Majority of the industry’s ‘inefficiency’ comes from ‘rework’ – Construction Week Online

Majority of the industry’s ‘inefficiency’ comes from ‘rework’ – Construction Week Online

As evidenced over the years, the construction industry has been slow and traditional in its approach to digital transformation, only witnessing an increased response in the wake of the ongoing pandemic.

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has been identified as one of the primary catalysts notably by several stakeholders in the industry, owing to its efforts in moving the industry forward and equipping it digitally. The tool is associated with benefits such as increased productivity and efficiency, manpower reduction on site, improved collaboration and communication, and more.

Commenting on the Middle East construction sector’s response and utilisation of BIM, Yasser Ahmad, Director of IoT & Digital Offers at Schneider Electric said: “If we take the contracting segment, there are multiple disciplines under it, the documentation journey is still traditional, with some teams still using paperwork; there is no streamlining in the business process as per most of what we see in the contracting sector.”