A Big Win at the Big 5: There's nothing like a victory to set the pace for 2023

A Big Win at the Big 5: There’s Nothing Like a Victory to set the Pace for 2023

Before we go into our experiences at The Big 5: International Building and Construction Show held in Dubai earlier this month in detail, allow us to share a piece of good news. VisiLean walked away from this iconic event with not one, but two prestigious awards! This is a huge recognition of our efforts to do our bit for future-proofing construction technology and we cannot contain our excitement.

The Start-Up Ecosystem was the focus of this year’s Big 5. We received the Center of Excellence in Smart Construction award and the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy award during the Start-Up Pitch Competition, which was one of the highlights of the event.

‘It was a last-minute decision’, says Dr Bhargav Dave, our CEO and co-founder, ‘to participate in this mega event’. In fact, the organisers contacted us asking if we would like to participate – and we did. There were more than 36 contestants and we were excited to know that we had made it to the top ten before the event began. Over the last four decades, the BIG 5: International Building and Construction Show has been an information and communication platform for the construction industry, and a catalyst for entering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) market. ‘It was with this in mind that we ventured to be part of this mega event,’ he added. The win, has definitely opened up a whole new avenue.

What’s the Start-up Pitch Competition?

The construction industry is in a state of flux. Through innovation, disruption, and agility, the pitch competition showcased technologies that will disrupt and transform the construction industry. Several pioneering Contech, Proptech, infrastructure and energy start-ups from 21 countries presented their business cases to a panel of judges in the hope of securing prizes from the Big 5 and its partners including Dubai Chamber Digital, ALEC Engineering & Contracting, The Founder Institute, and Centre of Excellence in Smart Construction. Taking part in the competition offered us the opportunity to launch our future-forward product, to connect with actors of the world’s most exciting construction industry region, and to forge valuable relationships with investors. And that brings us to the Big 5.

Why is the Big 5 special?

The 43rd edition of the Big 5, the largest and most influential construction event in the Middle East, was held at the Dubai World Trade Centre with an industry-altering and future-proofing agenda. The fact that more than 2,000 participants from 60 countries took part in the event itself makes it an extremely significant occasion. In addition to pavilions from 20 different countries, we had the chance to interact with key stakeholders and decision-makers from across the construction value chain. The annual event covered six specialized events addressing the entire construction ecosystem, including the Big 5 Heavy, Middle East Concrete, HVAC R Expo, Middle East Stone, Urban Design & Landscape Expo, and FM Expo. The Big 5 also played host to the first ever Everything Architecture, the only exclusive event in the region for the architect and designer community.

Being a mega event, the Big 5 provided us with the right mix of innovators and companies that were open to collaborating with us. Despite the competitive spirit, we found the solidarity and the future oriented tech getting its due at the event.

What we saw, what we heard, and what we learned

The mega event was an eye-opener. A stepping stone to the MENA market, it brought together innovators and the big names in the sector. A 360° platform for the construction industry is provided by the specialized events, making it a not-to-be-missed opportunity. The expo allowed us to witness first-hand innovative tech inventions and solutions from 2,000+ brands both local and international. Between our busy schedule we managed to interact with leaders and innovators from construction powerhouses. As a result of the award, we were able to interact with officials from the MENA construction industry who play a crucial role in the development of new projects.

Speaking about the show, he added, ‘when you take part in an exhibition or a show, we experience the new horizons opening up. “Presenting and giving demos of VisiLean to a very diverse set of people who may not know the background of your work, and adhering to a strict timeline is a challenge during the shows. It is a high-pressure environment. At Big 5, we had access to the most innovative built environment solutions globally and locally from its global hub in Dubai. The Big 5 has opened up a lot of prospective and positive leads.”

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Howard G.

September 24, 2021.

Review Excellent - as well as the product, the customer support has been fantastic. ☺Ease of use, potential for it to be a single source of data, phone app. ☹Like to be able to scroll left to right between weeks in scheduler view and the location stays in the same place. Would like to be able to scroll 1 week at a time in phase view. Constraints to be tracked, and identify by associated trade. Unable to "commit" a task for the next week.

monish g.

July 24, 2021.

Visilean Review Good ☺Visilean is a very good software for collaborative efforts with a dedicated team working on a tight schedule ☹Offline facility not available. It should be incorporated.

Deron M.

July 22, 2021.

Visilean is the future of construction... ☺Real time updates of the project - Ease of giving updates strait from job site. Mobility of apps and Great customer support and system on-boarding. ☹I don't really have much negative to say, every time we come up with something to improve the system it doesn't talk long and its part of a system update. They are working every day to improve the system.

Aastha B.

July 8, 2021.

Why should you go with the software Software has a lot of significance in improving a projects performance. My overall experience was really great and the team is really supportive. ☺BIMLean Integration works out easy with the software. It supports LPS of Lean Process. Model and Schedule can directly be imported and linked in the software itself. 4D simulation can be viewed in the software with a proper colour wheel assigned to it defining the work status. Work commitment, collaborative planning, communication and workflow are improved using the software, which helps improve project performance. Different projects constraints such as: space planning, resource planning, equipment positioning, etc. are easily identified. Software summaries the project status with PPC tracking of WWP, reason of variance mapping, constraint summary and generates progress reports with all documents submitted per activity (RFI, Quality Report, Site Photograph, etc.) in one place. It compares the planned v/s actual work at site with visual view addition. It is a handy software and is easy to use with easily accessible data. Software also has a mobile version, helping the data to be tracked from anywhere possible. ☹Overall the software is really great but some points from a designer's perspective could be added into the same.

Bhaumik P.

The Future of Built Environment Good ☺3D BIM, 4D Simulation, Value Engineering, Waste Reduction ☹Everything is okay in the cloud and app system. But what if the project is in a remote location. Network Connectivity for real-time updates is an issue. They should build an offline version of the app.

Agastya M.

July 7, 2021.

A game changer for real estate projects The experience with VisiLean has been very satisfactory ☺We have been more inclined towards using the mobile app. Using the mobile app is very much convenient on an every day basis. Most importantly the Quality Approval workflow is very seamless. We can convey our work completion by clicking just one button on the mobile app and the Sr. Engineers get notified about the same. When it comes to the Software, it is cloud based and this helps us to access the Software as well. It is just like accessing facebook; you go to the VisiLean website, provide your credentials and boom; you have all your projects with you. The Gantt view in the Software helps us to create our schedules and also import our schedules created on Microsoft excels. ☹Not much cons that our company can think of, but yes; on some instances, when we work in basements where the network connectivity is an issue; it is not possible to provide the updates from mobile app. We have conveyed this to their support team (which is very friendly btw) and they have already committed to deliver it soon.

Keith O.

July 6, 2021.

Graham Construction Very good as I said. It will need to be in bedded more into peoples working habits. ☺Keeps a track of important contractual issues ☹Needs more time to bed into peoples working live's

Josh B.

Great Planning tool ☺The mobile app made it easy to see my tasks only. ☹The web version was a little confusing and hard to navigate for first time users.

Daniel F.

July 2, 2021.

Visilean review - Best custom service i have ever experienced. - Visilean wants feedback and really listen to it. I am very convinced that Visilean wants to be developed and contiune to improve, and they show it. Ideas and user friendly tips i give in feedback often is implemented in the near future. ☺- Live update on phones. - Low time spent on documenting activities that goes according to planned. - That you make each subcontractor "more" responsible when they need to accept each activities 6-8 weeks before start by making it "ready". ☹- No view to gives you the full overview of the long term plan. (like 12 months ahead). - Todays use of colors. Ready state is good for the planner only, but during planning meeting with all contractors, look