Disruption comes to the last bastion – construction

Companies that embrace new technologies reported a 34 per cent higher performance.

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Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login In the hardhat and high-vis world of construction, few might realise just how much of its operation – from concept to completion – today depends on digital technology. From project planning to project management and from supply chain management to construction execution, digitisation is now integral to the modern construction industry, offering huge benefits in terms of efficiency, cost savings, safety, and sustainability.

Construction has been one of the last industries to be disrupted. Critically, since the lessons of the disruption of COVID and its associated supply chain challenges, digitisation has been building resilience into the Australian construction sector. According to the 2024 State of Design & Make report from Autodesk – a global leader in software for architecture, engineering, construction, operations, design and manufacturing, and media and entertainment – it is those digitally mature companies that are reporting the greatest success.



The Autodesk survey of 5399 industry leaders from a broad range of disciplines found that 73 per cent were prepared to handle unforeseen difficulties, largely thanks to digital maturity. Sponsored by Autodesk This content has been funded by an advertiser and written by the Nine commercial editorial team. Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this ar.