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Construction is a challenging industry lead by trends that evolve and reinvent each year, guiding society towards a sustainable and digitized future, with construction methods that have been adapting to social and economic changes, as well as the market´s new demands, such as the growing concern for the environment. This 2023 is not an exception and here we want to talk about the 6 more important trends that will be present in Ecuadorian construction this year.

1.- Environmental Awareness: In a world that is more concerned about the environment, the construction industry must be aligned with the new paradigms, which is why people look for projects that are truly sustainable and careful with nature, such as using recyclable materials like structural steel, which generate little environmental impact and is 100% reusable.

Currently, construction projects are committed to a more rational management of resources such as water and electricity, which is why 2023 will promote: reuse water systems, use of rainwater, energy optimization through solar panels or wind power generation. This will reduce costs and generate a positive impact on the environmental footprint.

2.- Automation: The use of advanced technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence, drones, 3D printing and nanotechnology will be part of the country and the world in 2023, and construction is the ideal sector to apply them. For years Construction 4.0 has been seen, and it will continue to constantly evolve to carry out processes as: verification of safety standards, save labor costs and guarantee that projects are built precisely meeting specifications, in addition to being durable over time.

3.- BIM Technology and Virtual Reality: BIM Methodology is a process to create a 3D model of an infrastructure, to verify its digital representation and identify the interaction between architecture and the different engineering disciplines. As the construction industry grows and evolves, this trend becomes more popular and is used in Ecuador, allowing architects and engineers to plan, design and build an structure to a simulated scale, saving time and costs. The year 2023 will not be the exception and there will undoubtedly be an improvement in digital processes, in addition to having virtual reality for construction plans.

4.- Analytics and Bid Data: Thanks to the growing need to save costs, materials and time, Big Data is an important tool for large construction companies. For example, analyzing the energy consumption data and sources can help to propose strategies to optimize its use and reduce emissions that harm the environment.

5.- Modular Construction: Without a doubt, if there is something that is setting a trend in 2023 is modular construction, an effective alternative that uses prefabricated components that are later assembled in the construction site. This type of construction is friendly with the environment because it does not require water and generates a minimum amount of waste. In addition, construction time is shorter, which favor costs and quality control processes.

6.- Bright and multifunctional spaces: In both homes and offices, multifunctional spaces have become a trend, where, bright and flexible building designs manage to convey a feeling of spaciousness, integrating different environments into one.

Sedemi has been in the Ecuadorian industry for 45 years and is a leader in construction processes nationwide, aligned with the trends that favor the industry and contribute to the development of the country and the region. “We are always at the forefront of processes in accordance with new paradigms, and above all to the needs of the country and the planet, promoting sustainability in each of our projects”. Commented Esteban Proaño, president of Grupo Corporativo Sedemi.

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July 15, 2022March 7, 2023 By SEDEMI

Sedemi builds the suspension bridge that will connect Pastaza and Morona Santiago in the Ecuadorian Amazon

For the benefit of the Ecuadorian families living in the Amazon, a new 120-meter-long suspension bridge will soon be inaugurated that will connect the provinces of Pastaza and Morona Santiago, in the Mera Canton (Cumandá). This viaduct is financed by the Amazon Technical Secretary and the Morona Santiago Prefecture, together with the Chaka Cumandá Consortium and the Ecuadorian Construction Company Sedemi, to build this large-scale project that will bring its inhabitants a better development of the economy by increasing the production of dragon fruit.

This bridge will allow the passage of heavy transport that will help the mobilization and commercialization of products from the area, it will increase tourism to Morona Santiago, allowing tourists to visit this wonderful place that has extensive green areas in a natural setting that includes exceptional flora and fauna, as well as waterfalls, lagoons and rivers; besides being the main producer of dragon fruit, locally exporting this aphrodisiac fruit.

This mega infrastructure is 100% Ecuadorian, carried out thanks to the effort and knowledge of Sedemi, a company that has vast experience in large-scale projects during its 45 years of trajectory. Its highly trained staff was involved in the entire construction of the bridge, including Mr. Carlos Albán, Head of Sedemi Urban Projects, who pronounced himself proud to participate in this work. “It was a project that entailed challenges for all those in charge, both operational and technical, which will undoubtedly become a path of progress for the entire region,” Albán mentioned.

