Driving Smarter Project Delivery with Collaborative Document Management

Accurate takeoff is a crucial step in generating estimating costs on any construction project. Join this webinar to learn how estimators can use Autodesk Takeoff, a cloud-based quantification solution to quickly generate accurate 2D and 3D takeoff in a single solution to set their projects up for success in the new year.

This past year brought about a lot of change in the construction industry. Changes in tariffs, increased labor shortages and natural disasters played a huge role in the cost, efficiency and predictability of the building lifecycle. To address those issues, we look to data and specifically the trends that could shape the future of construction.

Becoming a digital organization begins first and foremost with providing knowledge workers with the tools they need to improve their own productivity and to automate the processes for which they have a responsibility - and do this without losing control. Your content and processes should not exist in isolation; your content should weave through your processes.

In the informative discussion on the state of digital adoption in the construction industry, there was no shortage of insightful observations and important tips for those ready to make the leap. Below are a few highlights from the conversation. AEC is still too siloed: One of the big takeaways in trying to identify the problem leading to this lack of digital adoption in the industry is that the industry is simply too siloed and too hesitant to share ideas and successes across disciplines. This may stem from self-preservation and competition; a company that has found something that works to increase efficiency is too often not willing to share that with others. The reality is there are enough projects to go around – the industry was worth over $1.3 trillion at the end of 2020 in the US alone – and sharing these ideas only serves to help everyone create more effective workflows. On this topic, Aftahi notes that at aec+tech, their main challenge has been inviting AEC firms who are using these latest technologies to share with us what tools have been working, or haven’t been. She points out the competition and secrecy that is inherent to the industry as the major barrier to getting this type of information.