The Construction Industry Benefits Heavily From Drone Technology
Another way that the construction industry is becoming more efficient is through the use of drone technology. Once thought of as novelty items, drones are now responsible for huge cost savings on major construction projects. It’s estimated that drone usage has significantly reduced the annual $160 billion in waste that occurs on construction sites.
In fact, using drones to measure stockpiles of building materials in real time has resulted in a 61% increase in measurement accuracy.
Many are hoping drones will significantly reduce construction worker injuries and deaths.
In the US, 20% of workplace deaths occur in the construction industry – an industry that only makes up 6% of the US labor force. By using drones, construction companies are able to survey and inspect various locations without putting any actual humans in harm’s way. As a result of drone technology, the construction industry has seen a 55% increase in safety standards.
DroneDeploy – a drone cloud computing company – completed a study that found that the construction industry was adopting drone technology faster than any other segment.
Drones in construction are a perfect example of an innovative piece of technology that can significantly improve safety and construction project timelines while reducing the need for capital investment and skills requirements.
For our projects, we outsource this important function to our preferred vendor DroneLogix, LLC, who provides an integrated and complete solution to mapping our projects, measuring stockpiles for earthworks planning and invoice validation, and providing timely progress photos and videos that enhance communication with our owner and developer clients, internal team, and subcontractors.
