Digital transformation (DX) at construction sites

Digital transformation (DX) service providers, general contractors

As the construction industry is conventionally a labor-concentrated industry, it recently faces issues of aging personnel, labor shortage, and inheritance of techniques. With efforts by the government to propel "i-Construction" program and workstyle reform for solving these issues, and deployment of digital transformation (DX) to respond to requirements for labor saving, remote operations and automation, operational reforms and modification are underway.
This report highlights the technologies of "automation", "remote operation", "telepresence", "3-D printers for construction", and "drones" that are expected to realize DX at construction sites and solve the pressing issues of decreasing number of construction workers.

I   Environment surrounding Construction Market

1. Construction Market Trends
   1) Transition and Outlook for Construction Investment
   2) Transition of Construction Start
   3) Number of Jobfinders in Construction Industry
   4) Composition of Construction Workers by Age Group
   　(29 and under, 55 and over)
   5) Transition of Newly Hired and Job Leavers in       
       Construction Industry
   6) Status of Supply and Demand for Skilled Workers for
       Construction (Construction Labor Supply and Demand
       Survey)
   7) Transition in Number of Businesses with Contractor's
       License
   8) Transition in Number of Bankruptcies in Construction
       Industry
   9) Working Environment in Construction Industry
        (Working Hours)
   10) Working Environment in Construction Industry
         (Holiday Acquisition Status)
2. Governmental Guideline and Policies on Construction - i-Construction
3. Work Style Reform Act

II    Outline and Market Size for Digital Transformation (DX) at Construction Sites

1. Outline
   1) About Digital Transformation (DX) at Construction Sites in this report
   2) Transition and Forecast of DX
       Market for Construction Sites
2. Automation
3. Remote Control
4. Telepresence
5. Drone Applications
6. 3D Printers for Construction

III    Trend of DX at Construction Sites by General Contractors

1. Trend of DX by General Contractors
2. SHIMIZU CORPORATION
3. KAJIMA CORPORATION
4. TAISEI CORPORATION
5. OBAYASHI CORPORATION
6. TAKENAKA CORPORATION

IV    Case Studies at Businesses

7 Businesses