Technology & Digital Construction

The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) and its partners have called on the UK government to ensure its policy on transitioning buildings to net zero, including heating systems and smart controls, reflects a diverse range of low-carbon technologies. 

Glider’s Stuart Bell asks if it is any wonder that that the business case for BIM is not fully understood when BIM itself is often misconstrued

David Mitchell, founder and CEO of construction technology company XYZ Reality, believes technology is the silver bullet to growing construction energy crisis costs

The sudden and dramatic increase in energy prices is causing companies to seek ways to bring costs down.

Winner Glider for HMP Five Wells demonstrated outstanding development or application of digital technologies that have a positive impact on building performance and construction sector productivity

Can thermally activated building structures offer a solution to sustainability and overheating issues in new builds?

Construction company ISG has published its second annual Power of Place report. Created in conjunction with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), the report explores the views of 1,500 UK employers, employees, landlords and investors on the future of the physical workplace in the era of hybrid working. Key findings include:

A new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has found that rising costs and lack of skilled professionals are hindering the construction sectorʼs efforts to digitise and meet environment, social and governance (ESG) goals.

The engineering challenge of replicating the natural environment in an ambitious location was realised using 3D design modelling software

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.