Brazilian construction has its origins in centuries-old building processes. On most construction sites, we find rudimentary, slow and imprecise design and execution processes, with a high potential for budget and deadline overruns. Added to this worrying condition is the amount of waste generated, the proper disposal of which is still a challenge for most cities.
There are many reasons for this and the scenario is still very much inclined to maintain the status quo, but there are companies that are challenging all the limitations and difficulties of the market in search of more advantageous solutions for the client, for themselves and for Brazil. This is the case of Kronan Tecnologia em Construção Civil Ltda, a company that has adopted BIM modeling technology for project design and execution and has Trimble's Tekla Structures as a great ally in carrying out its projects.
Based on its founders' vision of the need to act differently, avoiding the stress generated in people who decide to build, Kronan then seeks to prevent the client's dream from becoming a big, long nightmare, as Mariana de Arruda Stucchi, the architect in charge of the company's design department, tells us. The practical experience of one of its founders in building his own house using traditional methods was enough to turn the trauma into a business opportunity. "Kronan was born to bring a new, highly technological solution that takes into account the client and their dream, making the user experience light, fast, peaceful and happy," says Stucchi.
The Good Example from Outside and Culture Change
Based on the excellent results obtained in developing reference countries, it didn't take long for the company to understand the key to their success: the BIM project culture, which guides all phases of project development right through to final delivery. Stucchi's statement reinforces this thesis: "
