Technology adoption still slow among smaller builders

Singapore

SITE surveillance using drones, and 3D visualisation and modelling of buildings before the start of construction are among several breakthrough technologies that the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) is pushing for the built environment sector to adopt.

But while bigger companies, especially multinational corporations, have been quicker to embrace them, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) remain rather apprehensive, service providers say. Still, they expect SMEs to join the bandwagon when the technologies become more ubiquitous.