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  • ConReal and ProMaterial want to digitize the construction industry

    ConReal and ProMaterial want to digitize the construction industry

    The construction industry is considered to be one of the largest industries in the world and at the same time the least digitized, write ConReal Swiss AG and ProMaterial Technologies in a joint statement . The two companies want to change the latter. To this end, they are building a platform that enables manufacturers, dealers and building contractors to connect directly and digitally.

    "We are building a data standard with outstanding quality that will make online trade and communication in the construction industry more transparent and efficient," Nils Gagzow, Managing Director and co-founder of ProMaterial Technologies, is quoted as saying in the press release. Manufacturers should be able to use this data standard to place their offering digitally on the market. The products are described by an international industry standard so that dealers can access highly qualified product information, the press release explains.

    ConReal, in turn, contributes the data from its own digital ecosystem to the project. Market information is collected here, for example data on what is being built, when, where and how. In combination, "the physical product and craftsmanship can be brought into play at the right time," says the statement.

  • Demand for larger apartments is driving the construction industry

    Demand for larger apartments is driving the construction industry

    The construction industry has proven to be crisis-resistant during the corona pandemic. According to a press release, the economic research and consulting institute BAK Economics expects building construction to grow by 0.4 percent this year. An increase of 0.6 percent is expected for 2022.

    The prospects for construction activity vary between residential construction, commercial construction and infrastructure construction. While residential construction is increasing, commercial and public construction projects are recording slight losses. The demand for larger apartments is growing due to increased home work. In addition, the energetic renovations and the expected turnaround in interest rates are driving growth.

    In contrast, the pandemic-induced decline in the number of public-sector construction projects is having an impact on infrastructure construction. The number of commercial construction projects is also falling, as many companies postpone or stop planned construction projects. Thanks to the current economic upturn, according to BAK Economics, an upturn in both areas can be expected in 2022.

    Positive results in building construction are expected for the years 2023 to 2027. In commercial and infrastructure construction, the medium-term order situation should remain constant.

    There are regional differences in overall construction activity: According to BAK Economics, the regions of Zurich / Aargau, the Lake Geneva region and central Switzerland have the best forecasts. The institute expects the Basel region to stagnate in the medium term.

  • Reconstruction displaces new construction

    Reconstruction displaces new construction

    Overall, the construction industry barely moved in 2019. According to the provisional figures from the Federal Statistical Office ( BFS ), an increase in construction investments in civil engineering of 3.9 percent offset a decline in building construction of 0.9 percent.

    There was a change from new buildings to renovations and expansions. Investments in new civil engineering buildings fell by 6.9 percent, while investments in conversions and expansions rose by 13.2 percent. In building construction, too, investments in renovations and extensions rose by 1.6 percent, while investments in new buildings fell by 2.0 percent.

    This switch to renovations was particularly pronounced among public clients: Last year they invested 8.8 percent more in renovations and extensions and 7.2 percent less in new buildings. Private clients invested 2.2 percent more in conversions and expansions than in 2018, but 1.4 percent less in new buildings.