In August this year, Jiangsu announced the first batch of intelligent construction pilot enterprises and the first batch of intelligent construction technology service pilot units. 34 pilot enterprises and 17 pilot units were shortlisted, distributed in cities such as Nanjing, Wuxi, Suzhou, Nantong, Yangzhou, etc.
Intelligent construction refers to a new generation of construction mode that comprehensively utilizes emerging technologies such as informatization, automation, and intelligence throughout the entire life cycle of a building to achieve engineering safety, quality improvement, cost reduction and efficiency enhancement, and green and low-carbon. Promoting intelligent construction is the inevitable path for the development of new quality productivity in the construction industry. In recent years, Jiangsu has conscientiously implemented the work deployment requirements of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Rural Development on promoting the coordinated development of intelligent construction and building industrialization, continuously promoted the application of intelligent construction technology, and promoted the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry in the province to achieve high-quality development.
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Making up for the industry's shortcomings, intelligent construction is a must-have
The construction industry is a pillar industry, advantageous industry, and prosperous industry in Jiangsu. In 2023, the total output value of the construction industry in the province will reach 4.57 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 4.3%, maintaining the first place in the country for 18 consecutive years; The added value of the construction industry reached 776.57 billion yuan, accounting for 6.1% of the province's GDP, which strongly supports the sustained and healthy development of the national economy.
However, the construction industry still belongs to the traditional labor-intensive industry. With the aging of construction workers and the continuous rise in labor costs, "difficulty in employment" has become one of the increasingly prominent problems in the construction industry. In addition, the construction industry also has shortcomings such as extensive production methods, low labor efficiency, weak technological innovation capabilities, and low levels of industrialization and informatization. Therefore, developing intelligent construction is not only an active pursuit of efficiency and quality, but also an effective path to promote industry transformation.
In recent years, Jiangsu has taken intelligent construction as an important lever to promote the high-quality development of the construction industry, focusing on engineering projects, market entities, and industrial chains, vigorously promoting the application of intelligent construction technology, and promoting the transformation of the construction industry from traditional industries to modern industries. "Zhou Wenhui, Deputy Director of the Construction Market Supervision Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Housing and Urban Rural Development, said," Currently, a total of 223 engineering projects in the province have fully implemented intelligent construction
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Strengthen top-level design and take multiple measures to promote development
The five key areas of intelligent construction, including the Internet platform of the construction industry, "BIM+" digital integrated design, construction robots and intelligent equipment, intelligent production of parts and components, and intelligent construction management, require "multi legged walking".
Jiangsu has set clear goals for intelligent construction. In the "Opinions on Promoting High Quality Development of the Construction Industry in the Province" (Su Zheng Gui [2023] No. 14) issued by the provincial government in November last year, it was stated that by 2025, new breakthroughs will be made in transformation and upgrading, significant technological empowerment will be achieved, and 30 backbone enterprises for intelligent construction will be cultivated; By 2030, an industrial system, standard system, and policy system for the coordinated development of intelligent construction and new building industrialization will be established, and the modernization of the construction industry will be basically achieved, with the goal of building a strong province at a higher level.
To accelerate the promotion of intelligent construction, Jiangsu proposes to establish a sound standard system for the entire industry chain of intelligent construction. Encourage large construction enterprises to establish scientific and technological research and development centers and build an Internet platform for the construction industry. Systematically promote the integrated application of BIM technology in the entire process of construction project planning, surveying, design, construction, and operation maintenance, and establish a unified BIM design delivery and intelligent review data standard throughout the province. At the same time, support enterprises in developing and promoting key technologies for intelligent construction, such as building robots and intelligent equipment, intelligent production of parts and components, and intelligent construction management. Guide regions with mature conditions to build intelligent construction industrial parks, attract upstream and downstream enterprises to gather, and form intelligent construction industry chain supply chain clusters. Some incentive measures are also being implemented one after another. In August 2023, the Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government proposed in the "Several Policy Measures to Promote the Continuous Recovery and Improvement of the Economy" to support local governments in providing financial subsidies to enterprises participating in the construction of intelligent construction pilot projects and investment in production and scientific research.
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Persist in pilot demonstrations and set a good example for the work of the whole province
The promotion and development of intelligent construction cannot be separated from the demonstration of pilot projects and the driving force of leading enterprises.
The Department of Housing and Urban Rural Development of Jiangsu Province has previously issued the Notice on Organizing the Application of Intelligent Construction Pilot Projects in Jiangsu Province in 2023. Among the projects under construction with an area of no less than 50000 square meters across the province, it will collect projects that have achieved full application results in the construction industry Internet, BIM technology application, construction machines and intelligent equipment, intelligent construction management, and give corresponding support. In April of this year, the list of the first batch of 28 intelligent construction pilot projects in Jiangsu was officially released, which is a pilot project for the promotion and development of intelligent construction technology in the province.
With the further advancement of work, various regions in Jiangsu are currently conducting technological breakthroughs around the five key areas of intelligent construction, and have formed many tangible, practical and efficient technological achievements. Using BIM 3D visualization technology for design problem inspection; The intelligent production of parts and components adopts QR code technology to achieve quality traceability; Spraying robots, smoothing robots, etc. replace manual "hazardous, dirty, and heavy" operations. In addition, technologies such as aerial building machines and remotely operated intelligent tower cranes have been applied in some pilot projects to help improve project quality and efficiency.
Intelligent construction is the main battlefield for technological innovation in the construction industry and the necessary path for the development of new quality productivity in the industry. According to Zhou Wenhui, in the next step, Jiangsu's construction industry will continue to vigorously promote the development of intelligent construction throughout the province to a new level. Adhere to demonstration leadership, better leverage the role of intelligent construction demonstration projects and demonstration enterprises in the province, and assist in the implementation of various intelligent construction technologies; Accelerate the construction of intelligent construction industrial parks and pilot project clusters for intelligent construction, and form an intelligent construction industry chain cluster as soon as possible; Actively cultivate leading enterprises, make cultivating leading enterprises a key task, and promote enterprises to quickly form the ability to possess key core technologies and system solutions for intelligent construction; We will accelerate the recognition of high-tech enterprises in the construction industry in conjunction with the Provincial Department of Science and Technology. In addition, we will promote the construction industry worker training base to increase the training efforts for workers in intelligent construction related industries, accelerate the establishment of a new mechanism for the introduction and training of new construction industrialization and intelligent construction talents, and support the further and more stable development of intelligent construction work.