Most of the structure was manufactured at Sedemi´s high-tech plant, located in Sangolquí, which was transported to the point of construction to join two provinces of the Amazon. Many obstacles were encountered both in logistics and in the route that was chosen, since the pieces were large, approximately 7 meters long and 6 meters wide.

Despite the challenges that were successfully overcome, the immediacy in which the project was completed was magnificent, since it usually takes six months to build a bridge of such dimension, being installed in just two and a half months based on the technique that was used in the execution process.

Carlos Zabala, President of the Planning Council of the CTA (Amazon Technical Secretary) declared, “This bridge is a desire for the citizens and in fact brings progress and development for the Amazonian population.

This is only the first of many projects that will continue in both provinces and will provide important access to Macas. “We believe the construction of this bridge is necessary since it represents connectivity and economic productivity, we have declared this road as the dragon fruit route, since this emblematic fruit can be transported to the Andean Region and the Ecuadorian Coast” commented Rafael Antuni, Morona Santiago Prefect.

The bridge will be delivered as soon as it is finished, promising to be a source of important economic development for the Amazon, making visible the progress of its provinces and society, who will benefit from this project. Today Ecuador walks towards the future thanks to Sedemi and all the national industries that work for the country.

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February 5, 2022March 7, 2023 By SEDEMI

SEDEMI Ecuadorian company leads Construction 4.0 and BIM methodology in the country

Construction 4.0 is a new concept that allows the industrialization of construction processes. A sector that was typically more conservative which today, thanks to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the so-called Industry 4.0, has recently spread to the construction sector, offering a window of opportunity for the pending transformation that this sector has been needing for a long time.

Hand in hand with the use of the BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology that allows project information to be centralized in a single model, as well as reducing execution time and cost, to improve communication between the areas involved and anticipate interferences in advance. Specifically, it is about designing a digital model that is as complete as possible, and that contains not only structural information but also architectural, hydro-sanitary, HVAC, and electrical information, which allows the daily control of the project´s execution, synchronizing at the same time with the measurements and budgets made, being able to control step by step the variations of these two variables while the project progresses.

In this way, conceptualizing construction as a manufacturing industry is necessary to achieve an approximation towards an Industry 4.0 approach. The aim is to have projects like factories and with construction and production processes that industrialize and finally incorporate technology, allowing substantial improvements in costs, time, and productivity.

It is estimated that by applying construction 4.0 and BIM methodology, projects could increase their productivity by 5 or more, if they acquire a production style similar to that of the manufacturing industry and make their technological transition towards automation and the use of data. We can speak of two fundamental pillars: the industrialization of construction processes and the incorporation of emerging technologies.

Since 2020, SEDEMI has been working on the incorporation and execution of projects through the use of construction 4.0 and BIM methodology, positioning itself as a leader in Ecuador with iconic projects such as the UMCO Logistics Center, the Grupo Superior Logistics Center, the Grupo Superior Corporate Building, the La Fabril Detergent Plant, among others. In addition, SEDEMI has an industrial complex of 90,000 m2, equipped with state-of-the-art machinery. Its industrialized manufacturing processes allow it to offer integral solutions with quality above the standard.

SEDEMI believes in Construction 4.0, hand in hand with an approach that promulgates 3 pillars in its implementation, allowing the participation of people (social), business (economic) and technology (technological). It is impossible to present technology as something distant from people and their needs. In this way we seek, through people, to transform construction business models with a view to technology.

The impact of the main industry technologies in construction 4.0 is based on grouping robotics, big data, cloud, virtual reality, cybersecurity, simulation, vertical and horizontal integration, among others. The magic comes in knowing how to work with them for the benefit of the projects. In this way, the combination of technology with robotics achieves the digital transformation of the construction sector 4.0. SEDEMI presents business models and ways of doing innovative projects with quality and at the same level of the best construction companies in the world, offering employment to more than 800 people nationwide.