We are a high-performance team that seeks to offer the best alternatives for all projects and processes. Currently, we are committed to strengthening the culture of innovation and making Even more dynamic and agile to face the challenges of the new times.
In this context, the change that the pandemic caused in the way people work is included. For many, the home office is no longer a temporary option in a crisis and has become a new reality. We believe that the property will be over a home. It will also become a business and services platform, which opens up opportunities to create new advantages in our developments.
Based on this conviction, we combine innovation in sustainable products and processes with technology. We started, in 2021, with the digitization of processes, besides the use of a response bot via chat, available on the Even Portal and our App, and we are investing in startups. Although it is still a peripheral model, which does not permeate Even's processes, we have developed new startups that will boost the culture of innovation – one of the startups should generate the first positive financial result in 2022.
We also had new improvements in the electronic platform GDFOR (Management of Supplier Documents). The system, implemented over five years ago, allows the management of outsourced employees and enables strict control of registrations, verification and updating of documents, besides training and access policy to construction sites.
For new materials, the process requires the approval of all the competent areas to ensure the quality and safety of the product: it goes through the pre-approval of the Construction works Manager and the General Manager of Construction works, who present an analysis at the Operations Meeting. Subsequently, the Operations Committee verifies the feasibility of the implementation. It forwards it to the engineering department of the work, which must identify standards and forms and publish the innovation in the system so that the new materials are quickly adopted in all construction works. Some innovations gained prominence. Between them:
Acoustic block applied to the units, elevator shaft, stairwell and escape routes;
Swimming pool lining, by adopting a more modern and safer model, which represented an improvement in terms of quality; and
Facade mapping with drone and diagnosis with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In 2019, we also started the process of digitization at construction sites. Currently, we no longer have paper in the construction works, and all processes are carried out in digital formats, such as receiving materials, checking services and monitoring the Technological Control Plan (PCT). All files are digitized and available to the Technical Support area at the end of the work. We reduced the printing of 45,000 sheets, avoiding emitting 140 kg of CO2e per job, which is equivalent to 70 m² of preserved forests. With the process, we gained operational efficiency, greater team engagement to increase conference and product quality and greater critical data analysis.
Even has been implementing several actions to improve its cybersecurity. In 2018, the vulnerability management program was created (named the London project), and the information security policy was defined. In 2020 and 2021, we carried out, among other initiatives, the upgrade of servers, the network manager's replacement, and a new antivirus system with anti-ransomware protection.
