Digitalisation is a major trend that affects the construction sector on several levels. Increasing usage of BIM is changing the construction process, for instance, and the rise of online ordering is affecting purchase channels. Digitalisation also affects the ways...
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Digitilisation and BIMWHAT PRODUCTS DO EUROPEAN ELECTRICAL INSTALLERS USE BIM FOR?
BIM is playing an increasingly important role in construction, and its usage is growing among various construction professionals. However, as we saw in a previous article, the rate at which BIM is being picked up by European electrical installers majorly differs...
MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN ELECTRICAL INSTALLERS’ AWARENESS AND USAGE OF BIM IN EUROPE
Over the past decade or so, BIM has played an increasingly important role in the digitalisation trend in the construction sector. That is why we have continually researched BIM usage among all sorts of construction professionals. We have followed the growing...
CONSUMERS ALSO FIND ONLINE ORIENTATION IMPORTANT FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS BOUGHT OFFLINE
In previous articles, we saw that the share of home improvement products purchased online has grown because of the pandemic. Despite that growth, the lion’s share of home improvement products is still bought offline, although those shares differ vastly per...
MARKET OVERVIEW OF BIM AND CAD SOFTWARE USAGE OF EUROPEAN ARCHITECTS
Digitalisation has majorly changed the construction sector. The impact of digitalisation is especially apparent in the way in which architects design and manage projects. On the one hand, digitalisation of the construction process and technical project management is shown by the growth of Building Information Modelling (BIM) usage among architects. On the other hand, the way they design has moved from paper to using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software over the past decades.
MAJOR SHIFT IN RANKING OF EUROPEAN ARCHITECTS’ BIM USAGE
In the previous article we saw that over the past two years, BIM usage among European architects has not grown as much as expected. Although many reasons for this can be theorised, a very apparent one is that starting with BIM is perceived to be quite an...
PEAK IN ONLINE HOME IMPROVEMENT PURCHASES EXPECTED TO LAST
In previous articles we gave abundant evidence of the impact of the pandemic on the home improvement sector. We have seen that consumers had more reason, time and budget to do home improvement jobs because of being at home more due to corona restrictions. We...
PURE ONLINE PURCHASE CHANNEL USED MORE BY CONTRACTORS DUE TO COVID
For obvious reasons, there has been a massive rise in online shopping during the pandemic. Health concerns and closed shops pretty much forced consumers to stay away from physical stores and shop more online instead. This to the benefit of pure online stores, shops...
ONLINE MEDIA ORIENTATION – MORE ONLINE SHOPPING FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS DUE TO CORONA
More online shopping for Home improvement products due to corona As we all know, and most of us have felt, the pandemic has forced many people to stay indoors and work from home. While spending more time at home, people were constantly facing possible points of...
GROWTH IN ARCHITECTS’ BIM USAGE SLOWER THAN EXPECTED
Growth in architects’ BIM usage slower than expected In 2019, usage of Building Information Modelling was booming among European architects. Architects’ BIM usage had been growing faster in the 2017-2019 period than ever before. The same goes for the share of...
WILL THE EFFECT OF THE PANDEMIC ON ARCHITECTS’ MEDIA ORIENTATION LAST?
Like many of us, architects are social creatures, and in their line of work, staying up to date with trends and developments is a professional must. In normal times, that means architects receive brand representatives and visit trade fairs relatively often, discussing said trends and developments over a coffee or whatever their preferred beverage may be. But then Corona hit.
EUROPEAN INSTALLERS PREFER FACE-TO-FACE TRAINING BUT EXPECT THAT MORE TRAINING WILL BE DONE ONLINE AFTER THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Installers participating in Q1 2021 of the European Mechanical Installation Monitor, have shown a clear preference for face-to-face training instead of online training. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has exposed many plumbers and HVAC installers to online training. Consequently, most installers expect that more training will be done online in the future, although they do not find all topics equally suitable for this. Therefore, as part of the European Mechanical Installation Monitor Q1 2021 report, we focused on investigating the training needs of plumbers and HVAC installers. The European Mechanical Installation Monitor is conducted among installers in six countries and is conducted by USP Marketing Consultancy.
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