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:
However, one of the most significant is outdated analogue operations which slow companies down and make it harder to deliver quality homes on time.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.
One of the biggest blockers for construction firms is paperwork. That includes:
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:
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.
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:
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.