Artificial Intelligence Comes to the Construction Industry
A host of artificial-intelligence startups are riding a wave of venture funding to transform the way jobsites track project progress and measure efficiency
How Deep Learning Is Redefining Building Management Systems
This Montreal-based company is pushing facilities managers to embrace artificial intelligence to optimise a building’s energy output
3D Printing in Construction Comes of Age
As the construction industry continues to embrace new technology, additive manufacturing offers impressive new capabilities for designers and builders
Welcome to Tech Adoption Week 2021
The construction industry is awash in new, ever-changing technology. This week, we’re exploring ways to help you navigate tech adoption at your organisation.
Why Having a ‘Sponsor’ Is Important When Managing Change in Construction
A sponsor is someone who supports and promotes a change initiative, and the difference between a good and a bad one can make or break a company’s success
Here’s How Construction Leaders Can Inspire Technology Adoption
Getting workers to adopt new technology or change a process or behaviour is never easy, but construction leaders can make it easier with this model
Deployable Structures Turn to New Inspiration: Origami
Inflatable structures are paramount in construction. Can origami offer such deployable components new inspiration?
The $140 Billion National Infrastructure Strategy to Change the Nation
The U.K. government might have launched its National Infrastructure Strategy in the middle of a pandemic, but nothing should detract from the fact that it is one of the most ambitious set of projects to boost the country’s roads, underpasses, railways and broadband networks in a generation.
The Route to Digitalisation in Construction
Digitalisation still has a way to go in construction. We’re exploring the reasons why and the opportunities for change.
What Does It Mean to ‘Flatten’ a Document in Bluebeam Revu?
Making data permanent in a PDF document is essential in construction – and flattening in Revu is the primary method
This Architect Designs Stunning Treehouses. Here’s How He Does It.
Forget the rickety backyard treehouses – these tree-based structures are lavishly designed and come packed with stunning structural and design features
5G in Construction Could Be a Game Changer – But Barriers Abound
The technology could offer endless advantages to construction firms – if it can overcome critical obstacles
Architects Using Virtual Reality: A Gamechanger?
Once the preserve of computer game designers, virtual reality technology enables architects—and their clients—get up front and personal with a building far in advance of its completion.
Nuclear Fusion Is on the Horizon—And With It, New Construction Jobs
Scientists at MIT are in striking distance of harnessing a clean energy future with nuclear fusion, and the shift promises to demand millions in construction dollars and thousands of new jobs
Laser scanning has never been better – but adoption is slow. Why?
The reality capture technology used in pre-construction to model a building has never been more accurate, yet adoption barriers abound
