The benefits of using Infrakit in euros

In this blog post I will present a simple calculation of concrete savings resulting from the surveying properties of Infrakit using an example project.

Infrakit increases the efficiency of surveying and data management of the construction site significantly. Below are presented three concrete ways how Infrakit can be utilized, which have proven to be effective on construction sites of Destia, Skanska and YIT. As the example project I chose a fictive 80 million euro road construction project. The duration is 3 years.

1) Survey chief’s centralized data management. Infrakit enables a centralized design management and synchronization in the work machines and centralized collection of as-built data. This saves 50% of the survey chief’s working time.

In the example project the work input of one person is saved. Cost savings amount to 240,000 euros in three years.

2) Foreman’s survey tools.The foreman has the opportunity to inspect the design data and conduct some of the as-built measurements using Infrakit GNSS measuring (survey) device. This will save 50% of the measuring (surveying) resources.

In the example project the work input of two people is saved. Cost savings amount to 360,000 euros in three years.

3) Digital quality documentation.Traditionally, when the project is finished, cross-section images of the surveys are sent to the project owner on paper. In the example project this would mean 15,000 cross-sections of the size of A4 paper printed in several series. With Infrakit, the project owner accepts the design and survey data collected in Infrakit, so the printing of cross-sections is not necessary. The cost of producing and printing one cross-section image is approximately 30 euros. Using Infrakit will save 450,000 euros in total.

Summary: Cost savings in the example project

Sub-area  Savings (EUR)
Survey chief’s centralized data management 240.000 EUR
Foreman’s measurement/survey tools 360.000 EUR
Digital quality documentation 450.000 EUR
Total savings 1.050.000 EUR

Over one million euros were saved in the surveying costs during the example project.

Savings brought by increased efficiency

In addition to the surveying cost savings presented above, Infrakit provides significant benefits through increased accuracy in building and efficient use of work machines. The development manager of Destia, Mika Jaakkola, states that compared to traditional working methods, the delivery cycle of contracts carried out by Destia using digital designs have shortened by up to 25%.

This view is supported by the data we have collected from the work machines. With traditional methods in the construction sites the efficiency of the machines is 60% on average (in use during the working hours), whereas sites that utilize Infrakit, the efficiency is 82% on average.

The rule of thumb is that the costs consist of work and material. Saving one fourth in the work costs leads to a 12.5% saving in the total budget. In the example project of 80 million euros, this means saving 10 million euros. The previously mentioned survey cost savings are not included in this calculation. I will return to the formation of these savings in the next blog post, in which I will also discuss the results of the innovation project “Infrakit application as management’s aid” commissioned by YIT in spring 2016.

Can you afford not to make use of the newest technologies? How much could your next project benefit from using Infrakit?

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Teemu Kivimäki

CEO and founder

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INTERMAT Paris

We are extremely happy to say that INTERMAT Paris was absolutely amazing for us. Thank you for everyone who came by our stand and attended to our workshops and talks. It was great meeting you all, and we hope to see you soon in the near future!

Below you can see some pictures from the first few days of INTERMAT. The atmosphere at the fair was absolutely great and it is amazing that we could be a part of it.

We are looking forward to our next event Vei & Anlegg in Norway during 2.-6.5. and hope to see many of you there!

New from the Benelux office!

Infrakit B.V. has a new office! We have moved to Wiltonstraat 36-40, 3905 KW Veenendaal. The relocations was necessary to support further expansion plans we have for Infrakit in the Benelux. Customer base is growing in Netherlands and also expansion into Belgium will take place. This required better and more office space as well.

We also want to take the opportunity to introduce one of our dealers to you. Infrakit has appointed DIS Digital Infra Solutions as dealer and support organisation. DIS will sell Infrakit and has all the knowledge to give support on all machine control systems. They also will setup training for Infrakit and can help you with other related issues you might have in the process towards your digital worksite. You can find all necessary information on their website: www.disinfra.nl.

Infrakit is The Open InfraBIM cloud service. So if you are in a need of good BIM tools for your infra project, please don’t hesitate to contact us! Open means that Infrakit uses open formats, like LandXML, DWG and DXF and we are open to all other cloud services like for example the different clouds of Trimble, Leica, Topcon, Moba, etc. We also are open to other software you already use, because we can connect Infrakit to these other software applications you have in use in your company. Please contact us if you need more information about that.