Digital Construction Ian Atkins: 1979-2025 Ian Atkins, whose BIM career included stints at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Gensler, Heatherwick Studio and Populous, died in January.
Powered Access AFI-Rentals develops AI tool for powered access hire Sitesurvai, an AI-powered assistant, has been launched to help users identify the right powered access rental equipment for construction sites
Digital Construction Zutec launches fire door inspection app Zutec has launched a digital fire door audits app. It is designed to replace paper-based methods.
Digital Construction What are the five trends driving BIM in North Africa? In the second of three pieces ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Zineb Faiq reflects on what’s driving BIM and digital construction in Africa. She is CEO & BIM lead at BIMPATH and the Women in BIM regional lead for Morocco and North Africa.
Digital Construction Digital Construction Awards: entry deadline extended The entry deadline for the Digital Construction Awards has been extended until close of play on Friday 14 March.
People How to transform construction with AI The latest episode of the 21CC podcast features industry experts who are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their business
Digital Construction Technology training for SME builders launched A free training programme designed to help SME builders successfully adopt technology has been launched.
People Construction SMEs favour a ‘good work ethic’ in new recruits New report outlines the recruitment challenges and opportunities facing construction SMEs
Digital Construction WSP and Microsoft set to drive digital transformation in $1bn deal WSP and Microsoft want to drive digital transformation in the built environment after agreeing a seven-year global strategic partnership. The agreement represents a potential combined financial commitment and investment of $1bn-plus.
Digital Construction KPF: decarbonising buildings through environmental performance-driven design Using technology to accelerate the decarbonisation of buildings is proving a game-changer for architectural practice KPF, as Elias Anka explains.
Digital Construction Remote-control tower crane: what’s it like to drive? What’s it like to drive a remote control tower crane? In the latest issue of Construction Management, Winvic provides the answer.
Digital Construction Cemex names top 50 construction technology startups Seven British startups have made the Cemex Ventures Top 50 Contech Startups list for 2025.
Digital Construction Government must mandate standardised data to address £47bn maintenance backlog The Office of Government Property (OGP) must mandate the use of standardised definitions of maintenance backlog if departments are to address the growing £47bn backlog of work.
Digital Construction Costain and Cambridge Uni share dataset for highways digital twins Costain and Cambridge University researchers have made freely available a significant dataset that should help kickstart the development of digital twins for roads.
People Can AI create the perfect construction CV? AI writing tools, such as ChatGPT, are gaining popularity among job applicants. But there are common pitfalls construction professionals should avoid in order to stand out from the crowd. By Nadine Buddoo.
Digital Construction Information management: it’s time to focus on first principles To get to grips with information management, we must go back to first principles. So says RLB Digital head of information management strategy Emma Hooper in the first of a short series of articles that should spark discussion and feedback.
Digital Construction A greater understanding in 2024: information management explained The level of information need, openBIM, the PFI handback challenge and digital transformation: these are all complex topics that industry experts took the time to explain to BIMplus readers in 2024.
Digital Construction Building the perfect Christmas tree with computational design Staff at WW+P have used the design and construction of their London office Christmas tree to demonstrate the value of computational design and the kit of parts approach.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.