Tag: Information
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National Underground Asset Register minimum information specification proposed
The consultation reveals a further key development: while those using NUAR to ensure safe excavations will use the platform for free, asset owners uploading their data to NUAR will ultimately have to pay fees to cover the operational costs of the platform. The consultation document states: “Once NUAR is fully operational, undertakers will be able…
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Nima members reveal information management priorities
Nima chair Dr Anne Kemp OBE said: “It is so important that our members feel that they have a say in what we focus on as nima. We are already gearing up to act on the feedback, and by useful coincidence, the priorities highlighted fit neatly with recruitment of two of our new Vice Chairs in the…
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QXO Names Eric Nelson as Chief Information Officer
QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) today announced that Eric Nelson has been appointed chief information officer, effective July 14. Nelson will execute the company’s IT roadmap as QXO becomes the tech-enabled leader in the $800 billion building products distribution industry. Nelson joins QXO from The Kraft Heinz Company, where he spent a decade in senior technology…
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Lack of information requirements devalues asset data
Poor definition of information requirements at the tender stage is making it harder to unlock the value of built asset data, according to Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB). In its latest Procurement Trends Survey, RLB interviewed 108 main contractors from across the UK and across sectors. According to the respondents, half of tenders feature either no…
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Mace transforms MoJ information management approach
Information Management Framework AtkinsRéalis Pioneering Practical Information Management XD House Smart Motorways Programme Alliance Fluor/Jacobs/WSP/Costain/Balfour Beatty/BAM Nuttall-Morgan Sindall JV/National Highways Transforming information delivery planning Tilbury Douglas/Asite View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Manufacturers Information Hub gains government backing
Fergus Harradence, deputy director, construction, logistics, airports and water at the Department for Business & Trade, spoke at the launch of the MIH at DCW. He pointed out some key benefits of the MIH for the government’s objectives to modernise the sector, as set out in the Construction Products Reform Green Paper: View the original article and…
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sign up for the Information Management Initiative
Nima stated: “The initiative is aiming to build sector-transforming capabilities in applying emerging digital technologies such as AI, IoT and digital twins. The need to expand and apply the latest digital capabilities was highlighted in the government’s Comprehensive Spending Review last week. It is important, therefore, that organisation leaders start to champion the development of…
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BIM, Email, and AI: Rethinking Project Information Management
In this episode of the AI AEC Show by AEC Business, I sat down with Carl Veillette, Chief Product Officer at Newforma. With a career that began in architecture and evolved into co-founding BIM Track, followed by joining Newforma, Carl brings a unique perspective on how the industry can better manage the explosion of construction…
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Digital Construction Awards 2025: Information Management Best Practice shortlist
The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for a category new for 2025, Information Management Best Practice. This category recognises the benefits of best practice in information management, whether in the construction of a new built asset, in the management of an…
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Digital Construction Awards 2025: Information Management Best Practice shortlist
The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for a category new for 2025, Information Management Best Practice. This category recognises the benefits of best practice in information management, whether in the construction of a new built asset, in the management of an…