The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic caught the entire world off guard, immediately changing our lives as we knew them. This was a historic shutdown on so many levels, hitting all industries in different ways. The construction industry was hit extremely hard, with immediate shutdowns on non-essential projects, and substantially increased material costs due to supply chain issues. As a result, most contractors have often been finding themselves playing catch up, with some still failing to adopt new technologies into their operations in order to efficiently remain compliant with the new regulations.

Increased Requirements for Safety & Documentation

In Canada, the construction industry provides jobs for over 1.5 million Canadians, therefore it is easy to see why companies have been placing such high significance on keeping up with the changing demands and regulations enforced by the government.

The level of safety and documentation required to provide a safe working environment for everyone has increased dramatically as a result of the pandemic. This increased demand has nudged contractors to explore ways to help decrease the overhead required to maintain the new procedures. Proactive companies, which had already invested heavily on digitizing their workflows, were miles ahead of their competitors when it came to adding new COVID-19 workflows and documentation into their day-to-day operations.

Adoption of New Building Trends

One of the positive aspects of the pandemic’s impact on the industry has been the acceleration in new building method adoption such as prefabrication. With productivity levels remaining relatively stagnant over the last 50 years, the industry was patiently waiting for a catalyst to push it to the next level.

One might look back at this period in time and note that the pandemic might have been the catalyst that was required in order to push the construction industry forward towards fully adopting technology. Contractors are realizing that Construction software not only aids in decreasing the overhead required for the post pandemic world, but also greatly improves the safety and efficiency of their teams.

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