Category: Digital Construction
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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.”…
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Large UK firms lagging behind US in tech investment
Large US construction businesses are already investing more in technology, and keener to do more, than UK firms. That’s according to research from Trimble, which found that 62% of US CEOs were investing more than 25% of their budgets into innovation and technology. Just 34% of UK CEOs matched this. However, even with this much…
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Bring your A team to ensure IT integration
Workforce engagement is critical for IT integration (Image: Kawee Wateesatogkij | Dreamstime.com) Bringing the workforce with you is critical to the success of introducing an integrated digital system across six companies, as Henry Boot’s IT director Steve Wilson reveals. Steve Wilson is IT director for Henry Boot, a £300m-£350m-turnover, land, property development, home building and construction business that’s…
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AI risk of ‘inequality in arms’ in construction dispute resolution
Construction dispute resolution is poised to be transformed by AI, though take-up is uneven, and there is a risk of a technology gap between big and small firms. That is one of the takeaways from a report by global independent law firm group CMS. It found that while legal professionals in larger construction and engineering…
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Tool to automate early biodiversity assessments
The AI tool uses high-resolution imagery to generate detailed habitat maps, and classifies habitat types down to individual trees, ponds, and scrub patches. It also generates biodiversity unit scores to help with biodiversity net gain (BNG) compliance. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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ScotRail using digital twins to slash emissions across 25 sites
ScotRail is rolling out digital twin technology across 25 stations and depots to improve energy efficiency and reduce its carbon footprint. Provided by OptimiseAI, the technology analyses data and makes real-time, proactive, suggestions for managing heating and lighting and other energy use. Following a successful pilot, OptimiseAI has used its AI forecasting tool Predict to…
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How 4D planning provides control throughout the project life cycle
4D planning is often misunderstood, reduced to an animated model used to impress stakeholders. For those managing complex infrastructure programmes, 4D is far more than a visualisation tool. By connecting the time element to the 3D model, 4D planning provides a dynamic representation of how construction will progress, argues Kurt Metcalfe at Proicere Digital. But…