construction
Working together for
climate and sustainability
Working together for
climate and sustainability
climate and sustainability
The construction sector will play the leading role in some major social challenges in the coming years. In the Netherlands we no longer only have to build, but also faster, smarter and more effective. A big task that construction companies move towards change. What are these changes? And what can construction companies do to stay future -proof? You can read it below.
market changes
for construction
manufacture
The factory -based construction can handle the available work smarter. More prefabricated and mounted on the construction site. This offers many benefits. For example, the construction time is shorter and the number of construction errors is falling. Because fewer staff are needed, the labor costs per home also fall a lot lower.
Accelerating housing
There is small chance that the Dutch housing market will be quiet again soon. There are too few affordable owner-occupied and rental homes. In addition to accelerating housing through a subsidy from the government, additional policy is needed to resolve the problems on the housing market. Tackling the housing market requires the construction of homes, patience and more top-down actions from the government.
persistent shortage on the labor market
The expectation is that the shortage on the labor market will continue in the coming years. Good personnel management becomes even greater importance to find and retain the right people.
Robotization, artificial intelligence and digitization
Robotization, artificial intelligence and digitization will turn the construction upside down. With smart technology, for example, it is possible to predict maintenance and renovation. Another example is the use of Virtual Reality to better understand the preferences of residents and to convert it into new living solutions.
Working together for climate and sustainability
The Netherlands wants to have sustainable, climate -proof and circular houses, bridges, locks and infrastructure. This assignment is huge and can only be picked up through cooperation. All parties in the chain, from policy makers, clients, managers, to architectural firms, contractors, suppliers and other parties, must work more closely for optimum social results.
Scarcity of resources and raw materials
For the sector there are challenges in the field of the availability and prices of raw materials and materials. The construction not only has to deal with high purchasing prices, but materials are in some cases unavoidable due to scarcity.
On the way to a circular construction sector
The government will continue to control a circular construction sector. The reuse of construction and demolition waste and the adoption of the CO₂ performance ladder by the larger construction companies are steps in that direction.
build from an integral vision
New design techniques investigate socio-cultural, economic, spatial and aesthetic elements of the construction in advance and taken into account in the later design. This is the new 'integral approach' that is needed to guarantee a safe and healthy living environment for the future.
The above information is based on the research report: 'Koers 2030' of Rabobank.
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