Category: Digital Construction
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Sir Robert McAlpine, Bouygues and Wates come together for Morta community day
“What really stands out this year is how several community members are showcasing their journeys of organisation-wide change, demonstrating how they are scaling the use of Morta across their businesses to drive transformation at every level. From supporting end-to-end data-driven project delivery to practical use cases in building safety, resource planning and information tracking, there…
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Nima sponsors the Digital Construction Awards 2026
Nima sees synergy between the Digital Team of the Year category and the Information Management Initiative (IMI). Dr Anne Kemp OBE, nima chair, said: “This award category fits strongly with the objectives of the nima-led IMI. The IMI invites organisations to sign up to some over-arching principles, create an organisation-wide mandate regarding information management principles,…
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NISTA: ‘infrastructure needs to get better at digital’
Malcolm Taylor, expert advisor to Crossrail, called on the audience to help nima to help themselves deliver the country’s needs. In his closing address, he said: “Nima exists to champion information and has been asked to develop the [Information Management Initiative] to make it real, to push it forward. Nima creates platforms and channels that…
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Estimators are more relevant than ever in the AI age
Rumours of the estimator’s demise have been greatly exaggerated – they have not been replaced by digital technology and AI. If anything, estimators’ skills and experience are more necessary than ever. That was one of the conclusions from the final webinar of this year’s Digital Construction Summit. The webinar brought together representatives from Balfour Beatty…
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Digitising programme management: get the basics right
Stefan Mordue, vice-chair of the CIOB Digital & Innovation Advisory Panel and senior manager of education and partnerships at Bentley Systems, explained what the industry can expect from the playbook. “It’s designed to be a practical guide that shows how digital approaches to programme and project management can really add value, whether it’s improving productivity,…
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AI skills training in construction must be ‘practical’
To address these issues, workers need training designed for their specific jobs and locations. Research participants emphasised their preference for modular, flexible learning formats that integrate digital and AI tools into real-world construction contexts, particularly for roles such as forepersons, retrofit coordinators and planners. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Digital Construction Awards: entry deadline extended
There are 16 categories in total, meaning wherever you are in the supply chain, there will be a category to suit you. We have continued to refine entry requirements in response to feedback from entrants and our judges. Please read the criteria carefully when choosing which categories to enter. View the original article and our…
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The Future of Digital Construction Report 2025
A new study looks at the key issues that will shape digital construction in the coming years, in partnership with Digital Construction Week and MCS Rental Software. Justin Stanton analysed the research Word cloud illustration of the most popular responses on Digital Construction Week’s ‘Crystal Wall’ This year’s Digital Construction Week (DCW) featured a ‘Crystal…
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How can AI help with construction defects management?
Image: Dreamstime AI could play a transformative role in reducing costly construction errors – but the industry must lay solid data foundations and use it safely, experts warn. During a session at this month’s Digital Construction Summit, panellists from the Get It Right Initiative (GIRI) and software firm Elecosoft explored how technology is already cutting…
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How Defence Homes and Glider are addressing the asset information handover challenge
Interviewed by Hutchinson, Turner highlighted the scope of the challenge. DIO manages more than 1% of the UK land mass. Defence Homes alone manages more than 55,000 built assets, including housing, garages, parks and roads, as well as utilities infrastructure. “And those built assets are supported by more than a million lower-level assets, so it’s…