Construction in the New Age Means Embracing Technology
Jeffrey Heimgartner posted on June 10, 2020 |
The pandemic has forced many industries, to rethink operations, with incorporating new technologies.
During the past two months, every industry has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the long-term effects may still be unknown, according to Deloitte— a leading global provider of audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and related services—the response and recovery for the construction industry has often meant embracing, or beefing up, new technologies.
A new focus on health and safety guidelines makes conventional means of on-site work processes significantly more difficult. Many companies in the industry have begun investing in four main areas of technology to keep production thriving: social distancing, drones and robots, modular construction, and digital twins. The gradual move to using these more also often provides benefits in efficiency and cost-savings, as well as provides solutions for a decreasing skilled labor workforce.
While some tasks may be difficult to keep a 6-foot distance, there are ways to assist employees in minimizing close proximity with co-workers. Along with video monitoring and a connected worksite, allowing for virtual collaboration, other innovations include wearable Internet of Things (IoT) tags or devices that are capable of contact tracing and alerting the user when they are too…