5 Advanced Construction Technology Trends for 2020 & Beyond
Due to significant advancement in technologies, people involved in the construction industry have enjoyed its fruits and made the onsite as well as offsite work more convenient and easy. Some notable technologies like drones, delineators, mobile technologies, Artificial Intelligence can easily take away the credits for the advancements.
However, in 2020 or in the upcoming year, there are more ambitious projects by people working in the construction industry. There are some really advanced and powerful technologies that we will be using in 2020 or in the future.
In order to help you give a taste of these technologies, we have dived deep into this industry and found five advanced technologies trends that can see in 2020 or in the near future. So, now without further ado, let’s get into the list.
Technologies Trends in the Construction Industry
#1. Virtual and Augment reality.
These technologies have already made a significant impact on the construction industry and have become a valuable tool for end-users and the project teams.
With the help of VR (Virtual reality), the viewers, contractor, or the designers have successfully created complicated buildings. Moreover, the project teams can detect any early signs of errors and can redesign the whole structure without actually starting the entire process.
There could be a range of errors in the construction industry, be it in HVAC system design or searching for missing elements that may have been overlooked in the designing phase, and this is where VR and AR are greatly coming into play. Here are some aspects of construction where these technologies can provide an aid:
- It helps to innovate and improve BIM visualization.
- It helps to see through walls – for service engineers and maintenance workers.
- AR & VR provides a record of the building, and this allows the clients to explore the designs before construction.
- Easy to make a 3D model of the structure and building.
To the date, designers and architects have smartly used the gesture interfacing and interactive design applications to enhance the designing of the buildings greatly. In the future, this technology is definitely going to influence the construction industry and will expand its use even further.
#2. Robotics
The successful applications of robotics in the construction industry could improve efficiency, safety, and productivity. In the last few years, this technology has seen a further iteration of track laying robots, bricks putting robots, and even robots that are capable of tying rebar.
Many believed the machines and robots are little science frictions and do not recognize their true potential until they utilized it.
The cost and credibility can be significant challenges for entry, but once these technologies are in the industry, the results – more efficiency in work, less labor requirement, more safety onsite, and increase in total productivity.
In the future, every construction site will have the robotics installed because, in past years, people have noticed and aspired for this incredible technology.
#3. 3D Printing
The use of 3D printing technology to produce physical objects is really advancing significantly in the construction industry, and over the last few years, 3D printing is being utilized at all levels of scale.
Accurate digital design information allows this technology to be used for everything – from component manufacturing, rapid prototyping, and scale modeling – to full-scale printing of bridges components and houses.
It has been reported that 3D printing is becoming so advanced that scientists are considering it to build a human habitation on Mars.
#4. Advanced Material Technology
New technologies have entered into the construction sector, which has enabled further research and development. Due to this, even the construction materials are advancing at a very high rate.
In the last few years, there have been many innovations in this industry; some of the advanced materials are:
- Self-healing concrete
- kinetic paving
- 4D-printed structures
- Smog eating concrete
- Translucent wood
- Carbon fiber
- SendiTiles
- Electrified Wood.
- Flexicomb
- Richlite
- Liquid Granite
- Bendable Concrete
- Concrete Canvas
- Transparent Aluminium
#5. Exoskeletons
Exoskeletons are a technology that has been advertised for its potential to make construction more comfortable, convenient, and altogether efficient. Like many other technologies on this list, exoskeletons may sound more like the stuff of science fiction than a credible, real-world machine.
The wearable mechanical suit is also known as exosuit. These suits are built in such a way that workers can wear them over the clothing to help them lift heavy equipment, supplies, or machinery. The exoskeleton can help to ease the work and reduce the number of injuries on the construction site.
More than 40 companies are now manufacturing this robotic frame worldwide, so there are chances that this year or maybe in future we will see these suits on the construction site.
