Category: Digital Construction
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Balfour to invest £7.2m in Microsoft AI assistant
Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty Group chief executive, said: “This investment demonstrates our commitment to harnessing the full potential of digital innovation to drive productivity and support our people. Expanding access to Copilot is the natural next step in our digital transformation, empowering our teams with intuitive, AI-driven tools that streamline workflows, reduce repetitive tasks, and…
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Remote control robotic arm passes nuclear test
Nicholas Clarke, Sellafield remediation technology and innovation lead, said: “The project has delivered outstanding results, completing months ahead of schedule and significantly under budget. It demonstrates the viability of robotic glovebox operations and shows what we can achieve when we enable our teams to collaborate, think freely and innovate together. View the original article…
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BIM4Housing: tackling the golden thread with real intent
That, too, is in the taskforce’s sights. With transcribed meetings, shared templates and a focus on accessible language, the group hopes to make its guidance usable, not just for technical experts, but for asset owners, housing associations and executive teams. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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The seven ways AI can impact construction
Image: Kira4kacom | Dreamstime.com The report examines how AI can help reduce errors across the construction lifecycle, from project inception and design to practical completion and handover. The report also looks at where AI could introduce new risks in construction and how the industry should adapt and develop to manage these. Here are the seven…
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Construction software and project management platforms: what’s the difference?
Image courtesy of CMiC Can you tell construction management and project management software apart? And why does knowing the difference matter? CMiC explains. Software buyers in construction often fall into the trap of evaluating tools through a single lens – what’s visible on the surface. Menus, dashboards and scheduling features may look similar across platforms,…
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Addressing the embodied carbon data gap
Aecom also reviewed carbon tools and noted further inconsistency. The report authors warn: “The variation between carbon tools and their outputs limits the ability for carbon assessment results to be compared. This, in turn, restricts the development of consistent datasets, impacting the development of clear, consistent benchmarks and targets. Furthermore, this may encourage gamification and…
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Infrastructure pipeline tool goes live with £530bn of work
According to the pipeline’s introduction page, data includes a mix of information on projects and programmes, including detailed cost estimates for specific projects, agreed budgets from company business plans and programme-level funding allocations from government and regulators. “It is best understood as an articulation of potential demand and forthcoming investment opportunities across the projects and…
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Increased productivity demands data-driven approach
Not only does construction need to adopt a data-driven approach en masse, it should also collaborate around data, says Sir Robert McAlpine‘s Grant Findlay. The construction industry has historically been reluctant to engage with data and technology, and although there has been notable improvement in the last few years, there is still work to be…
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Time to pitch your best practice at Digital Construction North
Event director Karolina Orecchini explained: “Whether your focus is on digital twins, AI, robotics, modular construction, DfMA, smart cities, IoT, cloud platforms, AR/VR, or anything else at the cutting edge, we want to hear from you. There’s no limit on the number of entries, so don’t hold back. Submit multiple ideas if you have them.”…
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Time to pitch your best practice at Digital Construction North
Event director Karolina Orecchini explained: “Whether your focus is on digital twins, AI, robotics, modular construction, DfMA, smart cities, IoT, cloud platforms, AR/VR, or anything else at the cutting edge, we want to hear from you. There’s no limit on the number of entries, so don’t hold back. Submit multiple ideas if you have them.”…