Sustainable Technology and Enviromental Economics in Construction Equipment

The concept of ‘Green Building’ has begun to shape our working type in the construction industry. As we all know, the word ‘Green Building’ or sustainable construction are commonly used to refer an environmentally-friendly building that provides high energy efficiency or an infrastructure system that is designed as environmentally-friendly. Accordingly, the “Green Building” concept may include the use of solar panels, automation technology, green materials, and more to create a building.

However, when it’s the “Green Building” term that we’re talking about, it’s so much more than just the environmentally friendliness of the building or the infrastructure when it includes the process of structuring. A sustainable, that is a green building starts at the construction site where primarily contractors and operators promote the creation and adoption of new technologies and innovations. The goal is to decrease the usage of natural resources. Doing this usually requires the use of technology to reduce the damage to the environment. Recent studies pointed out that this preference will increase and the market (green technology in construction) will grow.

Energy Efficient Construction Equipment and Sustainability

The key to a greener and a more environmentally-friendly construction site is possible with the modification of the machinery and equipment used in the field in compliance with the sustainable green concept.

Considering the general picture; it wouldn’t be wrong to say that construction equipment doesn’t work independently from each other but works like an interconnected network. This situation is a factor that affects the efficiency of the construction machinery and equipment completely. Construction companies, on the other hand, can measure variables such as performance, health, and fuel consumption of machinery within this network model. Thus, they can gain an advantage that can help optimize the financial structure of the business, i.e. reduce the costs and energy consumption.

Here are some examples of these technological innovations that provide many advantages to businesses

Real-Time Data Sharing: Today, the adaptations made to loader machines specifically highlight the technologies and advantages of loaders. For instance, it can share real-time data by measuring bucket load, total truckload, and total tons transported for the operator, which enables the operator to use working dynamics effectively.

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Optimized Workforce: Another example in optional gas throttle loaders. This technology has an innovation that provides engine power only when needed. Thus, it’s possible to save energy by 20%.

Data Sharing with Touch Screens: Another example is technological screens that simultaneously transfer data to the operator by measuring the pressure and temperature of each tire via built-in touch screens.

Fuel Efficiency: When we look at the future of wheel loaders, it is possible to say that technological innovation will provide incredible advantages. For instance; the efficiency can increase by about 25% thanks to the use of electric driven technology with generators, inverters, and engines to maximize fuel efficiency.

These types of new technologies are innovations that will pave the way for construction sites transforming into sustainable ones and will shape the future of the construction industry and create opportunities.

Emerging Trend: Green Building

Solidiance, a consulting firm with proficiency in industrial applications and green technology, asserts that the green building concept will be the trend that enables sustainable and profitable growth of the near future. Solidiance analyzes and evaluates green building policies and goals in cities around the world. According to the foresight of the company, the construction site projects shaped with the green building concept will be adopted in time and transformed into an international standard with a certification request.

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Solidiance also shares that despite the thought that technological investments in construction sites will slow down the internal growth of the company, it is believed that it will provide some advantages to companies. And the 3 basic steps expected to provide these advantages are;

Increasing the operational safety
Increasing the operational efficiency
Prioritizing the green awareness / green sustainable business operations

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The fact that the preference of photovoltaic solar panels instead of diesel engine power plants nowadays in mining constructions where green awareness trends are rising faster, and the fact that many construction companies use green-friendly rubber products and other green-friendly products is an important indicator that this emerging trend will determine the future of the construction industry.

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