Covid-19 spotlights true cost of ignoring smart city trends

IT has been a volatile two years for the construction sector with serious disruptions in work-site activities brought about first, by Covid-19 pandemic cases in migrant workers dormitories last year, and now with the temporary easing of foreign worker entries into the country with the Delta virus variant.

Delays in construction work have had ripple effects through the entire project life cycle, piling cost pressures at almost every stage from procurement and construction right through to completion.

Ultimately, consumers will have to pay more, whether in terms of time delays or the purchase price of homes and other facility rentals including offices, logistics facilities, factories and warehouses.