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Digitalisation and Change of Labour in Construction

The change of labour in construction is the main subject of research of BAQ – the research institute for employment, labour, and qualification (Beschäftigung Arbeit Qualifikation). The digitalisation of processes of design and planning as well as of execution of construction pro­jects, particularly by Building Information Modelling (BIM) are themes of recent projects. In particularly its consequences for working activities, work organisation, and demand on com­petences of employees are investigated. Based on empirical studies of working activities forms and consequences of new technologies for work in offices and on sites are analysed. So we promote a realistic estimation of consequences of technological change and its em­bodiment in the industry as well as for enterprises and employees. ...mehr
 

BAQ research on BIM

  

Construction drawings on paper are of yesterday. The future is digital models. Building In­formation Mo-delling (BIM) will bring new cha­llenges for construction firms as well as for em­ployees. BAQ has presented the first study on Con-sequences of BIM for Labour in Construc­tion in Germany. This explorative study ist he first step of analysing consequences of BIM for working activities, work organisation and needs on competences of em-ployees. Recently, these studies will be continued and completed by new projects, including drivers and obstacles of BIM as well as vies of employees towards it.

 

 

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Besides research on concequences of BIM for labour in construction, Working Time remains a subject of research of BAQ. A recently new publication is Gerhard Syben: Unsere Arbeitszeit – Traditions-linien und neue Herausforderun­gen gewerkschaftlicher Politik, edited by IG Bau­en-Agrar-Umwelt (in German).