Is it profitable to innovative technologies in construction?

In recent years, the word "innovation" is on everyone's lips. It is usually mentioned when it comes to high-tech. High Tech Industry - programming, electronics, automobiles, heavy machinery - have long become regular consumers of innovative products. But when it comes to one of the most conservative industries - construction, the innovation begin to "slip". Why is this happening and what can be benefit from the application of innovative technologies? Tell FORUMHOUSE experts.

In this article we will answer the following questions:

• What is the construction of innovation and technology.
• What materials and construction techniques can be considered innovative.
• What is the benefit of using innovative materials and technologies in low-rise construction.

What are the innovations in construction?

Many developers used to build the old fashioned way, from materials and technology, having centuries-old history. Of course, the most common building materials - stone, brick and wood - have passed the test of time. Their properties have been well studied. The house, built from these materials, has a well-calculated and projected performance. But often, this approach becomes the "underwater Reef", which is broken for many effective innovation, significantly faster and cheaper process of house construction.

Gregory Fomin (User FORUMHOUSE):

- In our country, often begin construction, assuming that the box at home - this is the house itself. As a result, building transformed into protracted or frozen at box erection stage, since to finish and "inzhenerku" means anymore. Or, to "all the money", the house being completed from the cheapest material - just to enter.

As a result, they built unnecessarily expensive box of buildings, while, to introduce modern innovative approach the construction can reduce the price of this phase and the released funds be spent on engineering services, home decoration, etc.

How to do it? Anyone FORUMHOUSE knows that construction technology is not standing still. What still seemed impossible yesterday - today is already a reality. For example, gaining momentum printing technology houses the 3D-printer, what is told in detail in this material. Or a way of building a house "turnkey" for 3 days. But here is whether these technologies are innovative? To answer this question, we must understand what is meant by innovation.

Dmitry Bodrov (Development Director PirroGrupp):

- Innovation in the construction is embedded innovation, providing high-quality growth of efficiency of processes of erection or maintenance of buildings and structures. Such innovation should also be required by the market, that is to have a practical application.

Moreover, innovation - this is not any innovation or innovation, and the only one which seriously increases the efficiency of the current system. Innovation - building technology or material - must meet one or more of the criteria:

• simplify and expedite the process of construction;
• reduce the cost of construction and operating costs;
• improve the energy efficiency of the object;
• increase the life cycle of a building / structure.

Elizabeth Brovko (Specialist of the Center of innovative technologies in construction):

- Innovation is defined as the end result of innovations in the form of new or improved products or technologies used in the process of architectural design.

Innovation (from the English. innovation) - it's not just a specific technology or a new modern building material, but also fairly broad engineering organizational and legal implementation.

From these definitions, it can be concluded that the effectiveness of innovation depends on the degree of profitability and demand among developers. In history there are many examples of innovative product or efficient technology relegated to the side only because of the fact that people just were not ready for them.

This becomes one of the main reasons that the innovative building technologies and materials in our country is difficult to assert themselves. On the western market, the main driving force, pulling for a innovative products are construction companies. Their logic is simple: build faster, cheaper, better. We have formed a somewhat different situation. Innovative products often introduce manufacturers building materials. Why it happens? A good example - the construction of energy efficient homes.

In the era of cheap gas heating, few people thought about the construction of a well-insulated home. Simply put, the developer could afford to heat not only the house, but also outside. Now, due to the constant rise in energy prices and the high cost of connecting to the pipe with the "blue fuel", the situation has changed dramatically. A growing number of developers think about building a well-insulated house, where heat loss is minimized. After heat leaks, blown out through the walls, cracks in the windows or doors - it's money thrown into the pipe. Hence - the growing interest of private developers to the regenerator insulation, energy-efficient foundations for UWB type, additional insulation of walls and roofs. That is - to the final product or innovative technology.

For information on how to calculate the economic feasibility of additional warming of the house in relation to our climate, detailed in this article.

Today the market offers a variety of effective insulation - from stone and glass foam Cellulose Fiber up. The fact that yesterday was only interested in a narrow circle of potential developers, today is becoming more and more widespread. This is not surprising. After all, most of the innovation in construction aimed at energy conservation, as the economic feasibility of their implementation is already evident in the first year of operation at home.

Dmitry Bodrov:

- One of the most popular areas of innovation in low-rise housing construction is to improve the energy efficiency of a building or, in other words, lower operating costs for heating.

The main factor influencing the energy efficiency of buildings - it's efficiency and service life of insulation used. Therefore, in Europe and North America it is widely used PIR (PIR) – insulation, insulation is popular in the private house building and the main component for the creation of passive houses.

In addition to innovative products include the following materials in Russia.

It is also worth noting that a number of materials, now listed as an innovative, in fact, are "well-forgotten old" - for example, arbolit.

Also often is referred to the innovative materials and warm ceramics - aerated large format ceramic block.

What could be the innovative building technology?

To build a house, you must go through a series of sequential steps, including:

• casting a foundation;
• walling;
• installation of a roof;
• Installation of utilities;
• finishing.

For each of the stages has its own innovative material or method, thereby reducing construction time and costs are reduced.

For clarity, some of these techniques are presented in the following table.

The example of houses using prefabricated panels or IIB metal frame (LSTC).

Although this technology is used in the West for a long time, we have it is still considered to be innovative. Which is why many developers are wary of it, believing that such houses are fragile, short-lived and are not suitable for our climate. Although ordinary Finnish home - it does not frame, a frame house.

No bad building materials. Problems arise due to violations of construction technology at home, wrong use or a combination of these or other materials.

Often, the inertia of thinking, compels developers to abandon the use of technology, which has long been used in construction and are proven. This leads to an increase in the construction budget and reduce operating characteristics of the house. Case in point - strip foundations with air holes. A significant disadvantage of this design - the excess humidity in the underground space. Exit - Construction (as is common in the Nordic countries) on the ground floor or the construction of a UWB base. Such an approach solves the problem of rotting wooden log floor of the first floor.

What's next?

Of course, the introduction of innovative technologies due to the additional costs. If we take two identical house constructed from the same material, in case of further insulation, the estimate of the second building can be increased by 10-15%. Is the use of innovation in building profitable?

It is important to understand that the house is built into the calculation for the years of operation and is not always beneficial to the economy momentary. The use of innovative building materials and techniques construction of houses to be seen in the long term.

for additional insulation costs can be recouped within a few years. Installation in home uninterruptible power supply will meet up at the first light is turned off. The construction of the cottage using the "speed" of the construction methods allow to enter your home in 2-3 months rather than in 2-3 years.

Often, the main obstacle to the introduction of innovative product becomes the absence of reliable information, and the practice, proving that innovation is "working". The way out of this situation can become a "running-in" of innovative products and technologies at the test sites. This will enable to gain practical experience necessary for the widespread introduction of innovative products in low-rise construction.

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