Digital Revolution in Construction: The Time is Now - Part Two

Posted by Build Warranty Group on 28th February 2023 -

The construction industry faces economic challenges and needs to adapt to a rapidly changing world, which presents an opportunity for the sector to embrace digitalisation. With the help of innovative digital solutions, the industry can streamline processes, increase efficiency and foster innovation, leading to a more positive and resilient future.

Build Warranty has introduced cutting-edge technology to streamline the construction warranty process and provide clients with a seamless, efficient experience. The company is focused on constantly developing innovative digital solutions to serve the construction warranty sectors needs better. It is dedicated to staying ahead of the curve in technological advancements. Build Warranty is positioning itself as a leader in the digital insurance space for construction projects with the use of a single user-friendly digital platform accessible to all parties involved in the warranty process, increasing efficiency and speed, resulting in a reduced cost of cover to its customers.

What does digitalisation in construction mean?

Digitalisation in the construction sector encompasses several aspects, such as digital tools, process automation, and digital project communication. Thanks to the widespread use of digital technologies, vast data from construction processes are now being organised and structured through cloud computing. Social networks enable transparent and digital communication between all industry stakeholders. Digitalisation in construction refers to universal processes on the internet, from planning and execution to documentation and communication. Time and location-independent communication channels and digital infrastructures are today essential in the construction sector.

Opportunities and challenges of the digital transformation

The advantages of digitalisation in the construction industry are numerous. They can help improve construction projects' overall efficiency, transparency and environmental impact. These benefits include:

·     More efficient and straightforward construction: With processes, improvement in buildings' environmental performance, and faster workflows through automated processes.

·     Improve environmental performance of buildings: Digital design models help reduce ecological footprints, by quickly calculating and adjust digitally to fit the requirements of a building designs are quickly calculated digitally and adjusted just as quickly depending on building requirements.

·     Faster workflows through automated processes: Cloud solutions can streamline this process by taking over tasks such as reminders for maintenance, saving time and effort. 

However, the construction industry's digital transformation also presents some challenges that need to be addressed.

These include:

·     Building specialist expertise among employees: Connecting the analogue and digital worlds, and investing in digitisation. Basic knowledge and sufficient in-house specialists are needed to apply digital solutions properly. The construction industry is also faced with internal acceptance and appropriate cyber security.

·     The transition to a digitised construction industry may also prove complex: The industry has traditionally been analogue.

·     Large Upfront Investment: For digital implementations, the crisis-ridden construction industry needs financial resources to manage the transformation and time for performance. The use of digital technologies must save costs in the medium and long term, sustainably increase customer satisfaction, and have a production-efficient effect for it to make sense for the construction industry to continue driving the digital transformation.

Build Warranty's leads the way in digital transformation for the construction warranty sector through its own innovative platform, labelled LDI Tech streamlines communication, increases efficiency and transparency. The digitisation of construction operations is crucial for growth and industry stability.

Dedicated to serving the needs of the construction industry, Build Warranty offers user-friendly digital solutions and warranty products to protect construction projects. Through innovation and technological advancements, the company helps the industry embrace digitalisation and increase efficiency. To learn more about Build Warranty's range of warranty products and services, visit the company's website at www.buildwarranty.co.uk today.