From Blueprints to Bots: A Study of AI Transforming India’s Construction Landscape

The construction industry in India is growing exponentially and experiences continuous inefficiencies in the areas of planning, implementation, and coordination. Artificial intelligence (AI) – encompassing technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), drones, and cloud-based collaboration – is becoming an essential driver for the digitization process in these sectors. The goal of this study is to see how AI affects three areas in construction projects in India: cost, productivity and safety. We asked one hundred construction professionals, including architects, engineers, developers and contractors for their thoughts. They filled out a form that asked about AI adoption, cost, productivity and safety. A lot of these people (82.4%) think AI helps with getting things done. Many of these construction professionals (70.6%) believe that AI reduces the cost of projects. Some of these people (63.2%) think AI makes construction sites safer. They think that having AI professionals around and keeping an eye on AI systems are really important, for making these things happen with AI. The survey showed that productivity is the important benefit, followed by cost and then safety. The main challenges are data quality, resistance to change and a workforce not ready for AI. The survey results show that AI can help reduce costs increase productivity and improve safety in construction projects. To make these benefits happen the industry needs to invest in training, better data and AI platforms. There also needs to be rules to deal with challenges. AI professionals and good AI monitoring are key to making these improvements happen. The industry needs focused investments in training and better data infrastructure. Using AI can really cut costs increase productivity and improve safety, in construction projects. AI gives a boost to productivity lowers project costs and makes things safer and more secure.