Tag: data
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In pictures | Bespoke ground shoring supports major data centre project
Temporary works specialist Altrad RMD Kwikform (Altrad RMDK) has delivered a ground shoring system for the construction of London One, a 41,300 sq m data centre development in Slough. Altrad RMDK worked with contractor O’Halloran and O’Brien (OHOB) to develop a robust temporary works solution to support the excavation works required for three large cofferdams.…
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Impact of Remote Data Scientists on Strategic Choices
Have you ever had to experience the stress of providing insights in a short time only to see that your pool of local talent cannot have the same speed? The situation is the same all over, as businesses need to make decisions based on data in a short period of time and almost cannot hire…
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Microsoft, Nvidia pour billions into UK data center buildout
Dive Brief: Nvidia and Microsoft plan to pour billions of dollars in a multifaceted plan to build out AI infrastructure in the U.K., the two companies said Tuesday. The U.S.-based tech giants will partner with U.K.-based hyperscaler Nscale to develop a supercomputer facility in the London suburb of Loughton, according to Nvidia’s announcement. Microsoft will…
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Amid hot data center market, Skanska grows advanced tech unit
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: As the high-tech and data center markets remain hot for builders, Skanska USA is expanding its advanced technology division, the firm announced Monday. Skanska Advanced Technology will now combine the contractor’s mission-critical infrastructure capabilities —…
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Why Messy Data Won’t Cut It Anymore
I attended the annual building services event, “Talotekniikka NEXT,” in Helsinki last Thursday. It was an afternoon filled with timely insights on topics ranging from preparing for national emergencies in design to the ethical guidelines of AI usage and the future of data center construction. Everything we learned at the event highlights a key issue: data…
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Schneider Electric announces major data center order, ‘white space’ collaboration
Dive Brief: Schneider Electric and Compass Datacenters will collaborate on a jointly engineered, prefabricated solution for data center “white space” that combines power, cooling and IT networking equipment in a modular unit, the companies said Sept. 9. The Schneider/Compass announcement comes less than a week after Schneider announced an agreement with AVAIO Digital Partners to…
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Skanska buoyed by insights from OpenSpace reality capture data
Jeevan Kalanithi, co-founder and CEO of OpenSpace, added: “For years, reality capture has been treated as a nice-to-have – useful for documentation or dispute resolution. With today’s launch, we are moving beyond reality capture and redefining reality data as a strategic asset that simplifies workflows and fuels results, from the field to the C-suite. We…
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BSR’s data management is manual and ‘not viable’
“My very hard-working colleagues inside the BSR are having to manually segregate data the whole time to best understand where to put their efforts. That is an unnecessary amount of bureaucracy that has nothing to do with safety, and if we radically improve it, will enable more houses to get built, more applications to be…
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The power of project data: a contractor boardroom view
Contractors should be collecting data on every site, writes Paul Gandy. You can use that information to run your project, and your business, better. Using historic project data, AI tools can identify performance trends, predict likely outcomes and flag early warning signs Paul Gandy, CIOB president View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Experts Call for Better Use of OSHA Injury Data to Prevent Workplace Accidents
Each year, millions of U.S. workers are injured on the job, yet the full scope of workplace injuries remains unclear. A recent article published in the American Journal of Public Health highlights the gaps in current injury reporting systems — and proposes a new path forward. In their March 2025 paper, Dr. David Michaels of…