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Build more homes faster with construction management software
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Demand for new homes is growing all the time and the construction sector is struggling to keep up. Forecasts show that new home completions in England are likely to be just 167,500 per year up to 2030 – just over half of the government’s annual target [1].
There are many issues which contribute to this, including:
- Material shortages
- A lack of available skilled labour
- Legislative barriers
However, one of the most significant is outdated analogue operations which slow companies down and make it harder to deliver quality homes on time.
Building more homes faster to meet demand means changing how we work and using modern solutions to solve old problems. Construction management software is at the heart of this approach.
Understanding one of the biggest blockers in construction
One of the biggest blockers for construction firms is paperwork. That includes:
- Site diaries and progress updates
- Drawings and daily work plans
- Permits, health and safety documentation and inductions
- Inspections, checklists and sign offs
- Clock in and clock out processes
- Delivery notes and waste records
- Requests for information and photo evidence of work or defects
And much more. This is a huge administrative burden for staff on site and in the office. It also leaves your business open to a range of dangers, including:
- Information lost in email chains or WhatsApp
- People working off outdated plans without realising
- No evidence of work done, or the quality of that work
- Queries and RFIs getting lost or forgotten
- Higher levels of rework
- Key financial information misplaced
The result is your staff being stuck on low-value admin instead of doing the high-value work which progresses projects and gets houses built.
Eliminating confusion and delays with digital processes
Construction site management software solves these problems by standardising everything. Everyone works on the same digital platform so there is no questions about where information is or what should be done with it.
Everyone has the most up to date plans in front of them so they know exactly what they need to do and trust it won’t need redoing in the future. If mistakes are made, they can be fixed rapidly thanks to photographic evidence and immediate supervisor feedback.
Likewise, RFIs and design amendments can be immediately distributed to the right people so nothing is overlooked. The days of workflows being lost in competing spreadsheets and email chains are over.
This speeds up work on site and can also help accelerate the approvals process. When you can evidence what has been done and show it relates to the approved plans, you can achieve Gateway 2 approval faster. It also makes ongoing Golden Thread compliance a simpler process.
It all adds up to:
- Your team spends more time working on the important tasks
- A reduced administration burden
- Greater level of trust and accountability
- Less costly rework and confusion
- Reduced construction programmes
At a time when we need to build more homes faster than ever before, digital construction management tools provide an answer that is suitable for businesses of all sizes.
