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Digital twins: Improving safety with smart technology

Lee McDougall, geomatic director at building consultancy and architecture practice AHR, looks at how a digital twin can be applied in a high-rise property.

How construction firms can capitalise on their data

You have data – here’s what to do with it, says Karthik Venkatasubramanian, vice-president of data and analytics at Oracle Construction & Engineering.

Construction project management specialists bring teams together

Construction project management specialists, Copronet, takes a look at the 'new normal' for the construction industry as a result of Covid-19.

Innovative tool to help care for Scotland’s traditional buildings

A new software tool which allows surveys and fabric inspections of traditional buildings to be carried out digitally, has been developed by Historic Environment Scotland (HES), The University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University.

Improving construction’s resilience for the post-pandemic world

Mike Pettinella, EMEA director of Autodesk Construction Solutions, says embracing digital transformation can boost productivity right now, and benefit firms in the long term.

Simpson Strong-Tie releases new BIM library

Engineered structural connector specialists, Simpson Strong-Tie, has made Building Information Modelling (BIM) content freely available for download from its website.

Bentley Systems joins Digital Twin Consortium

Software and digital twin cloud services provider, Bentley Systems, has joined the Digital Twin Consortium at the ‘Groundbreaker’ level.

The case for digitisation of construction has never been clearer

The construction industry is the second least digitised in the world, Copronet makes the case for digitalised construction processes in the wake of Covid-19.

Digital buy-in needed to address climate emergency

How can construction mitigate carbon emissions, address climate change and close the building performance gap? The answer could be to go digital, says Peter Barker, managing director of BIM Academy.

DT Hub: Bringing together the digital twin community

Following the official launch of the Centre for Digital Built Britain’s Digital Twin Hub, Samuel Chorlton, chair of the DT Hub, considers the competencies, skills and cultural changes integral to the successful adoption of digital twins.

How can weather data enhance BEM and real-time building management?

Integrating weather data into smart building management systems can save energy, improve the indoor environment and reduce climate impact.

3D laser scans reveal everything

Today’s laser scanning equipment can provide a complete digital image of any structure – top to bottom; slabs to columns; before, during and after construction.

Improving Lives through BIM: Deanery School

Building Information Modelling was at the heart of the construction of the 1,600-pupil Deanery School in Swindon, built as part of the government’s Transforming Construction Strategy.

Zoom construction case signals ‘shift in English courtroom history’

Barnet Council found liable for the repeated flooding of a family home in the first-ever entirely remote Technology and Construction Court trial in English legal history.

Digital twins prove game-changer for Bergen’s light rail extension

Digital twins and advanced BIM processes helped 18 disciplines across five different countries to coordinate a new light rail extension in Bergen, Norway, while reducing costs and cutting construction errors by 25%.

Social distancing tech to protect staff returning to work

Edinburgh-based Reactec has launched a new social distancing solution which monitors construction workers’ exposure to health risk amid Covid-19.

Common data environment to assist Australia bushfire recovery

Laing O’Rourke is to use Asite’s common data environment (CDE) to help lead the clean-up operation following the bushfires that devastated much of New South Wales, Australia.

Construction and weather: Are we asking the right questions?

Are we asking the right weather-related questions - and can we trust the answers? Shaun Pammenter MSc, meteorologist at MetSwift, takes a look.

How artificial intelligence is improving the efficiency of BIM

We look at the different ways that AI is starting to improve BIM systems and how this will change the way construction works in the future.

Using aerial photography and AI to classify buildings

A new joint venture between the University of Leicester and Bluesky International will harness aerial photography and AI to develop new geospatial data products.

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