The many faces of innovation in construction Innovation in the construction sector comprises a wide variety of proposals intended to radically transform the way we build and renovate. To enhance performance and sustainability, stakeholders are rallying together and collaborating so that innovative ideas can be born, grow, find their first market, and finally scale up to reach the widest possible audience. Here is an overview of the different facets of this transformation. From the most disruptive start-ups to the longest-established groups, all players in the construction industry are bringing their strengths to bear in a race for innovation designed to meet climatic, environmental and demographic challenges. Highpotential innovations are being developed at all stages of projects (upstream, construction, operation), from helping professionals make better choices, to reinventing materials, streamlining processes and developing new construction practices. Some of these new solutions do not shake up established practices, while others do (1). Digital design makes it possible to create a virtual building before it is built. Here, Building Information Modeling (BIM) is used to model data and then share it between the various project stakeholders to facilitate decision-making (see paragraph 2). SPOTLIGHT (1) Source: Académie des Technologies, “Innovation in Construction: contribution from start-ups to transformation of the sector”. © black_mts 20
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