“We need to build faster and the country can’t afford any delays in completing existing projects or planning new ones,” says Harsh Pareek, Regional Sales Director India and SAARC, Trimble Solutions India.

Latest trends 

Pre-Engineered Building is a concept that is growing across the world and India is definitely embracing it with equal fervour. The Construction industry in value terms is expected to record a CAGR of 15.7 percent to reach US$ 738.5 bn by 2022.

In light of the ongoing pandemic and the resultant challenges for the construction industry, it is important for companies to adopt off-site, manufacturing centric construction practices and that is why PEB is catching up faster than before. Inclusion of technologies has become inevitable and construction industry is adopting these technologies at various levels and phases of the projects to drive its lean construction agenda.

Technology leads 

Today’s world required more than just a 3D model. Let’s take the example of fabrication, an important part of the construction lifecycle, and how technology steps in to bring efficiency like never before. Tekla PowerFab is a complete steel management software suite that provides the user with a systematic collaborative approach to manage fabrication. It not only builds/integrates 3D models and does the estimation but also takes the overall process to the next level of MIS, managing a variety of functions like material optimisation, inventory control, production management, purchasing, order entry and product management. It enhances your capabilities by enabling access to this information on the fly with its powerful cloud-enabled interface, leveraging the power of mobile devices. ‘Access information anywhere anytime with any digital device.

Market outlook 

As far as the general infrastructure in India is concerned, the occupancy rate is much higher compared to some of the western countries. Given the economic outlook, we require faster construction and we cannot afford any delay in implementation of current projects or planning of new ones. Process-based construction is the need of the hour and PEB industry is in that sweet spot to leverage the potential of technology to drive on-time, onbudget lean construction.