COLLABORATING FOR FUTURE

A virtual panel discussion brought out the best of how construction companies can look a industrialisation for quicker project deliveries

Construction methodologies are complex. With projects getting larger with an increasing gestation period, there's an increasing need to bring together the stakeholders involved for smooth completion. But there are challenges. In order to better understand, Construction Week along with Autodesk organised a virtual discussion, Future of Construction: A better way to build & collaborate, on March 11 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.

The panellists comprised Srinivasa Rao Aravapalli, assistant VP, My Home Constructions; Yogesh Kajale, VP (engineering, planning & design), BG Shirke Construction; and Nikhil Bagalkotkar, head, tech sales AEC, APAC, Autodesk. The discussion was moderated by Jayashree Mendes, editor, Construction Week India.

Answering to the significance of industrialisation in the construction industry, Kajale said, "The industry has largely been governed by conventional methods, and industrialisation is yet to seep in. In our country, it would mean an integration of various equipment and machineries with the crew. In construction engineering, it would aim to explore possibilities of manufacturing away from the construction site. So, that kind of industrialisation and of convergence between manufacturing and construction has to take place."