Tag: silos
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How AI Is Reshaping Construction: Tackling Labor Shortages, Data Silos and Project Complexity
The construction industry is poised for a $4.2 trillion expansion over the next 15 years. But there’s a catch: a growing skills gap, with job vacancies already up 41% year-over-year, and looming retirements threatening to worsen the shortage of qualified professionals. This is where artificial intelligence (AI) steps in, not just as a futuristic technology,…
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Digital passports will help break silos and share data
Whilst the challenges surrounding material quality, skills shortages and project delivery have been the UK construction industry’s core focus for decades, there’s a deeper, more fundamental issue holding us back. It’s something that, if resolved, could help overcome these problematic issues: the way we handle data. Dr Stephen Hamil reports. Under the EU’s CPR 20241,…