Fraunhofer ICT GroupThe digitalization of the construction industry, for example in the development of autonomous systems for construction sites, holds enormous potential for new applications and processes. Challenges in this area include the construction industry's great dependence on economic cycles and its rather weak affinity for innovative technologies.
Potentials
- 416 billion euros in construction investment in 2021 (largest investment share of gross domestic product at 11.5 percent)
- Skills shortage, cost pressure
- Construction industry needs to catch up in terms of digitalization and automation
Priorities
Focus and goals
- Automation and autonomization in civil engineering and road construction as well as in construction site monitoring
- Multimodal, AI-based automatic construction site monitoring
- Multimodal, AI-based automatic construction site monitoring
- Digitalization of the construction industry
- More efficient processes, coordination of stakeholders, digitalized construction progress monitoring, data-driven, model- and algorithm-based scheduling
- More efficient processes, coordination of stakeholders, digitalized construction progress monitoring, data-driven, model- and algorithm-based scheduling
- Life cycle assessment in the value chain
