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Structural health monitoring to improve decision-making for masonry arch bridges
Sam Cocking, a PhD student at the CSIC working under the supervision of Prof Matthew DeJong, reports on a structural health monitoring.
Planning and building the secure smart city
Steven Kenny, industry liaison, architecture and engineering at Axis Communications, discusses the challenges of the smart revolution and the innovation that is needed to create a smarter, safer world.
IoT and pollution: A breath of fresh air
The effects of air pollution are an increasing concern for cities around the world. Nick Sacke of Comms365 looks at how the Internet of Things can support a better understanding of the factors behind it in order to more effectively address the harm it can cause.
Project Etopia completes modular eco home
The first home in London’s only modular commuter village, Etopia Corby, has been completed inside and out, MMC specialist Project Etopia .
Modern Methods of Construction in a reordered world
Law firm Burges Salmon looks at how the perfect storm of sector restructure and the advance of Modern Methods of Construction will combine to reshape construction procurement in 2025 and beyond.
Energy House 2.0: Supporting clean tech for the built environment
Professor Will Swan and Dr Richard Fitton discuss the University of Salford’s Energy House 2.0, a state-of-the-art research facility that will test new technology to help speed up the development of better, more reliable products for the built environment.
Accelerating the implementation of advanced manufacturing techniques
Martin Ganley, BRE programme director for the CIH, offers reflections on a roundtable looking at advanced manufacturing techniques in the built environment.
Digital construction: The future of the built environment
Melanie Dawson, director of digital construction at Graham, explains how the business is implementing cutting-edge technology.
BIM4Water: A drive for digital transformation across the UK water sector
BIM4Water has moved from a start-up group in 2013, to become a leadership group with over 200 members, who are taking practical and collaborative steps to implement BIM in the water sector.
Building the foundations for the future of the NHS
Sander van de Rijdt, co-founder and managing director of PlanRadar, looks at how construction’s technological revolution is going to change how our public services are delivered to unlock hours of productivity in UK hospitals.
AIMCH: How digital and offsite construction can transform housebuilding
Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) is a pioneering project that puts collaboration, digital working and large-scale offsite manufacturing at the heart of tackling the housing crisis. Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, explains how it works.
Transforming Construction: Driving innovation
Sam Stacey, challenge director, UKRI Transforming Construction, talks to PBC Today about why he took on the role, the key aims of the Transforming Construction Challenge and the future of precision manufacturing and offsite construction.
Modern Methods of Construction: Good foundations or built up too much?
Ian Atkinson and Ryan Lavers of law firm Womble Bond Dickinson examine the rise of Modern Methods of Construction and whether they are having the impact predicted.
Geospatial commission appoints four new commissioners
Four new commissioners will join the Board of the Geospatial Commission alongside its chair, Sir Andrew Dilnot, and deputy chair, Nigel Clifford.
Axis releases smart buildings & smart cities whitepaper
Axis has announced the release of its latest whitepaper, Smart Buildings & Smart Cities Security, a detailed study of challenges for smart buildings.
intu to create new development on doorstep of intu Lakeside
The new development will bring a mix of over 1,000 modern homes to rent, catering for individuals, creating high quality, community living in Essex.
Shaping the future of construction with digital technology
Melanie Dawson, director of digital construction at GRAHAM, discusses digital construction, BIM and smart ways of working in the construction industry.
Committee urges government to embrace Modern Methods of Construction
The housing committee has urged the government to embrace Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) in order to meet the target to build 300,000 new homes a year by mid-2020s.
The booming Build-to-Rent market
Build-to-Rent, or BtR, has risen in five years from almost nowhere to be a potential core element in meeting Britain’s housing need. Why should this have happened? What does it mean? Is it all good news?
Going green: Time to think about distributed energy technology
Louis Burford, head of solution sales and optimisation at Centrica Business Solutions, explores the importance of onsite energy technology for developers and planners.
How technology is turning carbon emissions into a useful resource
Adams Selfstore discusses carbon storage – and how technology is helping to transform carbon emissions into raw materials and fuel for the construction industry.
Can modular housing solve the housing crisis?
Bruceshaw explores how in order for modular housing to truly boost the residential sector, we must change the mindset people have on prefabrication.
Using 3D VR to verify tunnel systems safety
More transport infrastructure is being built below ground. 3D VR can help to ensure tunnel systems and stations are properly ventilated.
How technology can end construction’s productivity slump
Ibrahim Imam, co-founder and managing director of PlanRadar, looks at how construction technology megatrends could help the industry beat its 20 year-long productivity slump.
How ESG can drive global change and financial gain in infrastructure
Emma Arnold, technical director at WYG, discusses how the Environmental Social Governance can and will bring real tangible benefits to infrastructure projects both financially and reputationally.
West Cambridge: Developing a digital twin demonstrator
The Institute for Manufacturing’s West Cambridge project is highlighting how digital twins can harness data from multiple sources to inform better building management, while improving productivity and wellbeing.