The construction industry is constantly evolving and adopting new technologies in its bid to remain one of the major catalysts of modern-day development and advancement. Different trends are emerging and taking shape in the built environment, to the benefit of everyone that is concerned. These trends will ultimately make for safer, faster, economical, and sustainable construction, and we discuss some of them in this article.
Building Information Modeling Technology
Industry players are adopting Building information modeling technology to create well-planned and well-executed construction projects. It uses digital representations (3D models) to understand how a building will function throughout its lifecycle. Construction professionals and others use it to create and manage the information they use in the conception, design, execution, and operation of all civil infrastructures’ various works and workflows. And with careful simulation and integration of all the relevant data, processes, tools, and functions, they can predict better outcomes that can be later reproduced on the ground.
Drone Technology
Drones have gradually made their way into the construction industry, making a huge difference in the process. Experts in the field say these drones can increase workplace productivity, safety, and the economy. The drones help gather relevant construction data that the industry players can use to make better plans and informed decisions. They can map massive areas in the shortest time and produce aerial surveys that can form the basis of construction plans. And as they can go to places and scale heights in ways that workers would be remotely unable to, they can cut back on workplace injuries and other hazards.
Steel Framing
Steel framing is fast becoming one of the most widely used construction techniques today. This construction style is employed in several projects, and it has proven to be durable and very practicable. You can find steel frames in walls, roofs, beams, columns, and many other construction members encountered in a typical structure. They provide the flexibility and ease of use that makes them seamlessly slot into any construction project. The steel frames have an impressive strength-to-weight ratio that makes them stand out, along with their durability and impact resistance.
Modular And Prefabricated Construction
The main thrust of modular construction, sometimes called prefabricated construction, is the building of several sections of a construction project away from the intended site. These sections are then assembled and transported to the actual site of the project and installed in their proper shape and structural arrangement. The sections are also known as modules and can range from a system of floors and adjoining beams to a 15-foot-sized assembly of various construction members. They will often be hoisted by cranes and other handling materials and stacked or joined to each other on-site using inter-module connections. It is a construction style that makes for faster, safer, and even better construction.
Green Construction
Green construction, sometimes called a green building or sustainable building, uses environmentally friendly and resource-efficient tools and techniques throughout the structure’s life cycle. The techniques employed are involved in the structure’s planning, design, construction, operation, and even demolition. From natural lighting and rainwater harvesting to the exploitation of solar energy and the use of other natural renewable energy resources, the ultimate goal of this technology is to not deplete the ecosystem