A Report on the Impact of Innovation and Technology on Construction

This report provides an overview of how innovations and technologies are impacting the construction industry. It discusses the influence of AI and machine learning on making the built environment more efficient and advanced, reducing human errors, and improving resource management. The report also highlights how techniques like CPM and PERT are minimizing worker idle time and enabling customized services with better cost and quality management. Examples from UK-based companies like Balfour Beatty, which utilizes sensor data technology, are presented to illustrate these points. Furthermore, the report considers the future implications of these innovations, including the expansion of construction possibilities in previously unfeasible locations, reduction of various costs, and enhanced safety measures. The conclusion emphasizes the essential role of technology in ensuring the sustainability and rapid growth of the construction industry.

PRESENTATION AND LEARNING
DEVELOPMENT REFLECTION REPORT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION 3
PART-1 INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONSTRUCTION
INDUSTRY 4
Impacts on the built environment- 5
Examples and cash studies- 7
Future implications of Innovation and technologies in the construction industry- 8
CONCLUSION 9
REFERENCES 10

INTRODUCTION
Construction industry refers to the industry which is associated in
building roads, houses, bridges and such types of construction
works, in the report impacts of innovation and technologies on the
industry will be seen. Along with-it various examples related to the
concern and its future implications on the management of the
construction industry would also be taken into consideration.

INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
Construction industry refers to the branch of commercial function in which
infrastructure related things like roads, bridges, buildings, houses are made.
Innovations and technologies are changing this environment drastically.
Modern economy is utterly based on the infrastructural facility and with this regard
innovations and technologies are essential to foster the enterprise.

IMPACTS ON THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT
AI and Machine learning is making construction industry more thriving.
By using these innovations models, designs and structures or lay outs can be made
efficiently.
This is helping to make the built environment more advanced.
AI is making constructions task easier and reduces human errors so can extend better to
the clients.
By using AI and ML can reduce safety concerns as well like working on hectic projects
will help to manage the things safely.
These innovations are helping to manage such resources efficiently.
Techniques like CPM and PERT which are rigorously being used in construction
industry are reducing idle hours of workers.

Continued…
It is impacting the way the industry was working earlier.
Now the entrepreneurs are more likely to provide customized services.
Cost and quality management is also easier and cheaper.
Building great projects is now not much difficult or time-consuming.
For construction industry these innovations and technologies are
paving the way to globally make built services available and also
reducing environmental issues associated to the industry.

Examples and cash studies
In UK organizations like Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Kier Group, Keller Group, Tarmac Trading,
Amey etc. who are engaged in the infrastructure related business.
These companies are using technologies like Balfour Beatty uses Sensor Data technology so can
keep its eyes on the moving parts.
It enables the company to monitor site conditions and track material and other resources easily.
The companies are also using CPM and PERT models to know the time tasks are taking to
manage the resources.
Balfour Beatty Ltd is the biggest construction company of the nation which uses Transportation
model which is an innovative way of managing resources or row material so can provide it to
another centre with least time and cost.

Future implications of Innovation and
technologies in the construction industry
Rapid changes and developments in innovations and technologies would be enabling
the such companies to expand their operations.
Such locations or territories where construction work was not possible due to various
reasons, such innovations will make this task handy.
Logistic cost, designing cost, labour cost, and cost due to waste these all could be
reduced by taking help of the modern technologies.
Safety which has been one of the biggest concern of the industry such technologies and
innovations will make this work easier to ensure the safety norms.
So altogether it can be concluded that in the future the industry will be growing faster
with making sure sustainability of the industry.

CONCLUSION
From the report above it can be concluded that innovations and
technologies are playing essential role in management of
construction industry. In the report impacts of the aspects on built
environment had been articulated along with some case studies and
examples. At the end of the report future implications of the
innovations and construction on the industry also articulated.

REFERENCES
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