Technology & Digital Construction

Bentley Education’s Digital Twin Design Challenge is a student contest to reimagine a realworld location and design a structure using the Minecraft video game.

Digital Construction Skills (DCS) has launched a free mentoring service to support businesses in implementing digital processes and techniques. DCS is funded by the Construction Industry Training Board to help construction companies develop the skills they need to drive digital transformation in their business.

The construction sector has faced a multitude of issues over the pandemic, but there are solutions to help it move on, says OCCMS’ Oliver Assogna

Faelsafe Life Safety has implemented a cloud-based platform to reduce its administrative burden, eliminate paper from its operations and improve the efficiency of engineers working across the UK mainland.

Avire warns against getting stuck in lifts once copper phone lines are replaced by fibreoptics

Anthony Green, Chief Technology Officer for FoxTech, explains the top cybersecurity problems and how to fix them

Colm Gribben, owner of wastewater treatment specialist Viltra, explains why his exclusive webinar for CABE members is vital viewing.

GHD’s Suna Taymaz, Simon Babes and Steve Gwynne discuss how using emerging data collection and analysis technology can help build shock-resistant communities

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced the global verification of its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 3.1 software tool, which will help cement and concrete manufacturers better understand the environmental impact of their products and processes while enabling designers to design the lowest-possible whole-life carbon buildings and infrastructure.

A new digital twins project looks at language barriers between industries to find some common ground

A technical consultation in England and Wales on offering all new homes access to high-speed wi-fi has been announced by the government.

Jovan Arsovski, Senior Building Intelligence Engineer at engineering consultancy Hoare Lea, discusses what a smart building really means and where the industry is heading.

Mary Cameron of SOCOTEC discusses the role that measured vibration levels and manufacturer’s data plays when assessing HAV exposure.

NBS’ annual Digital Construction Survey (formally BIM Survey) has revealed that 80% of respondents think adoption of digital technologies is delivering a better-built environment, with 75% agreeing that it offers sustainability benefits.

The National Digital Twin programme and partners produced a film and interactive app for COP26 showcasing the role of connected digital twins in adapting to the climate emergency.

The BSI has launched an identification tool that promises to bring product traceability through the built environment supply chain.

The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) has signed an open letter to the UK government urging it to embed engineering into current primary school learning and support and commit to securing our future as a nation of innovators.

Highly commended: Sava for Intelligent Energy is carbon footprint modelling software that helps residential buildings determine the costs and associated measures involved in hitting net zero by 2050.

Winner: Build Test Solutions for SmartHTC, a revolutionary way of measuring the real thermal performance of buildings that is cheap and scalable.

David Fullerton, UK Head for software company Captego, discusses how visual evidencing can raise quality.