Construction robot systems, intelligent unmanned tower cranes, intelligent integrated lifting-and-hanging machines, unmanned beam fabrication yards... In recent years, the construction industry has deeply integrated information technologies such as big data, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence with engineering construction technologies. Batches of construction technologies have successively appeared on project sites, building a new construction mode featuring digitalization, networking, and intelligence throughout the entire engineering construction process.

To further strengthen construction technology innovation, Shandong, Shanxi, Hubei, and other regions are giving full play to the key role of construction enterprises' technology innovation in promoting the high-quality development of housing and urban-rural development by strengthening their principal position in technology innovation and encouraging their digital transformation, thereby promoting the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry.

Improving the Construction Technology Innovation System

A sound system is the key to continuously giving play to the leading and driving role of technology innovation.

In order to strengthen the principal position of construction enterprises in construction technology innovation, Shandong Province is actively cultivating leading technology enterprises in the housing and urban-rural development sector, supporting "specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative" small and medium-sized enterprises in carrying out technology research and development in specialized fields, establishing and improving collaborative innovation mechanisms among universities, research institutions, and enterprises, and attracting high-quality enterprises to participate in policy planning, achievement evaluation, and standard formulation. Relying on key construction projects, it is building integrated innovation carriers for key technology research, transformation of scientific and technological achievements, and cultivation of scientific and technological talent. It gives play to the leading role of technology centers of enterprises with the special-grade qualification for general construction contracting to drive industry technological progress. It guides enterprises to systematically establish systems for technology innovation decision-making, R&D investment, achievement transformation, and technology application, increase investment in technology R&D, and enhance independent innovation capability. At the same time, it gives full play to the leading and ecological dominance advantages of top enterprises, incorporates eligible construction-sector technology research and development projects into the scope of provincial science and technology plan support, encourages construction enterprises to actively participate in the formulation of national standards, supports construction enterprises in participating in the formulation of local and industry standards, and supports enterprises, industry associations, and industry alliances in promptly transforming new technologies and new processes into enterprise technical standards and group standards to promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements.

An important pathway for technology innovation is the transformation of scientific and technological achievements. Shanxi Province encourages deep collaborative innovation among industry, academia, and research. Relying on Shanxi's scientific and technological resource advantages, it increases cooperation between enterprises and universities within the province as well as well-known universities outside the province, fully utilizes the high-quality resources of universities and research institutes, carries out R&D and innovation of intelligent construction technology systems, and gradually builds a complete, independent and controllable, modern and efficient "industry-academia-research-application" chain. It encourages the transformation of intelligent construction scientific and technological achievements. For intelligent construction R&D achievements implemented by researchers at pilot universities in the province, researchers may be granted ownership or long-term use rights of job-related scientific and technological achievements. For construction enterprises that purchase advanced technology achievements for transformation and industrialization within the province, a 5% financial subsidy is granted based on the actual amount paid under the technology contract, with a maximum subsidy of 1 million yuan for a single scientific and technological achievement. It encourages enterprises to strengthen technology research, promote R&D, transfer, diffusion, and commercial application of basic common technologies and key core technologies for intelligent construction and construction industrialization, and accelerate breakthroughs in a number of core technologies such as modern process manufacturing of components and parts, intelligent control and optimization, new sensing and perception, engineering quality detection and monitoring, data collection and analysis, fault diagnosis and maintenance, and specialized software. It promotes the R&D and achievement transformation of intelligent construction systems such as digital design, intelligent production, intelligent construction, intelligent monitoring, intelligent detection, and smart operation and maintenance.

Wuxue City, Hubei Province, proposes that construction enterprises should strengthen cooperation with universities and research institutes to promote the transformation of innovative technological achievements. It implements high-level talent policies: for those who win the National Science and Technology Progress Award, *** construction methods, or participate in the formulation of national standards, the enterprise is awarded a one-time reward of 100,000 yuan; for those who win the Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award or provincial- and ministerial-level construction methods, the enterprise is awarded a one-time reward of 50,000 yuan.

Encouraging Enterprise Digital Transformation

With the progressive development of new-generation information technologies such as BIM, big data, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence, the construction industry is developing in the direction of informatization, digitalization, and intelligence. Digital construction has become an inevitable path for construction enterprises to develop new quality productive forces and achieve high-quality development.

Shanxi Province guides construction enterprises to actively carry out digital transformation using new-generation information technology projects such as the Internet of Things, cloud computing, big data, and BIM platforms. It encourages construction enterprises to carry out pilot demonstrations around big data industry development demonstration projects, construction industry internet demonstration projects, IoT key technology research projects, and digital management platform demonstration projects. It improves BIM-related standards to standardize and promote the application and development of BIM technology. It carries out the selection of BIM demonstration projects and the selection of excellent BIM cases, compiles a batch of high-quality cases of full-process BIM construction projects, further expands the industry's BIM demonstration effect, promotes the full-life-cycle application of building information modeling, and advances the forward design of construction projects and informatization management throughout the construction life cycle. It strengthens research on BIM software technology and the creation of demonstration models, promotes the application of BIM technology in all links from permit application to delivery, improves the standards system, and advocates the delivery of BIM 3D model results to enhance the industry's informatization level.

Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, focuses on the transformation of the design industry. With the promotion of BIM forward design as the focus, it promotes the application of BIM technology throughout the entire life cycle of construction projects. For public buildings such as government-invested office buildings, hospitals, and schools, urban landmark buildings, and important municipal infrastructure projects, with the approval of the government at the same level, BIM design costs are included in the project estimate. It promotes the application of BIM technology in construction drawing review.

Strengthening Support from Scientific and Technological Talent

Technology innovation is inseparable from talent cultivation. Tongzhou District, Beijing, emphasizes expanding the professional skills workforce and encourages enterprises to increase vocational skills training in the direction of intelligent construction. For enterprise employees who participate in *** or municipal-level first-class vocational skills competitions and win awards in intelligent construction-related projects such as BIM and construction robots, or who participate in the WorldSkills Competition in the name of the national team and win awards of excellence or above in intelligent construction-related projects, the enterprise where the winners work is given maximum support of 100,000 yuan, at the standard of 8,000 yuan per person for international-level competitions, 5,000 yuan per person for *** competitions, and 2,000 yuan per person for municipal-level competitions.

Shandong explores professional technology application and talent cultivation. It encourages incorporating intelligent construction topics into the "open competition for the best candidates" content of each city, encourages distinctive universities, research institutes, and vocational colleges (technician colleges) to increase efforts in cultivating intelligent construction talent, establish intelligent construction majors, and explore targeted commissioned training models in cooperation with enterprises to continuously output high-quality, professional talent teams. It guides leading enterprises in the industry to deepen cooperation with relevant universities and vocational schools, carry out intelligent construction education and skills training for frontline industrial workers, and build multi-level talent cultivation platforms.

Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province, strengthens training for construction industry practitioners and personnel with professional qualifications, improves professional and technical capabilities, and builds a knowledge-based, skill-based, and innovation-oriented talent team. It encourages enterprises to establish vocational training and practical training bases, promotes the professionalization of construction workers, standardization of training, and electronic certification, and cultivates modern construction industry workers.