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Net-zero ambitions: Designing and building a more sustainable future
Jorge Beroiz, director at CallisonRTKL, looks at zero carbon building techniques and new innovations including by-product materials, such as using rice husks for sustainable cladding.
Automated scan-to-BIM inspection delivers green construction in Sweden
Construction project in one of the trendiest neighbourhoods of Stockholm invests in automatic 3D scanning tech to track progress and detect construction deviations in real-time.
The power of documents in a construction project dispute
When it comes to project disputes, being able to access the correct records and information can be the difference between winning and losing. It is therefore crucial for businesses to document everything – and to ensure they can find it when it is needed.
Speedy partners with Siemens to lower hire costs
Speedy's digital service allows the company’s employees to manage on-hire equipment individually, while enabling them to off-hire products.
Pagabo and Sheffield university to ‘shake up’ construction sector
National framework provider Pagabo has forged a research agreement with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) to challenge current methods in the construction sector.
Digitising quantity estimation to win more projects
Dublin-based engineering contractor ClearTech has won 50% more jobs with enhanced estimation efficiency from BIM software
Open BIM for structural engineering
Viktor Várkonyi, chief division officer and Nigel Rees, project lead at the Nemetschek Group, are challenging the status quo, explaining what the future holds for BIM and structural engineering.
Keltbray hires three new MD’s as part of organisational revamp
Keltbray has appointed three new managing directors, as it unveils an organisational revamp to deliver its customer focussed strategy.
Five more tech firms join HS2 Innovation Accelerator initiative
HS2 Ltd has announced the names of the five new cutting-edge tech firms that will join its Innovation Accelerator programme.
Phase one of new School of Engineering development complete
Willmott Dixon has completed the first phase of construction work for the £46.5m School of Engineering development at the University of Birmingham.
Winvic secures industrial facility contract in Leicestershire
DSV has appointed Winvic Construction Ltd to design, construct and partially fit out its new industrial facility at Mercia Park in North West Leicestershire.
3D laser scanning for the process plant industry
Marc Zschieschang, software product marketing manager at FARO Technologies, examines the growing use of 3D laser scanning to ensure safety and efficiency in the oil and gas sectors.
Interserve to deliver £1.4m robotics centre at Sheffield College
Interserve has been awarded a £1.4m contract to refurbish Sheffield Colleges’ Olive Grove Campus to provide a new £1.4m robotics centre for its engineering department.
Asite to open new data center in the Kingdom of Saudi...
Asite is set to open its new data center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it works towards providing the best facilities to support infrastructure and capital projects in the region.
Opportunity in adversity: Time to act to transform construction
Following publication of the Transforming Construction report, Professor Cam Middleton, director of the University of Cambridge Laing O’Rourke Centre for Construction Engineering & Technology, reflects on the current opportunity for the industry.
BIM Level 2 is now mandatory – but has it worked?
Sander van de Rijdt, co-founder and managing director of PlanRadar, takes a look at whether BIM Level 2 implementation has worked in the UK.
How can planning departments adapt post Covid-19?
Here, Graeme Cooke, commercial director at DEF highlights some of the lessons planning customers have shared that might be useful for planning departments to help streamline their own processes in order to support a boost in the industry post-Covid-19.
Asite Ecosystem enables open data exchange in built environment
Asite has announced the launch of the Asite Ecosystem, which enables Asite users to benefit from improved interoperability and global reach.
How has BIM impacted building design and what’s coming next?
BIM is often described as a technology, automation, or a particular piece of software. However, it is actually a process that produces a building information model amongst other things. Dr Kristopher Dane, vice president and director of digital design at Thornton Tomasetti explores this further.
Second modular bridge craned into place on HS2
The second of four modular bridges has been moved into place in just 45 minutes on HS2’s new Interchange Station.
Marketing’s role in the construction industry’s post-Covid recovery
James Ellis, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Construction Industry Group (CIMCIG), discusses the vital role marketers can play in helping the UK construction industry get back on its feet.
Covid-19 and the reinvention of the construction industry
Asite has launched a research report examining how the construction industry can adapt to survive, using digital technologies in the face of Covid-19.
Offsite construction: From cottage industry to critical constituent
With decades of experience to draw on, Cogent Consulting is incredibly busy advising on a wide range of offsite delivery issues across the UK construction sector. Managing director, Darren Richards, shares his perspective on the progression within the sector over the past five years to the present state of this evolving market.
How the UK construction industry is bouncing back
Covid-19 has taken its toll on construction sector productivity, but as Fieldfisher construction specialists Cecily Davis, Dan Preston and Helen Andrews explain, the industry is adapting positively to changes in working practices brought about by the pandemic.
Ideate Software becomes Gold Sponsor of Autodesk University 2020
Ideate Software has been announced as a Gold Sponsor of the first Autodesk University that is entirely digital and free to attend.
Asite named as finalists in Construction Computing Awards 2020
Asite has been named as finalists in four categories at this year’s Construction Computing Awards.