Throughout the latest decade, many initiatives have been launched to streamline and digitize the Danish construction industry. Timing is often long-term, but it is also much easier to wait for what the future might bring than to act now.
By Thomas Graabæk, owner of Graphisoft Center Danmark, Símon Ólafsson, BIM Manager / ICT IKTECH and Tore Hvidegaard, CEO, BIM Advisor and Architect 3dbyggeri danmark.
The fact that the construction industry is characterized by poor productivity and a low rate of digitization compared to other industries probably does not come as a big surprise to people in the industry. Fortunately, many of us are working to increase the efficiency of the construction industry through digitalization. One of the latest initiatives in Denmark is Build 4.0, which is rooted in 24 local partners, and focuses on technologies such as 3D printing, drones, robots, artificial intelligence, big data, block chain and augmented reality. Many of these technologies are in the pipeline but are all likely to play a role in the future of construction, so it is a noteworthy project in every way.
But if we only focus on the long-term benefits, it’s easy to overlook the existing opportunities.
In 2009, COWI presented a survey ordered by the Danish Business Authority, which concluded that Denmark could generate a profit of 2,2 billion annually by digitizing the construction industry. A decade later, we still haven't realized all the benefits, so perhaps we should aim for BUILD 3.9 before spending too many resources on BUILD 4.0.
But what does it take for us to achieve the benefits of digitalization by implementing approaches that we already know work and result in documented value?
Here are our five suggestions:
It would be great if we could harvest the benefits of BUILD 3.9 as soon as possible. When we are done, robots will clap their cold hands and drones will loop with enthusiasm because then we are finally ready for BUILD 4.0!
Original content available in Danish on Graphisoft Center Danmark's blog.
Graphisoft Center Danmark is the Danish Archicad reseller in charge of sales, support, education, marketing, and communication in the Danish market.
Graphisoft Center Danmark has a strong knowledge of the Danish AEC industry trends, challenges, and potentials and uses these insights to secure that their clients stay on top of their game: design architects who require an intuitive BIM platform, landscape architects commencing their BIM journey and interior designers engaged in opening new and refurbishing existing stores worldwide. Graphisoft Center Danmark is pushing boundaries regarding the use of OpenBIM in Denmark in close relationship with the Danish chapter of building SMART.
A current example of their research and development is Design LCA – a BIM-based LCA calculator for Archicad helping the AEC industry meet the Life Cycle Assessment demands.
Thomas Graabæk, the owner and CEO, leads a dedicated team with many years of experience in the Danish building industry.
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