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Report: Information management in construction can aid UK’s recovery
Every £1 invested in information management (IM) in the construction sector could secure up to £6 of labour time savings and boost government efforts to reach net zero carbon targets, according to a new report.
Skanska pilots industry drone flights
Skanska's pilot drones can execute missions in industrial environments, from a central control room, to potentially hundreds of miles away.
Technology mythbusting: Using Common Data Environments in construction
Andrew Martin of Egnyte challenges some of the myths that have arisen around Common Data Environments and the reliability of construction data in the cloud.
Women in BIM: Building a powerful collaborative network
Almost a decade on from its creation, Women in BIM founder Rebecca De Cicco discusses the group’s global growth and its ongoing mission to provide support, networking and education for female professionals in the sector.
End-to-end visibility: The importance of total project overview
In uncertain and challenging times, having access to accurate, reliable and up-to-date information is vital in helping project teams react and adapt to often quickly changing conditions on site.
How 5G on construction sites is raising the bar
As super-fast internet becomes essential to modern building practices, the industry now needs the connectivity capabilities to meet data demand. PJ Farr, managing director of UK Connect, explains how the role of 4GLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi 6 will enhance on site connectivity, making construction safer, smarter and more efficient.
The future of facility management is augmented reality
One in five facilities managers use augmented reality today with over 70% expected to use it in the next two years. Gailia Rosen Schwarz, VP of business development at Resonai, discusses a new report asking FM professionals how the technology is helping them to do their jobs better, faster and more easily.
Costain technology director joins Atkins
Atkins has appointed John Batterbee to lead its new applied technology practice, which has been formed in response to a growing demand for digital and technology capabilities.
Andy Outram appointed as new chairperson of CSIC
Turner & Townsend director Andy Outram has been appointed as Construction Scotland Innovation Centre’s (CSIC) new chairperson.
The Egan Report 23 years on… Part 1: How has construction...
More than two decades on from the release of the influential Egan Report, Nathan Doughty, CEO of Asite, reflects on the progress the construction industry has made with five key drivers of change.
Asite CDE achieves BSI Kitemark™ for BIM software
In a landmark accomplishment, the Asite CDE has become one of the world’s first to achieve the new BSI Kitemark for BIM software.
Mechwest enhances accuracy of daily document workflows with Revu
Mechwest turns to Bluebeam Revu as its solution to digitalise its entire document review and annotation operation.
Márkus Engineering solves collaboration challenges with Revu and Archicad
Budapest-based multi-disciplinary engineering and management firm, Márkus Engineering made a 50% time saving on design reviews using Bluebeam and GRAPHISOFT software
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Associations must work together to standardise construction product data
In the first of a short podcast series, a roundtable of industry experts calls for trade associations to work together to standardise construction product data.
BIMspiration and collaboration with Rhys Lewis
Some BIMspiration for us all: Rhys Lewis from the UK BIM Alliance.
Stellar Services joins the Asite Ecosystem
Stellar Services has joined the Asite Ecosystem to expand opportunities for Asite in North America and help the platform grow.
Interserve Construction appoints new technical director
Interserve Construction has announced the appointment of a new technical director, to sit on the senior leadership team of the major construction and engineering services company.
A mostly sunny outlook on cloud-based reality capture
While 2020 was no doubt a challenging year, there were some decidedly sunny breaks, says Jerry Hardy, integrated marketing director, architecture engineering and construction, FARO Technologies.
Middle East developer to use Asite’s construction cloud platform
Asite’s construction cloud platform will streamline project information and enhance collaboration across the full lifecycle of Aldar Properties’ assets.
Drone surveying a London landmark
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have been used to undertake a survey of the Lloyd’s building’s external façade in the heart of the City of London. Russell Cole, leader of façades UK at Arup, discusses this challenging project and the potential of drones in surveying dense urban areas.
BIM in modular construction: What can we learn from car...
Keith Beverley, key account manager at Wavin UK explores the use of BIM in modular construction, how digitisation has the power to bring cost savings to the industry and how the construction sector could learn from car manufacturers.
Whatever happened to the smart city?
Mark Enzer, head of the National Digital Twin Programme at the Centre for Digital Built Britain and contributor to built environment event Futurebuild, explains how connecting digital twins can serve smarter cities.
Integrated data in construction: The ‘key to success’ in 2021 and...
The recent challenges brought on by Covid-19 have shown the construction industry to be willing to adopt new technologies. Social distancing measures have forced construction to adapt to digital tools faster and more comprehensively than ever before.
Noble Legend to advance Asite platform in East Asia
Online integrated solutions provider, Noble Legend has joined the Asite Ecosystem to advance the growth of the Asite platform in East Asia.
How the construction industry can meet decarbonisation targets
Asite has launched a new research report on how the construction industry can mitigate carbon emissions through the smart retrofitting of built assets.
Software company PODFather improves HS2 logistics
An Edinburgh-based construction software supplier, PODFather, has enabled works for Phase One of HS2, with logistics and safety compliance software speeding up processes on sites across the West Midlands.