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Digital culture change needed for construction industry
The construction industry needs to embrace a culture shift if it is to keep up with digital changes in the sector…
There is no doubt...
2025 vision – a digital future for the construction industry
Dale Sinclair, AECOM’s Director of Technical Practice, the CIC BIM Champion and the RIBA’s Ambassador for Industry Collaboration and Technical Innovation sets out the...
Can technology save the planning and building control process?
iApply discuss the role of technology in planning and building control, and how it can save money...
Technology has been proven to help save time...
Can technology save the planning and building control process?
Technology has been proven to help save time and money across many industries, helping companies reach maximum efficiency and service for their customers. However,...
Addressing the sticky note problem for the digital age
Paul Daynes, Regional Director, UK & Northern Europe, Newforma discusses updating project scheduling for the twenty-first century with lean planning...
Working in the architectural, engineering and...
Defining Digital Built Britain
Paul Oakley, BRE BIM Director examines the current state of play in the drive for coordinated data standards for information exchange, in order to...
50 years of Architectural Technology
As the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists celebrates its 50th anniversary, Graham Paterson MCIAT and Tahar Kouider MCIAT summarise how the organisation is embracing...
Building a future with the latest interactive technology
Martin Large, CEO Steljes details the benefits of utilising technology within construction and how the BIM process will be central to achieving results…
Technology may...
The role of the Internet of Things in achieving a Digital...
Justin Anderson, CEO of Flexeye, talks about the vital role of the Internet of Things, including the HyperCat standard, in delivering the vision and...
BIM: Developing a Digital Built Britain
John Eynon, Chair of the CIC South East Regional BIM Hub, considers how BIM and the smart city concept work together and whether we...
BIM technology to be utilised at Hardies
Scottish firm Hardies Property & Construction Consultants has introduced BIM as part of its “new era”...
Hardies Property & Construction Consultants is set to embrace...
Canary Wharf to trial smart city technology
Canary Wharf Group is set to pilot new technologies as the latest winners of the Cognicity Challenge are announced...
The Cognicity Challenge is a competition...
The technology behind BIM
In matching the challenges and opportunities that BIM presents, Autodesk discuss the available software to satisfy the requirements for a successful project.
The introduction of...
The technology behind BIM
In matching the challenges and opportunities that BIM presents, Autodesk discuss the available software to satisfy the requirements for a successful project.
The introduction of...
How can tech companies break through in the construction industry?
The construction industry has been slow to adopt digital technology, while productivity levels in the construction industry have remained consistently below the UK average. In this article, Sebastian Peck, partner at KOMPAS, explores how tech companies can advance in the sector.
How can tech make offsite construction methods go mainstream?
Alex Micallef, UK general manager at Graitec, explores the need to draw further on digital technology in order to make MMC and offsite construction methods mainstream.
How information digitisation is transforming the residential sector
The use of digital technology and innovative processes has been propelled since the Covid-19 pandemic, with the move towards better information management and automation for planning, design, construction and handover, as well as operations and maintenance, for the residential sector, Zutec explains.
Building Iceland’s new national hospital
The power of digital technology in construction is helping to create what will be one of Iceland’s largest and most vital buildings, a new national hospital.
4D visualisation shapes bold addition to London skyline
Digital technology including 3D modelling and 4D visualisation has played a key role in the development of One Crown Place on the boundary of the City of London.
Building confidence with accurate project costing
Construction is playing a leading role in the UK’s economic recovery but in an uncertain world, accurately forecasting costs and keeping them on track can be tricky. With new opportunities on the cards, forward-thinking firms are using digital technology, including estimating software, to win more tenders and improve the profitability of projects, as Andy Day, estimating, take off & surveying software consultant from Access Construction, explains.
Can MMC help the housing industry recover from Covid-19?
The landscape post-Covid may well be a catalyst for the uptake of modern methods of construction and increasing use of digital technology, explains Hawkins\Brown’s partner, delivery director, Nigel Ostime.
The construction method reshaping the London 2012 Athletes’ Village
Mace Tech’s High Rise Solutions combines BIM and digital technology with an on-site, self-contained factory approach to reduce construction times while improving quality.
Digitising airport construction
Raymond Millar from The McAvoy Group, looks at how offsite construction and latest digital technology can expand passenger boarding facilities.
What are the implications of the national space standard for the...
James Carson of Idox examines the national space standard for homes and explains how digital technology could ease pressure on the building control sector
Modular school building cuts carbon emissions
Designed and built by McAvoy, the brand new Merstham Park School in Surrey provides 900 pupils aged 11-16 years with high-quality classrooms, play space, a dance studio and an all-weather sports pitch.
Reshaping the future of UK housebuilding: Introducing M-Dock
The UK’s housebuilding industry is facing tough times, and alarm bells are starting to ring for social housing programmes, causing ripple effects throughout construction. With a desperate need for affordable homes, finding the balance between cost, quality, speed of delivery and sustainability is a significant challenge.