Intelligence

Gerald Kelly, General Manager for the Confederation of Construction Specialists, asks why Professional Indemnity Insurance isn’t working for the UK construction industry.

Dave Allen, Business Unit Director at Bureau Veritas’ Construction Division, says now is the time to get your house in order.

Julie Fleck OBE MRTPI (Rtd), Strategic Access and Inclusive Design Adviser, questions the true meaning of inclusive building design.

BSI’s Robert Turpin asserts that inclusivity and accessibility in the built environment needs to consider neurodiversity.

Enterprise Ireland Market Advisor Anne Corr believes the construction industry has been hiding its light under a bushel when it comes to opportunities.

Neuroscientist Katie Hart says that if we want to bring diversity to the industry, we have to look at how we communicate.

John Barfoot, Learning, Education & Academic Director at CABE, is finding ways to make graduate recruitment easier.

One of the biggest challenges to our industry is increasing the attractiveness of the industry as a career choice says Aled Williams, Director of Research, Innovation and Partnerships at UCEM.

Upskilling, reskilling and retraining – three examples of thinking around the skills gap in the UK construction industry.

Diversity, skills shortages and social value – Building People’s Rebecca Lovelace makes the case for change.

Building engineering involves problem solving and creative thinking, and it’s a skillset that’s honed during studies.

How can educational institutions encourage greater diversity in the industry? By teaching STEM subjects without prejudice and by exploring their potential for fun.

Engineers are encouraging children to explore STEM-related careers through grant scheme.

Employers and contractors have much to consider when trying to mitigate the effects of coronavirus on business.

Gary Pattison, Certification Technical Expert – BIM & Digital Construction at BSI notes the challenges and benefits of digital transformation.

PROTO: The Emerging Technology Centre, Gateshead won best extension in CABE’s Built Environment Awards, and here’s why.

Advances in information sharing technology are enabling good use of digital data to support construction and infrastructure projects.

Innovative and affordable technologies have enabled deployment of the UK’s first remote monitoring system for galvanic cathodic protection (CP) applications.

93% of people in the construction and building industry say that digital affects every part of the build process from buying products to the development and construction stage, so how is that manifesting in real terms?

Sensor-driven, real-time connections between locations and their digital twin offer a new age of building automation. But will construction and building managers see it as a chance to add value?