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Construction tech adoption lags in Indian real estate amid cost hurdles

Despite availability of BIM, modular, and 3D technologies, Indian construction firms remain hesitant due to cost, labour economics, and limited developer scale

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Developers remain optimistic that things are gradually changing, especially with rising institutional interest, better access to capital, and an increased focus on R&D

Prachi Pisal Mumbai

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Even as sectors across India embrace technological transformation, the construction side of the real estate industry continues to trail global trends. While technologies like Building Information Modelling (BIM), 3D printing, drone surveillance, and IoT-enabled smart building systems are increasingly common overseas, their adoption in Indian construction remains limited and largely experimental, developers said.
 
Boman Irani, chairman and managing director, Keystone Realtors (Rustomjee Group), said: “With Building Information Modelling (BIM), 3D is already there, which saves time and cost. All of this put together is a sign of the future, but it has still not hit majorly. When 3D printing came