The latest definition of sustainability extends far beyond sustainable materials and energy-efficient machines.
The concept of sustainability is changing in the wake of climate change. Becomes more urgent, and the awareness of environmental issues plays an increasing importance in decision-making by investors and buyers.
Up until recently, the focus of sustainable construction was mainly on selecting the right materials during the stage of design and decreasing the energy usage during the operations stage of the asset, but with less attention paid to the process of construction itself.
However, we must cut down on the consumption on job sites to ensure that unneeded emissions and waste are no longer viewed as the “cost of doing business.”
One of the most effective methods to cut down on the amount of waste generated and emissions from fuel is to change your workflow by incorporating technology.
A high-speed rail project featuring 1,600 king posts, three thousand towers, and 300 kilometers of overhead lines, aluminum cables, as well as fiber optic cable completed in time is virtually impossible to imagine. However, that’s exactly what happened during the construction of the Cologne-Rhine/Main Line in Germany. THOST Project management was aware that such a large-scale project and high complexity would require a large amount of planning and control of deadlines.
To handle the variety of interconnections between various industries, team members employed Trimble Tilos, a time-management software specifically designed for construction sites with linear layouts. Tilos contains a variety of algorithms that have details about the duration of processes and equipment, the staff, the costs associated with them, and other relevant costs. Information like amounts and resources, along with respective performance metrics, can be linked to each step and saved to libraries.
The open-data linear scheduler software lets teams share data and make real-time updates. The software was essential to ensure that the project was completed in a timely manner. It was convenient, which meant fewer resources were required to complete the project. Moreover, the high-speed rail was able to start sooner, thereby substituting the road and decreasing carbon emissions.