The commercial construction industry is constantly evolving with trends and ideas that build new foundations for success. As the leading office building construction company here in Texas and across the nation, Stovall Construction keeps an eye on the future by identifying and implementing today’s latest strategies. Consider the advantages that these eight innovations can deliver to your next big project.
1. Apps on the Job Site – Tablets and smart phones bring new power to the job site with applications that save time and money by streamlining a variety of everyday tasks. With a few clicks, a contractor coordinates schedules, submits change orders and organizes meetings to discuss the latest developments. The hours saved by instant access to building codes, material specs and delivery stats add up to impressive cost savings. Digital efficiency and accuracy belong in every contractor’s toolbox.
2. Building Information Modeling – While 3-D rendering has become an invaluable part of the pre-construction planning process, building information modeling functions as a shared resource for real-time job information. BMI capabilities include cost, safety and engineering management. The software provides more than detailed views of interiors, exteriors and infrastructure. It creates a model-based process that facilitates pre-planning, design and construction with uniquely integrated overviews.
3. Evolving Eco-Efficiency – Commercial construction contractors who specialize as office builders understand the power of green construction. Solar panel arrays and wind turbines on rooftops substantially reduce energy consumption. Water recycling systems complement traditional plumbing infrastructure with green options that include landscape irrigation. Eco-efficient construction holds down a building’s operating costs while it promotes a client’s sustainability commitment to the public.
4. LEED-Certified Materials – Wool board insulation offers high-performance R-values, sound control and fire resistance at an affordable cost. Cross-laminated timber panels are lightweight and stable enough for floors, walls and ceilings. Recycled flooring materials are designer-friendly and inexpensive, and pavers made from stone manufacturing waste replicate the original without the expense. These are just a few examples of innovative LEED-certified materials that keep projects green with eco-friendly benefits including tax breaks and incentives.
5. Intelligent Infrastructure Design – HVAC networks with programmable zones maintain comfortable interiors from lobbies to top-floor executive suites without wasting expensive energy. Lighting systems that don’t need switches keep unused conference rooms dark while automatically brightening active work areas. Energy-management stations track and document a building’s electrical usage in detail and quickly identify leaks in its grid. Intelligent infrastructure keeps an office building comfortable and safe with money-saving efficiency.
6. Innovative Interior Planning – High-rise office builders are re-thinking traditional office layouts and offering clients innovative alternatives. Today’s business environment demands the flexibility of creative interior planning. Open spaces designed for multiple functions create a productive working environment while centralized technology hubs serve a building population that depends on digital connections. When cubicles are out, collaboration is in, and productivity trends upward.
7. 3-D Construction Printing – While this technology still can’t produce an entire office building, it can generate materials with a sophisticated layered fabrication of concrete and composites. Commercial contractors know the process as contour crafting, and it produces self-supporting construction components in a matter of minutes. While the technology is still new to large-scale projects, its potential to reduce job costs keeps it at the forefront of exciting construction innovations.
8. Design-Build Management – The traditional building process involves different fields specializing in design, engineering and construction, so the client must coordinate several different firms. A design-build approach consolidates all project phases from pre-planning to final permitting with one contractor who assumes a single-management role. The client benefits from working with just one responsible party who streamlines project success with significant savings in cost and time.
New technologies are constantly turning tomorrow’s ideas into today’s on-site standards, so you want to work with an office building construction company that knows how to keep up with changes. Here at Stovall Construction, we incorporate focused forward-thinking into all of our construction strategies. We stand ready to build your future project right now, so contact Stovall today, and let’s move forward as partners in building success.