Walk into any commercial construction site today and you'll hear the same sentiments about labor demand, shortened timelines, rising material costs and the pressure to deliver projects on time.
Commercial construction managers may have experience on jobsites, but they have limited insight.
Having a true grasp of what is occuring on a worksite at any given moment is challenging when relaying on phone trees, paper reports, and end-of-day meetings to track progress.
This is why Labor Productivity Analytics is fast becoming one of the most critical technologies enabling modern construction.
Instead of simply gathering workforce productivity data, construction productivity analytics enable project managers to fully understand how labor is being spent, where work is getting done and where things might be falling behind.
The intention is to improve decision making by providing much-needed context around labor.
Artificial Intelligence is playing an growing role in this trend.
By combining AI with connected devices such as IoT sensors, RFID tags, Bluetooth tags, GPS receivers, and access control readers, construction companies are unlocking business intelligence that was previously impossible to obtain.
Instead of asking questions like, "What is occuring on the jobsite?" managers can answer immediately with, "What is occuring right now?"
That level of immediacy has enormous implications for commercial construction companies.
For example, AI-powered workforce analytics can help worksite supervisors and project managers understand where labor resources might be underused, uncovering opportunities to boost productivity. It can help identify and resolve bottlenecks by examining worksite progress in the context of labor resources.
Through workforce productivity analytics, construction managers can better see where worksite traffic and coordination is needed to ensure jobsite safety and productivity.
Finally, trends in commercial construction productivity can help managers plan more effectively for future projects. They can spot patterns in the data that highlight areas for improvement in future projects, helping to ensure jobs are completed on time and within budget.
As commercial construction projects become more complex, it becomes even more challenging to manage them using traditional methods. The good news is that digitization is not about replacing skilled project managers with robots.
It's about enabling them to be more productive and make smarter decisions.
Companies that are ready to adopt these new technologies are poised to reap enormous rewards.
CommCon AI is helping forward-thinking commercial construction companies take advantage of AI and IoT to improve workforce productivity and jobsite operations through better insights, access control, asset tracking, project management and workforce safety.
To learn more about how construction companies are using AI-powered analytics to unlock efficiencies in commercial construction projects, visit: https://commconai.com/
What are your thoughts? Is your company already using AI or real-time analytics on your projects? Or are traditional reporting and manual processes the norm? Please share your thoughts and experiences in the comments.
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