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November 21, 2024

Contractor Technology Adoption In Home Improvement

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2 in 3 Pros Use AI
25% of Pros Have No Drive to Adopt Advancing Tech
70% of Pros Update Their Tech Annually

The Home Improve­ment Research Insti­tute (HIRI) has con­duct­ed an in-depth study to explore how cut­ting-edge tech­nol­o­gy is reshap­ing the home improve­ment indus­try. As tech­nol­o­gy advances, its influ­ence extends into every sec­tor, includ­ing home improve­ment, where pro­fes­sion­als are increas­ing­ly adopt­ing inno­v­a­tive tools to enhance their oper­a­tions. This com­pre­hen­sive study sheds light on the cur­rent state of tech­nol­o­gy adop­tion among home improve­ment pro­fes­sion­als, reveal­ing sig­nif­i­cant insights and trends.

In this study, HIRI exam­ines a vari­ety of tech­nolo­gies that are rev­o­lu­tion­iz­ing the way home improve­ment pro­fes­sion­als work. These tech­nolo­gies include:

  • Mobile Apps for On-Site Work: Stream­lin­ing tasks and com­mu­ni­ca­tion on the go.
  • Sched­ul­ing and Time-Track­ing Tools: Improv­ing effi­cien­cy and project management.
  • Esti­mat­ing and Bid­ding Soft­ware: Enhanc­ing accu­ra­cy and com­pet­i­tive­ness in project proposals.
  • Account­ing and Invoic­ing Soft­ware: Sim­pli­fy­ing finan­cial man­age­ment and transactions.
  • Project Man­age­ment Soft­ware: Facil­i­tat­ing com­pre­hen­sive over­sight and collaboration.
  • Cus­tomer Rela­tion­ship Man­age­ment Sys­tems: Strength­en­ing client inter­ac­tions and satisfaction.
  • Build­ing Infor­ma­tion Mod­el­ing (BIM): Improv­ing design and con­struc­tion process­es through detailed dig­i­tal representations.
  • Tools Lever­ag­ing Arti­fi­cial Intel­li­gence: Automat­ing tasks and pro­vid­ing advanced data analysis.
  • Drones or Aer­i­al Imag­ing: Offer­ing new per­spec­tives and pre­ci­sion in site assessments.
  • Vir­tu­al Real­i­ty (VR) and Aug­ment­ed Real­i­ty (AR): Enabling immer­sive project visu­al­iza­tion and planning.

Objectives

Eval­u­ate the cur­rent state and trends in tech­nol­o­gy adop­tion among pro­fes­sion­al con­trac­tors, focus­ing on sec­toral dif­fer­ences and growth trajectories.
Exam­ine the moti­va­tions, ben­e­fits, and bar­ri­ers influ­enc­ing con­trac­tors’ deci­sions to adopt or delay tech­nol­o­gy integration.
Iden­ti­fy pre­ferred dis­cov­ery meth­ods, train­ing resources, and ven­dor sup­port sys­tems that dri­ve or hin­der tech­nol­o­gy adoption.
Under­stand future inten­tions for tech­nol­o­gy adop­tion, includ­ing planned invest­ments, emerg­ing tools, and the role of orga­ni­za­tion­al size in adop­tion strategies.

As the home improve­ment indus­try con­tin­ues to evolve, stay­ing ahead of tech­no­log­i­cal advance­ments will be cru­cial for main­tain­ing com­pet­i­tive­ness and effi­cien­cy. The study high­lights the impor­tance of ven­dor sup­port, effec­tive train­ing resources, and the need for tai­lored approach­es based on orga­ni­za­tion­al size and sec­tor-spe­cif­ic requirements.

HIRI Contractor Technology Adoption in Home Improvement Nov 2024

Research Files

Cross Tabulations

HIRI Contractor Technology Adoption Crosstab 1 Nov 2024

Data File(s)

HIRI Contractor Technology Adoption SPSS File Nov 2024
HIRI Contractor Technology Adoption Detailed Data File Nov 2024

Infographic

How Contractors Are Embracing Technology Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities [INFOGRAPHIC]

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