Over the past 15 months, I’ve covered a range of topics and trends, including augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), construction automation, supply chain optimization, the connected jobsite and smart buildings.

Buildings are increasingly becoming smarter and more efficient, but achieving energy and cost savings is still remarkably inefficient.

To thrive in today’s digital world, the construction industry must think differently and recognize transformative opportunities to create value through emerging technologies. 

Technology and process innovations such as kitting are changing construction jobsites quickly. Kitting can help streamline the overall flow of materials, tools and information to tradespeople on jobsites.

Fabrication shops are an ideal testbed for automation technologies as long as you can identify a problem, assess what’s possible, start slow and build over time for future growth.

Virtual and augmented reality can help contractors keep pace now and well into the future.