
Role of Australia’s Construction Industry amidst Bush-Fire 2019-20 Part -1
Australia is seeing one of the worst times in its lifetime. Climate Change has proved its presence in the country. With Bush Fires happening in the country, it has produced Uncommon Heat, Hot waves of Wind as well as Surprise rains in between. It is more like a Dynamic Weather Season than a regular-season of summer. Images surfing on social media, news popping up every day are heart-wrenching. Amidst this tough time, Australia’s Construction Industry has to play a vital and critical role in the country.
Let us summarize the direct/Indirect Impact of Bush Fires through Data.
- The amount of area burned in the country is more than 18 million Hectares by the Australian Bush-fire as of January Mid 2020.
- More than a BILLION animals, bats, and insects are suspected of dying by the upcoming few weeks.
- Air Pollution will always Travel a Long Distance. As a result of intense smoke and air pollution from the fires, Cities are experiencing the worst air quality index.
- The trauma of fires also experiences an impact on mental health for the people.
- Accurate or Approx. The amount for economic impact isn’t available yet, and it is obvious how infrastructure and constructions are damaged in this havoc — sending a loud alarm to the role of the Construction Industry for the current scenario as well as steps to keep in mind for the future.
We are here to discuss what role Australia’s Construction Industry has to play because of this Bush Fire that occurred across Australia.
The role of Australia’s Construction Industry is now very critical and vital. They have the responsibility to bring back peace and development in a visual and economical manner. I am analyzing what went wrong, prioritizing what is important now and what exactly is supposed to be done in the fastest and economical way possible. Understanding where they have to improve and what steps need to be taken to make sure their work can fight similar scenarios in the future.
Here is a brief of what responsibilities they have in this critical situation of Bush Fire 2019-20.
They would already have evacuated the prone areas and the areas where the effect “might” arrive. So the work now is simply on reconstruction | refurbishment | renovation of affected
Assemble all the Resources
Here, the focus is not only on the raw materials, machines, etc. but the main priority would get equivalent human labor for the work.
Sadly many people have lost their lives, affected their financial situation, and are scared for many other things as well. The generation of people working for construction i.e., the traditional pool (People who have been working in this field / belong to the family of construction workers), does not exist anymore. To find such talent would be very hard yet the 1st step towards it.
A severe shortage will be faced in the field of Concrete, Electrical, and Masonry. Each of them very critical for rebuilding after a natural calamity. For instance; Due to such disastrous events, houses/buildings/properties might have been affected, like burned down or fallen off. In this scenario, to rebuild the electrical resources for each of them would be a hard task.
Utilize Technology
Technology has advanced very fast in the previous decade, the one coming next would as well be surprised and promoting agility. Offices of Construction Industry must utilize this technology to
- Analyze where things went wrong.
- What is the current state | Where do they lag – which area are they efficient.
- Significant steps to be taken in improving upon the infrastructure that can withstand similar (or even bigger) calamity in future,
Analyze where things went wrong
Conversations and discussion in detail regarding,
How did the catastrophe occur?
Which area in the process of construction is most affect and least affected.
What was the point where things went downhill? (Specific to the construction analogy)
Such similar questions and analogies need to be discussed. Complete overview and situation resources should be done. Supervisors/managers/architects and other responsible should have a complete awareness of these things. The technical language might not be used here because the idea is not to start rebuilding but to understand the scenario and to be stronger for the next approach.
Current State
Reporting down the present scenario of the industry and the prone area where the work is supposed to be done.
Document resources needed vs. required. Exact details of the damage done etc. need to be done.
With all the candor and honesty, the industry has to realize the area where they are lagging and also strengthen the area where they are efficient.
Designing the Future.
The most crucial part arrives here, designing the future in that construction area. Architects, Construction Managers, Engineers, etc. will start working on Construction Drawings, Designs, etc. for the respective buildings and properties.
Here, the Construction Industry has to keep in mind what not to do to improve the scenario for the future. Along with that, they also need to adapt to new changes. Technologies Processes. They need to be inspired from all over the globe, which helps them to build on stronger foundations for the future.
About Productivity and Economy
For Australia’s Construction Industry, Productivity has always been a challenge in recent years.
For the current scenario, every part of the industry has to be agile and adaptable to technologies like BIM, Modular, and Pre-Fabricated Construction, etc. They have to fasten up the process of Pre-Construction by CAD Drawing Services, Shop Drawing Services, etc. Such and many other new technologies that might be discovered in the world can be helpful to get things done in the required time.
With respect to the economy, the very basic of Supply and Demand has been hindered here. Because of the Bush Fire, Unknowingly numerous things have been destroyed, as we discuss at the starting of the blog. That destruction has raised the bar of demand very high, which allows the supplier’s community to take advantage of and play with the prices of raw materials. Labors, machines, etc. indirectly or directly affect the government. Both parties may be selling, or the buyer has to keep this scenario in mind to make the best out of it and decide what’s best for the country.
Concluding our message, out of many different factors, this was the three major ones which, according to us Australia’s construction industry, must keep in mind for a better tomorrow. There might be many other factors that we might have missed out on if you are reading this and have anything else in mind: Make sure you help us in the comment section!
Stay tuned for the next part discussing future risk for Australia and Australia’s Construction Industry amidst BUSH-FIRE 2019-20.