Tag: constructions
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The steel super sheds: inside construction’s booming logistics sector
The rapid rise of internet shopping has led to growing demand for distribution warehouses, which in turn are getting bigger and quicker to build. Martin Cooper reports on structural steelwork’s largest UK market. Encompassing parts of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, the area has excellent transportation links, being close to the M1 and M6 motorways. This…
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New AI Tools Target Construction’s Riskiest Bottlenecks
Construction site safety leader HammerTech has launched HammerTech Intelligence — a powerful, evolving suite of AI-powered capabilities that automate site safety admin, unlock real-time insights, and help contractors make faster, more informed decisions on site. With the construction industry under growing pressure to improve outcomes and reduce risk, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a…
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McLaren Construction’s digital team makes the difference
“The team has demonstrated measurable benefits from overcoming a clearly expressed challenge. It is brilliant to see benefits for the business and people as well as clients – it really demonstrates how digital is creating new opportunities in construction, which in turn will attract new people to the sector. Impressive.” View the original article and…
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Is motherhood construction’s untapped leadership asset?
When women step away from work to have children, we often speak about what the industry loses. But we should also ask what it gains when they return. In construction, we’re facing a familiar challenge. The latest CITB Construction Workforce Outlook warns that we need an additional 240,000 workers by 2029. Yet the pipeline remains…
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Poor data hinders construction’s sustainability drive
Brittany Harris, QFlow CEO and co-founder, said: “Improving data quality is not just a technical necessity, it is a fundamental requirement for the future success of the construction industry. We need more quality over quantity. You can collect as much data as you want, but if it’s not accurate, it’s useless. View the original article…
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Why the schedule is construction’s most underused profit lever
Most construction teams trust the schedule. Fewer trust the data inside it. Too often, the schedule functions as a compliance tool, rather than the operational system it was meant to be. Teams update monthly, react weekly, and make decisions without a clear line of sight into true performance. By the time delays are visible, options…
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Rising wage costs are eating into construction’s margins
The industry’s persistent skills shortage is pushing wage inflation while also thwarting project delivery, writes Nitesh Patel. Wages in construction are rising at a faster pace than across the wider economy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that average weekly earnings in the industry accelerated to 7.5% in the year to February, from 6%…
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Construction’s Next Leap: AI as a Strategic Partner
In this episode of the AI AEC Show, Aarni Heiskanen welcomes back René Morkos, PhD, the visionary founder and CEO of ALICE Technologies, to explore the latest advances in artificial intelligence for construction scheduling and project optimization. The Shift: Generative AI Comes to Construction Since their last conversation, René highlights the most significant change in…
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CIOB Apprentice of the Month: ‘construction’s carbon footprint is a big issue’
Abbie Griffiths is an apprentice engineer and Level 4 construction site supervisor, at Tilbury Douglas. Abbie Griffiths, Tilbury Douglas What is one piece of advice you would give to someone enrolling onto a construction apprenticeship? To try and do a placement and not necessarily pick an industry category. If, say, you have chosen QS, also…
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How far have we really come? Mark Enzer reviews construction’s digital journey
Image: Nicoelnino | Dreamstime.com It’s time to take stock of the industry’s digital progress. Who better to do so than someone who has been at the centre of it? Mark Enzer OBE FREng shares his thoughts on technology’s development path and where it may lead. “It is fascinating,“ reports Enzer. “To start with, it is…