Innovation is an essential
element to improve the business growth and to increase productivity. Construction companies are using latest
construction technologies to work more efficiently and safely. The construction companies are putting their efforts to construct attractive and unique construction
designs using new material, energy, different design approaches, and amazing
construction technologies. The advancement in big data and digital technology
are the major elements of innovation in construction industry. There are a
variety of apps, gadgets and technologies causing improvement and innovation in
construction industry.
Apps
are as follows:
- Tool Tracking
- Wearable Smart Sensors
- Tablets and Wi-Fi
- Drones
- Mobile Apps
Tool
Tracking: The
construction companies have to bear lots of hand tools and power tools cost.
Now the construction companies are outfitting their hand and power tools and
machinery with barcodes to track their equipment and to reduce cost of
construction.
Wearable
Smart Sensors: Wearable
smart sensors are the latest technology in construction field. These wearable
sensors are used to track the condition of workers on the job site and fix these
smart sensors in worker’s wristwatches, boots, hard hats, and other safety gear
such as rooftop harnesses.
Tablets and Wi-Fi: Now
construction companies are using mobile phones, tablets and Wi-Fi connection on
their jobsite instead of carrying around jobsite paperwork and rolls of
blueprints. A massive amount of data can be stored in tablets and Wi-Fi is
helpful to download and share documents .
Drones:Construction
companies are hiring drone pilots to survey heavily congested construction
sites and remote locations. This is the latest technology to monitor worker’s
jobsite activities and to survey the progress and improvement in construction activities in the workplace.
Mobile
Apps: There are
numerous mobile apps and gadgets related to construction market. The
construction related applications include CAD apps that help to make blueprint
changes in the moment, calculating apps that help construction managers in
calculating supplies, including roofing materials, concrete volumes, and
hardware amounts etc.
The techniques used in
construction companies other than above mentioned apps include Self Healing Concrete,
Photovoltaic Glazing, 3D Modeling, Asset Mapping, Thermal bridging, Predictive software, Modular construction, Smart
Highways, Solar Roads, Tiny House Movement, BIM Everywhere, and Visualization
etc.
