Trends shaping the construction industry

Ever-growing demand means the sector not only has the potential to create jobs and boost the economy, but also to facilitate the growth of other industries by laying the foundations for infrastructure, sites and offices, among other things. However, in recent years the construction industry faced several challenges such as climate change, sustainability, lagging productivity and financial pressure. The construction incumbents are still trying to formulate a response to these trends.

Digital technologies create opportunities 

Digital Construction, defined as utilizing digital technologies to construct more efficiently with higher quality, could provide an answer. But, when we look at IT investments, the construction industry has historically underinvested in technology. Still, we believe that digitalization presents a significant opportunity to not only deal with these challenges, but to use them to thrive.

View on Digital Construction

To share our ideas on Digital Construction, we wrote a point of view on the business case of incorporating digital technologies into the construction industry. 

In this point of view we dive into:

• The trends that shape the industry’s future and how digital technologies create opportunities for these challenges 
• The learnings from new entrants in the form of ConTech start-ups and tech giants, and how their ways of working differ from each other
• The call to actions for construction incumbents

More information?

If you want more information or have any other questions about the Digital Construction, please contact Peter Sanders or Jurriën Veldhuizen via the contact details below.