The daily schedule of going to the office, enjoying the fullest in the crowd, a long line of traffic, long trips, and traveling around the world, suddenly these normal things changed into work from home, avoiding crowds, empty roads due covid 19 pandemic. Changes are constant, everything changes at a certain point. This pandemic situation has made a tremendous amount of impact on each and every industry. Nothing different in the construction industry.
Let's know-how is the situation of the construction material industry now and what are predictions that are shaping the construction materials market in 2022?
Following are the eight predictions shaping the construction materials industry:
- Sustainability and Eco-friendly:
Construction Industry has become one of the top polluting producer industries that has a major contribution to Global Pollution and Global Warming. The need of developing the sources that will help to save energy and also increase the use of environment-friendly materials. There is an increase in the use of sustainable construction and eco-friendly materials like Agri-bio Panels, agro-concrete made from Agri residue, and raw crop waste. The materials that are also recyclableupcyclable. The products with reduced CO2 emissions, are made with the waste material and are still good in weight, aesthetic, and of course, functioning. The use of sustainable construction material trends in 2022 must be increased as it will help to maintain the environmental condition.
- Use of safe materials:
Recently, the important thing that matters most is safety. The needs and demands place a great impact on using the construction materials. Many construction materials are made with chemicals and contribute to spoiling the air quality. But it is seen that it is vital to have safe and fresh air not contaminated. Many building products include the antimicrobial, but there is an increase in its use as an antimicrobial that acts against microorganisms. 2022 is leading to the spread of awareness about antimicrobial construction materials. The products like Antimicrobial Plywood and Laminate. Plywood and laminates are of polymer-matrix composition. This includes the layers of materials that are treated with an antimicrobial agent. Other materials like Eco-friendly paints are a better option than many health hazard paints. The use of non-toxic construction material that discharges less odorous, no irritation, and that will be not harmful.
- Technology and automation:
There is an extended loss in skilled labor. Definitely, the construction industry is relying more on automation. More divergence is given to incorporating technology to make the use of construction materials. The use of innovative construction materials from sensors to the lighting and many more. These can be the stand-out prediction for 2022. Also, in combination to avoid human touch, staying healthy and protected from viruses there will be more expected incorporation of technology.
- Open to multipurpose spaces:
Actually, using the product with a multipurpose function is common but sometimes the cost is spent more on aesthetics instead of function. But 2022, is convenient and people tend to look after the product that is more of multiple functionalities. Working from home and staying at home for a long time needs comfort. But it sometimes becomes difficult in low space areas, with the use of suitable construction material that can help in serving the demand of multipurpose space.
- Effect on supply chain and material pricing:
The most common construction materials and the supply of raw material sources are, in short, have got impacted by covid and led to an increase in the pricing of construction materials. The price inflation in construction materials is to be continued for some materials in 2022. Mitigating the supply chain problems and staying open with the sustainability of those pricing levels can offer to stay robust in the construction material industry. In 2022 construction industry supply chain has found a variety of mitigation and has increased the pre-ordering of items.
- Enriching modularity:
Modularity is using the conventional standards but in a short period of time with great implementation of offsite construction. It is predicted that modularity construction will rise to a large extent. Whereas for many construction projects modularity is already used but in 2022 it will be developed more. This method has lots of benefits, helps to reduce costs, and shortens the construction timeline. Modularity is an overall combination of technology, stable economic demands, and an open-minded approach to draw interest and investment.
- Is 3D printing the future of construction?
Even though 3D is a very well-known term in construction, 3D printing has its own place in the construction industry because of its automaticity and accuracy. 3D printing has many benefits from reducing time, and waste. Whereas the increasing use of 3D printing has major contribution to various good 3D software. There are many programs developed that are dedicated to developing 3D models and used to perform 3D printing. The other scenario of 3D printing in the construction industry is that, as there is no mass-scale printing of homes yet. But in no time it will be a better option for low-income and emergency housing. For now, 3D printing of materials, components, and parts is done on a large scale.
8. Rise of smart connected cities
The construction industry is at its peak in 2022, and so is the concept of smart cities and connected cities. Digital is the most heard term after the covid 19, like many things, business went online more than previous years. So transforming the current city into a digital city will also be a normal thing in 2022. Starting from implementing the framework of Information and Communication Technologies in smart cities for using wireless technology and the cloud. There is increased demand for transportation, which led to increased traffic and so an increasing focus on-time data and sensors surveying for accidents traffic volumes to optimization. Smart cities will enhance the advanced technology but will help the large scale of citizens and so as for the government.
Considering to accept the changes and being ready to look forward so as to implement new things to have great growth helps in shaping the future. The new development in the construction material marketplace leads to an efficient construction process. These 5 predictions are just based on the trends that have been followed in this industry over a period of time but we never know what something new can amaze us!!
