee Safety
Wearable Technology doesn’t only promote safety, but it also improves security and efficiency in the construction site. For that reason, it’s becoming more and more popular that the price points even start to drop. Now, execution and training have become more cost-effective than ever.
Smart safety vests can now monitor the worker’s temperature and ensure that the wearer would remain comfortable at all times. It also detects slips and falls and notifies those who are in charge right away.
Then, there is wearable Technology that comes with biometric systems that track heart rate. The purpose of this is that it ensures the workers will always be in condition, as it can quickly detect exhaustion.
As the use of wearable technology continues to grow, sectors will have to identify what exactly they want a technique to work on, and this would allow them to determine which one is right for them.
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Digital Technologies and Lasers
Both laser and digital tools have been in the market for quite a time now, and as it becomes more widespread, it’s also becoming more cost-effective that the implementation and use of it in the workforce is highly encouraged.
It all started with laser levels and layout guides, but have improved to laser measures and tools that are coming on the market at a very affordable price. Now, everything is more accurate, and the quality has dramatically improved. Not just that, it also lessens material wasted.
Furthermore, as construction workers become equipped with such tools, it would allow them to build better, faster, and even consider taking a systematic approach when it comes to planning and replacement of old technologies while welcoming the new ones.
For example, eventually, a traditional construction cone can be embedded with sensors, and this would continuously monitor the site, and it would also ensure safety.
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Connected Job Sites
In the construction industry, there are cases where there are communication delays between the trailer, job site, design office, and engineering. This can be a headache, and a disconnected job site could lead to losing your profits.
The good thing is, job site connectivity is slowly catching up, and it’s becoming more comfortable to use and implement. With a connected job site, it gives access to the latest documents and drawings.
It also holds the ability to the RFIs, as well as possible issues, that it can be resolved promptly. Also, everyone involved would gain immediate access to everything that’s currently happening in the job site.
The speed of communication will also improve from days or weeks, into just a couple of minutes. This would lessen the occurrence of miscommunication, to the point that it could be eliminated entirely. Change of orders and rework would also reduce, and this would encourage construction companies to thrive harder as they know they would reap the rewards later on.
