The digitalization of the construction industry is unstoppable
The construction industry is experiencing considerable growth and is leaving a successful 2019 behind: The initially forecasted growth of around nine percent is more than confirmed, digitalization is progressing in leaps and bounds, and awareness of sustainable construction is increasingly taking root in people's minds. The outlook for 2020 trends is less surprising, but all the more important: BIM (Building Information Modelling), PPP (Public Private Partnership) and green building are increasingly coming into focus for all construction industry players. We'll explain what these points are all about and why they remain more than relevant in 2020.
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Introducing digital methods for building and planning in 2020
Digitalization opens up new possibilities for the construction industry as well. But wherever new possibilities await, expectations are high—and rightfully so are concerns. So it's no wonder that the group of pro-digitalization construction advocates is still very small.
BIM is set to become the standard in 2020
The phased plan for BIM is finally scheduled to be completed in Germany in 2020—a major step for clients, architects and suppliers. BIM is not only meant to digitalize the entire building planning process, but also provide transparency and seamless, simple communication between stakeholders, as well as save time and costs—just to name a few benefits.
The entire value chain of construction is to be packaged into data that should make planning significantly more efficient—so the use of tools and software is at the center of focus in 2020.
Green building continues to take hold across all construction industry players
The topic of "sustainable construction" seems to be gaining traction in the industry, which is why we prefer not to call it a trend anymore. From the paperless job site to the use of sustainable raw materials, 2020 will focus on resource-efficient building planning, ecological materials and social acceptance—because only in this way can "green building" succeed qualitatively.
Public Private Partnerships gain even more attention
Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) also play an important role in the construction industry, especially in building construction. In this model, the private contractor handles everything from a single source, with the public client entrusting their project to private hands. What they hope to achieve: Faster project realization and implementation, lower costs and better optimized workflows. Why will this topic be even more relevant in 2020? PPPs enable private contractors to realize exciting construction projects that they would otherwise never be able to win. The appeal of these projects is enormous.
Even though the private contractor bears full responsibility, PPP projects typically run more cost-effectively: Financing, planning and construction come from a single source and can thus be calculated optimally, so the project can ultimately be handed over to public hands debt-free.
What the construction industry can expect from digitalization in 2020
The word digitalization is certainly no longer unfamiliar to the construction industry, but it still causes many involved to heave an uneasy sigh. Yet global networking offers enormous opportunities—for clients, suppliers and not least for online construction equipment rental platforms: Time savings, efficiency, transparency and simplicity are just a few attributes that describe the future of digital rental processes.
And we're right at the forefront in 2020: klarx offers the klarxMANAGER, a digital dispatcher that manages your construction projects from start to finish and makes the process as simple as possible. We also prioritize sustainability and deliberately forego postal invoice delivery, so that not only the ecological footprint benefits, but your personal workload as well.
The deployment of digital technologies will take the construction industry to a new, even more efficient level in 2020 and continue to replace those uneasy sighs with delighted cheers.
